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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

Springfield Fire Sparks Meth-Lab Rumors After Second Victim Found Blocks Away

Lucille McNamara Nov 28, 2025

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — It seems that the majority of Springfield residents believe the late-night fire in the 3900 block of River Road on Wednesday was caused by someone cooking methamphetamine. Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a report…

Crime & Courts

K-9 Trapper Helps Douglas County Detectives Uncover Meth Operation Tied to Myrtle Creek Woman

Lucille McNamara Nov 27, 2025

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A Myrtle Creek woman was taken into custody on Tuesday after an investigation by the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) led detectives to believe that she was dealing in methamphetamine. Laquita Twete (46)…

Oregon Triples Down on Rent Assistance and Supportive Housing as 3,000 Residents Seek Help Monthly

Lucille McNamara Nov 27, 2025

Everyone deserves safe and stable housing, says Metro Supportive Housing Services (SHS) in its recently released annual report. The organization collaborates with Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties to reduce homelessness through…

Education

Oregon Sees a Surge in Biliterate Students as Language Diversity Grows in Public Schools

Lucille McNamara Nov 26, 2025

Oregon educators continue to increase bi-literacy at schools, where students speak a total of 379 unique languages. Since joining the State Seal of Bi-literacy (OSSB) program in 2016, Oregon has consistently increased the number of…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Faces Life in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Federal Anti Gay Hate Crime

Lucille McNamara Nov 26, 2025

Twenty-six-year-old Daniel Andrew McGee of Springfield, who spent at least one month researching and planning an attack on a gay man, appeared before a U.S. District Court yesterday, charged with one count of a Hate Crime Act involving an…

News

Oregon Sues Federal Housing Department After New Rules Threaten to Cut $39 Million From Local…

Lucille McNamara Nov 26, 2025

Oregon has joined with 20 other states in a lawsuit for illegally upending support to tens of thousands of Americans experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity.” The New Rules Will Create Administrative Chaos The federal…

Crime & Courts

Eugene Shopper Held at Gunpoint by 7-Eleven Employee, Police Say

Lucille McNamara Nov 25, 2025

EUGENE, Ore. — A terrified Eugene shopper was held at gunpoint by a 7-Eleven employee at the West 13th Avenue store in the early hours of Sunday morning. The employee, known as Akashdeep ‘XX’ according to Lane County Jail records, was…

News

Oregon Families Get Major Relief as Donors Match State’s $6 Million Commitment to Combat Food…

Lucille McNamara Nov 25, 2025

Coordination between the Oregon Governor’s office and philanthropic organizations has leveraged additional funds of more than $6 million to provide food to needy families statewide – from Tillamook County to Klamath County, and from La…

News

Portland Woman Says She Was Spat On by Stranger While Buying Coffee at Powell’s Books in Downtown…

Lucille McNamara Nov 25, 2025

A woman, identified only as Kate, claims she was spat on by a man while she was buying coffee at Powell’s Books in Downtown Portland on Sunday afternoon. In an interview with KATU, the local television station, Kate said she was waiting…

News

Oregon Has the Sixth Highest Rate of Alcohol Abuse in the Nation, New Study Finds

Lucille McNamara Nov 24, 2025

Nearly 130 of every 1,000 residents in Oregon abuse alcohol. This shocking statistic has been revealed by personal injury law firm, Simmrin Law Group, which placed Oregon as the sixth most alarming rate of alcohol use nationwide.…

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