Diane Megaw

Recent Oregon Health Authority (OHA) data indicate that pertussis, also known as whooping cough, cases have reached an all-time high. The agency is now urging Oregonians, especially babies, to get vaccinated to protect against this serious…

As part of a coalition of 53 attorneys general, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield secured a $700 million settlement from Google. Most of this will be distributed to people who made purchases on the Google Play Store and were harmed by…

Portland residents filed a lawsuit on Friday, demanding that federal agents stop using chemical munitions like tear gas and pepper balls. Their legal action follows the Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ) demand that federal agents stop…

In the Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon, the applicants, including the Nez Perce Tribe as well as the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, succeeded in overturning a December 2022 rule that would have allowed the…

After an Appeals Court ruling in State v Stevens in September, 20 Washington County drug-endangered children cases face reversal. Tidings Insight The ruling means some child drug-exposure cases may not fit current mistreatment law, so…

After an energetic group of volunteers and staff of several agencies and organizations completed the Walker Point meadow habitat project site to remove invasive vegetation earlier this year, summertime pollinators have returned to the…

As the Legacy Health nurses' strike entered its fourth day, Legacy Health and the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) agreed to mediation proceedings scheduled to begin on Monday. Legacy Health Strike Moves To Mediation Phase ONA is…

On two occasions in 2025, a Chinese mitten crab, a prohibited species in Oregon, was found in the Willamette River near the Sellwood Bridge. The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) is seeking help identifying the origin of the…

Despite outpacing the rest of the US since the Great Recession, Oregon’s income growth has slowed over the past two years, falling below the national average. Oregon Income Growth Takes A Knock During the pandemic, Oregon…

Survivors of the 2020 Labor Day wildfires and straight-line winds risk losing benefits if they don’t apply for the Homeowner Assistance and Reconstruction Program (HARP) before the final opportunity ends in December. Tidings Context…