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Diane Megaw

Diane Megaw is a veteran regional journalist at Daily Tidings, reporting across Southern Oregon and statewide developments from a Medford area lens.
Her coverage spans business and the economy, housing and labor, public safety and courts, with a focus on what policy and legal decisions mean for local communities.
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Asante Warns Southern Oregon Patients of Care Disruptions as Medicare Insurer Faces a 60 Million…

Diane Megaw Feb 26, 2026

MEDFORD, Ore. — Asante confirmed that ATRIO Health Plans are delinquent by nearly $60 million for healthcare services rendered to its members at Asante and indicated that ATRIO members can change Medicare Advantage plans through March 31 to…

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WATCH: Coast Guard Rescues Injured Hiker Missing for Five Days in Oregon Wilderness

Diane Megaw Feb 26, 2026

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued an injured 26-year-old hiker last seen five days ago, Friday morning, in the Illinois River Valley near Greenwall Rapids, Oregon. During a multi-day search alongside the…

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Heavy Police Response in Medford After Domestic Violence Assault as Suspect Found Missing From Home

Diane Megaw Feb 25, 2026

MEDFORD, Ore. — Following a report of a domestic violence assault in the 400 block of South Columbus Avenue yesterday morning, Medford Police were continuing their search of the premises after establishing that the suspect was not in the…

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Oregon Sues Trump Administration After Vaccine Rollback as Measles and Whooping Cough Surge

Diane Megaw Feb 25, 2026

Oregon, with a coalition of 14 other states, filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's radical overhaul of the nation’s childhood immunization schedule, amid record preventable measles and whooping cough outbreaks. …

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West Medford Moves Forward With New 8-Acre Neighborhood Park After Council Approval

Diane Megaw Feb 24, 2026

MEDFORD, Ore. — West Medford is a step closer to a new 8.27-acre neighborhood park after the City Council approved the Addysen Park Development and Donation Agreement last Wednesday. Tidings Data Snapshot Addysen Park: Size and…

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Oregon’s Ron Wyden Leads Senate Push for $175 Billion in Refunds After Supreme Court Strikes Down…

Diane Megaw Feb 24, 2026

Three Senate Democrats have called on the federal government to refund roughly $175 billion in tariff revenues the Supreme Court ruled were based on an illegal set of orders given by President Donald Trump. Senators Demand Refund…

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Ashland High School Grieves After Crash Claims Two Students and Injures Three More

Diane Megaw Feb 23, 2026

ASHLAND, Ore. — Late Saturday night, the teenage driver of an Audi 6 was killed after hitting a tree in the 1350 block of East Nevada Street in rural Ashland. The four other 17-year-old occupants were taken to the hospital, where a second…

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Oregon Ballot Initiative Aims to Criminalize Hunting and Fishing as Activists Near Signature Goal

Diane Megaw Feb 22, 2026

A radical Oregon animal rights initiative, the PEACE Act, said Wednesday that the group has gathered about 105,000 signatures towards a planned ballot measure to criminalize most activities that injure or kill animals, including hunting and…

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Oregon Considers Bigger Tax Breaks for Data Centers Despite Soaring Water Use and Questions Over…

Diane Megaw Feb 22, 2026

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek's proposed economic development legislation seeks a sizable expansion of the state’s tax breaks for data centers, already among the highest in the US, despite questions being raised about the value they add to the…

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Grants Pass Police Arrest Hit-and-Run Suspect After He Rolls His Truck While Trying to Flee

Diane Megaw Feb 21, 2026

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Grants Pass Police Department arrested 43-year-old Mario Mota, a hit-and-run suspect, after he lost control attempting to turn onto Foothill Blvd from NE D Street, rolling his truck into a private yard on NW 6th…

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