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

    Protect Your Home From Wildfire Smoke With These Simple Air Quality Tips

    Protect your home from smoke this wildfire season with the following tips:

  2. Crime & Courts

    Footage Released of Portland Man Who Died After Police Pinned Him Face Down in Handcuffs

    52-year-old Damon Lamarr Johnson, who died in Portland police custody last month, can be seen lying face down in handcuffs after losing consciousness on police bodycam…

  3. Business & Economy

    Intel’s Oregon Workforce Hit Hard as Layoffs Surge Past 2,000 Despite $260M in Tax Breaks

    Following the unsettling news last week that the Intel Corporation planned to lay off over 500 workers, the tech giant later indicated that the number is about 4.5 times…

  4. News

    Multnomah County Sues to Stop Trump From Slashing Millions in Homelessness and Transit Aid

    The Multnomah County Board joined 60 other local governments in their challenge against the Trump Administration’s federal grant restrictions associated with DEI and…

  5. News

    Portland Woman’s Lawsuit Over Protest Noise Prompts ICE Camp Shutdown

    After a Portland woman, Cloud Elvengrail, filed a lawsuit under the city's noise ordinances claiming that the protesters camping outside the ICE facility had created a…

  6. News

    Evacuation Alert Eases Near Ashland as Neil Creek Fire Slows Down

    The Jackson County Sheriff's Office (JCSO) indicated yesterday that the evacuation alert in Zone JAC-536 in the area of the Neil Creek Fire burning in Ashland has been…

  7. News

    Firefighters Make Nighttime Push as Dozens of Southern Oregon Blazes Burn Amid Evacuation Alerts

    Assuming command of most of the lightning-caused fires yesterday after using the cooler night to make progress, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) indicated that…

  8. Crime & Courts

    Grand Jury Clears Officer After Knife-Wielding Suspect Shot in Medford Park

    A Jackson County Grand Jury cleared Medford Police Officer David Leal in the July 4 shooting of Salvador Sanchez, 55, in Hawthorne Park, but Sanchez was indicted on…