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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Education
Global Study Links Heavy AI Use to Lower Student Scores as Oregon District Restricts Student AI Access
Recent international reports reveal that students who rely heavily on AI achieve lower academic scores than those who use the tool moderately.

Crime & Courts
North Bend Office Manager Arrested at Home After Company Finds Large Charges on Business Credit Cards
The 53-year-old office manager of a North Bend company has been arrested by the Coos County Sheriff’s Office and charged with first-degree aggravated theft and the…

Public Safety
Portland Student Expected to Survive After Inhaling Chemical Gases at Benson High School
A 15-year-old Portland student at Benson Polytechnic High School inhaled gases produced by a mixture of chemicals, but did not drink the mixture, as originally reported…

Crime & Courts
Oregon Woman, 80, Accused of Holding Loaded Gun Under Son’s Chin
An 80-year-old woman from Eugene, who voluntarily contacted 911 to inform them that she had pointed a firearm at her son, has been arrested and charged.

Crime & Courts
Former Oregon AT&T Employee Gets Prison After SIM Swaps Drain Nearly $600,000 From Customers
A former employee of an AT&T store in Portland was yesterday sentenced to 16 months in federal prison for selling access to AT&T’s network to criminals who used customer…

Crime & Courts
K-9 Zoro Leads Deputies to Man Hiding in Field After Myrtle Creek Home Break-In
Zoro, a member of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, helped arrest a suspected burglar after tracking him in a field in Myrtle Creek late Saturday night.

Crime & Courts
Woman Shot Dead in Tigard Apartment Parking Lot as Murder Suspect Arrested Nearby
A woman died from a gunshot wound in the car park of a Tigard apartment complex shortly before 8 p.m. on Friday, September 4.

Crime & Courts
Oregon Man Pleads No Contest After Girlfriend Found Dead in Backseat of Her Car
Thirty-five-year-old Jon Pharris Ray French of Portland will be sentenced on September 14 for the death of his girlfriend by blunt force trauma.







