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Lucille McNamara

Lucille McNamara is a Daily Tidings reporter with 27 years of journalism experience, covering Oregon public safety, crime and courts, plus statewide policy and community impact stories including housing, education, health, and immigration. She previously worked at The Star.
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Crime & Courts

Oregon Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $560,000 From Eugene Public Housing Agency

Lucille McNamara Aug 22, 2025

Miranda Renee Wilcox (60), a payroll specialist at the Public Housing Agency in Eugene, has been found guilty of embezzling upwards of half a million dollars from Homes for Good. Charged and pleading guilty to six counts of first-degree…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Car Crash Reveals Massive Fentanyl Haul That Sends Washington Man to Prison for More Than…

Lucille McNamara Aug 22, 2025

A 28-year-old Washington man has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison after a traffic accident in Oregon led investigators to uncover a large stash of fentanyl. Jesus Paul Zazueta of Yakima was ordered this week to…

Business

Oregon Employers Warned as AI ‘Frankencandidates’ Use Deepfakes and Fake Resumes to Land Jobs

Lucille McNamara Aug 21, 2025

In a world full of bots, hiring a real human is something one can no longer take for granted. This is the ominous warning by an expert reacting to the AI bot surge in the Oregon job market. ‘Frankencandidates’ Use AI to Generate…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Woman Who Left Her Son’s Corpse in a Bedroom for Five Months Is Sentenced to Prison

Lucille McNamara Aug 21, 2025

Eric Lappin died in May 2024, but his corpse remained in a bedroom for another five months while his mother, Melissa Lappin (44) of Beaverton, collected his state benefits amounting to nearly $24,000. Eric Lappin was 26 when he died. He…

Crime & Courts

Sequence of Dramatic Events Ends With Arrest of Eugene Man After Rear-Ending Girlfriend’s Car

Lucille McNamara Aug 20, 2025

EUGENE, Ore. — After rear-ending his girlfriend’s vehicle and chasing her onto Willamette Street, Adam Cole Young (35) was arrested by officers from the Eugene Police Department after a sequence of dramatic events. After the incident…

Politics & Elections

Governor Kotek Rejects Federal Threats to Dismantle Oregon’s Immigration Sanctuary Policies

Lucille McNamara Aug 20, 2025

Threats to eradicate Oregon’s immigration sanctuary policies by U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi have been dismissed by Governor Tina Kotek, who denies that public officials and law enforcement officers have violated federal immigration…

Crime & Courts

Young Oregonian Allegedly Behind Global Cyberattack Botnet That Hit 80 Countries

Lucille McNamara Aug 20, 2025

A 22-year-old Oregon man is reportedly the mastermind behind the “Rapper Bot” DDoS-for-hire botnet, which has launched large-scale Cyber attacks in over 80 countries in the last few years. The criminal complaint reveals that the Rapper…

News

Josephine County Sheriff Confirms Death of Young Girl in Cave Junction Dog Attack

Lucille McNamara Aug 19, 2025

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — A four-year-old girl was killed by a dog at a home in the 1800 Block of Laurel Road, Cave Junction, at lunchtime on Saturday. The child was pronounced dead on the scene despite efforts by deputies from the…

Politics & Elections

Oregon Senator Questions Trump’s Move to End Vote by Mail After Putin Meeting

Lucille McNamara Aug 19, 2025

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is taken aback by President Donald Trump accepting advice from the Russian President on how to run U.S. elections. Trump Plans to Stop Mail-In Voting Wyden was reacting to a statement by President Trump…

News

Gresham’s Legacy Mount Hood Nurses Ready to Walk Out if Hospital Fails to Meet Demands

Lucille McNamara Aug 18, 2025

GRESHAM, Ore. — After 21 months of negotiation, 400 nurses at the Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham are ready to go on strike if two further round-table discussions do not meet their demands for fair wages and benefits. …

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