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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 Serial Killing Suspect Pleads Not Guilty to Fifth Murder Charge

Lucille McNamara Jun 4, 2026

A man accused of the serial killing of four women whose bodies were found in wooded and rural areas of Oregon has now been charged with a fifth murder. Jesse Lee Calhoun (41) is facing a charge of second-degree murder following the death…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Clients Were Sent Fake Investment Statements for Years in $1.6 Million Fraud Scheme

Lucille McNamara Jun 3, 2026

At least 14 Oregon investors lost $1.6 million in a fraudulent scheme masterminded by an investment advisor in Baker City. The Investment Advisor Perpetrated the Fraudulent Investment for More Than 17 years Jeffrey Thomas…

Oregon Families Can Apply for $120 Summer Food Benefits Per Child Starting June 5

Lucille McNamara Jun 3, 2026

Oregon families can begin applying online for a one-time payment of $120 in summer food benefits for each eligible child starting Friday, June 5. The Summer Oregon EBT is a food nutrition program designed for children during their summer…

Crime & Courts

Medford In-N-Out Shooting Suspect Arrested After Victim’s Vehicle Crashes Nearby

Lucille McNamara Jun 2, 2026

MEDFORD, Ore. — Twenty-one-year-old Ivan Ortiz has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a 19-year-old male at the In-N-Out restaurant on Crater Lake Highway in Medford. The shooting took place at 11.40 p.m. last Friday.…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Triple Homicide Suspect Accused of Killing Woman Who Once Posted That She Loved Him

Lucille McNamara Jun 2, 2026

“I love you Bryan Moore,” are the heartbreaking words written by Jenna Overston on her Facebook profile about the man who shot and killed her in Sandy on Sunday. Although the Sandy Police Department has not revealed the personal link…

Crime & Courts

Multnomah County Deputies Seek Dark Blue SUV After Road Rage Shooting Near Southeast Foster Road

Lucille McNamara Jun 1, 2026

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — Residents living along Southeast Foster Road, near Southeast Richey Road or SE 172nd Avenue in unincorporated Multnomah County, are asked to check surveillance footage taken during the early hours of Sunday morning…

News

PacificSource Layoffs Hit Four Oregon Cities as Insurer Pulls Back From Marketplace Plans

Lucille McNamara May 31, 2026

PacificSource, which recently left the Affordable Care Act marketplace in Oregon, is laying off 97 employees in Portland, Salem, Bend, and Springfield, effective at the end of July. The nonprofit insurer provides coverage for 500,000…

News

Oregon Prison Data Incident Exposes Staff, Vendor, Visitor and Prisoner Information

Lucille McNamara May 31, 2026

A former Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI) employee has been fired for accessing more than 33,000 files containing the personal information of staff, vendors, prisoners, and visitors. The announcement of the ‘data extraction’…

Crime & Courts

84-Year-Old Klamath Falls Man Arrested After Fatal Shooting of Alleged Vehicle Thief

Lucille McNamara May 31, 2026

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — An 84-year-old man from Klamath Falls has been arrested after allegedly shooting a suspect, who died from his injuries, trying to break into his vehicle during the early hours of Friday morning. The victim was found…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Bank Manager Accused of Embezzling $1.9 Million From Employer Could Face 30 Years

Lucille McNamara May 29, 2026

A former Coos Bay bank manager appeared in the Eugene U.S. District Court yesterday for embezzling $1.9 million from her employers. Forty-four-year-old Heather Lynn Casas pleaded not guilty after she was indicted by a federal grand jury.…

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