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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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Oregon Sues Trump Administration Over USDA Funding Conditions Tied to SNAP and WIC

Diane Megaw Mar 24, 2026
Oregon Attorney General Rayfield joined 20 other attorneys general in a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its unconstitutional and unlawful attempt to impose conditions on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, grants,…
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Oregon Business Bankruptcies Reach Highest Level Since 2012 as Private Credit Market Tightens…

Diane Megaw Mar 24, 2026
After more Oregon businesses filed for bankruptcy last year at the highest rate since 2012, high-cost refinancing has come into the spotlight, as Apollo Debt Solutions announced it would limit withdrawals from its $25 billion fund.…
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28 Animals Rescued From Suspected Neglect Case in Lake County, Several Found Dead

Diane Megaw Mar 23, 2026
LAKE COUNTY, Ore. — 28 animals are under the care of Oregon Humane Society staff after the organization, with sheriffs' deputies, conducted an animal neglect investigation on March 18 at a property in Christmas Valley, Lake County.…
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National Voter ID Bills Could Upend Oregon’s Vote by Mail System

Diane Megaw Mar 22, 2026
Congress is currently debating two bills that would impose national voter identification standards: the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act and the SAVE America Act. Both would require voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship…
Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Found Guilty After Victim Warned Friends About Her New Roommate Before Her Death

Diane Megaw Mar 22, 2026
A Clackamas County jury found 33-year-old Bobby Lee Grady Alsup III guilty of murdering his roommate, Kaley Snow, two years ago and desecrating her body on Tuesday. Snow had sent a message to a friend, asking her to look out for the…
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Portland Weighs 12 Dollar Monthly Transportation Fee as Road Repair Backlog Hits 6.6 Billion Dollars

Diane Megaw Mar 22, 2026
PORTLAND, Ore. — After Portland’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee unanimously approved a proposal to create a Transportation Utility Fee and a Street Damage Restoration Fee last week, the City Council is considering creating two…
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Eugene Emergency Doctors Sue PeaceHealth Over ER Contract Awarded to Out of State Firm

Diane Megaw Mar 21, 2026
EUGENE, Ore. — Eugene Emergency Physicians, a group of Lane County doctors, filed a lawsuit against PeaceHealth over a longstanding emergency room staffing supply contract to three local hospitals that was cancelled and awarded to the…
Crime & Courts

Former Home Improvement Star Zachery Ty Bryan Sentenced to 19 Months in Oregon Prison After…

Diane Megaw Mar 21, 2026
Former “Home Improvement” Star Zachery Ty Bryan was sentenced to 19 months in the Oregon Department of Corrections on Friday, after pleading guilty to a probation violation in Lane County court. Bryan has two domestic violence…
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Jackson County Class Action Accuses Asante of Wage Violations Affecting 6,000 Southern Oregon…

Diane Megaw Mar 21, 2026
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A Jackson County Asante Nurse, Juniper Arthurs, is named as the plaintiff in a class action lawsuit against Asante Filed on Wednesday, alleging multiple wage and hour violations affecting thousands of healthcare…
Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Charged After Allegedly Leaving Voicemail Threat to Kill U.S. Senator

Diane Megaw Mar 20, 2026
A Woodburn, Oregon, man, 51-year-old Donald Leroy Smith, Jr., appeared in court yesterday after allegedly threatening to kill a United States Senator. Court documents indicate that, on November 12, 2025, Smith left a voicemail for a US…
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