Lucille McNamara

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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Latest from Lucille McNamara

  1. Crime & Courts

    Medford Inmate Attacks Lane County Jail Deputy With Mop Handle During Medication Rounds, Officials Say

    While distributing medication to inmates at the Lane County Jail, a deputy was attacked by a prisoner wielding a mop handle.

  2. Politics & Government

    Oregon Republicans Sue to Block Democrats From Moving the ODOT Funding Vote to May as Fight Over Gas and Fee Hikes Escalates

    Republican lawmakers have once again thrown a curveball to stall the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) funding bill, announcing that they have filed a lawsuit…

  3. Crime & Courts

    Medford Man Arrested on Attempted Murder Charges After Early-Morning Shooting on Swing Lane, Police Say

    A 33-year-old man has been arrested by the Medford Police Department (MPD) and is facing multiple charges following a dispute in which shots were fired.

  4. Crime & Courts

    Three Arrested After Man Found Naked and Critically Injured in Klamath Falls Dies, Turning Case Into Homicide Investigation

    Three people have been arrested after a man, found naked and suffering from life-threatening injuries in an empty house in Klamath Falls, died from his injuries…

  5. News

    Oregon Senator Demands New Probe Into DHS and ICE for Buying Americans’ Location Data Without Warrants

    Oregon Senator Ron Wyden has joined a large group of lawmakers calling for a new investigation into the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs…

  6. Crime & Courts

    Oregon Man Gets 12 Years in Federal Prison for Hate-Motivated Attack on Victim He Met on a Dating App

    A 26-year-old Springfield man, who violently attacked and seriously injured someone he met on a gay dating app, was yesterday (Tuesday) sentenced to more than 12,5 years…

  7. Politics & Government

    Oregon Democrats Move Gas Tax Referendum to May Despite Party Defections and Republican Walkout

    Despite five Democrats in the House of Representatives siding with Republicans, the public vote on Oregon’s controversial transportation funding bill has finally been…

  8. Crime & Courts

    Police Chase From Gresham to Portland Ends With Arrest of 13-Year-Old Who Claimed She Was Kidnapped

    Multiple law enforcement units, including air support, were involved in the recovery of a vehicle owned by relatives of a 13-year-old girl who thought she had been…