Diane Megaw

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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Latest from Diane Megaw

  1. News

    Crews Contain Wildfires Near Jacksonville as Heat and Wind Keep Fire Danger High

    Firefighters are lining and mopping up three small fires burning in Southwest Oregon that were knocked down by yesterday afternoon.

  2. News

    Oregon Helps Expose $202 Million HIV Drug Kickback Scandal That Put Profits Before Patients

    As part of a multistate settlement against Gilead Sciences, Inc., Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield helped secure a $202 Million Settlement over a kickback scheme…

  3. News

    Hiker Rescued by Blackhawk After Falling Tree Branch Injures Three in Southern Oregon

    A Blackhawk helicopter from the Oregon Army National Guard rescued one of the three hikers struck by a large falling tree branch while hiking near Harriette Lake on the…

  4. News

    Chinese National With Broken Leg Rescued From Crater Lake After Evading Questions From Rescuers

    A Crater Lake park worker rescued 26-year-old Yu Xia, a Chinese national visiting from Delaware, with a broken leg early Sunday morning after Klamath County Search and…

  5. News

    Oregon Officials Accused of Secretly Selling Off Public Broadband as Value Skyrocketed

    Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a civil enforcement action yesterday against several Morrow County Public Officials and Community Leaders who orchestrated a…

  6. News

    Oregon Sues to Stop Trump’s Surprise Education Grant Freeze That Could Paralyze Schools

    Following the Trump administration's unconstitutional, unlawful, and arbitrary freezing of $6.8 billion in education grants just weeks before the school year starts…

  7. News

    Ashland Area Fire Prompts Evacuation Downgrade Yet Crews Urge Public to Stay Alert

    After evacuation alerts eased as the Neil Creek Fire slowed down earlier this week, continued firefighting efforts have resulted in the evacuation being downgraded to…

  8. Politics & Government

    Oregon’s Wyden Leads Charge to Ban Masks and Hidden Badges for ICE Officers

    U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced a bill yesterday that, if passed, will force immigration enforcement officers to display clear identification during public…