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.

[email protected]

Latest from Diane Megaw

  1. Education

    Oregon State University’s Breakthrough Chip Cuts AI Language Model Energy Use by Half

    Oregon State University (OSU) researchers have developed groundbreaking technology designed to cut the energy consumption of artificial intelligence's Large Language…

  2. Crime & Courts

    Roseburg Man Arrested for Stealing Seven Exotic Lizards from Local Business

    A Roseburg man, 29-year-old Jesse Lee Proffitt, was arrested on Wednesday night after surveillance videos in Jungle Things Oregon, a Roseburg business, showed him…

  3. Crime & Courts

    Two Salem Women Arrested For Benton County Shooting After Luring Victim Via Dating App

    Two Salem women, Julia Dell Yepez and Alexa Montano Corral, both 20, were arrested earlier this week after a man was shot inside his car near Greenberry on Saturday.…

  4. News

    Oregon-Led Coalition Secures Court Order Halting Trump’s Plan to Dismantle Education Department

    A successful lawsuit, which included Oregon in a 21-state coalition of attorneys general seeking an injunction to stop the Trump administration's attempts to dismantle…

  5. News

    Oregon Governor Pushes for School Cell Phone Ban After Senate Committee Stalls Bill

    On Wednesday, Governor Kotek expressed her disappointment after legislators in the Senate Education Committee declined to advance House Bill 2251, which seeks to…

  6. Crime & Courts

    Oregon Man Convicted After Driving Into Yellowstone Park Worker Redirecting Traffic

    A Bend, Oregon man, 67-year-old David Tyler Regnier, was convicted by a federal jury on Wednesday for assaulting a federal employee with a dangerous weapon.

  7. Environment

    EPA Awards Oregon $6.85 Million to Revitalize Contaminated Sites and Boost Local Economies

    The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicated last week that $6,850,000 in Brownfields Grants would go to communities in Oregon. The agency’s investment seeks…

  8. Crime & Courts

    Coos County Woman In Custody After Crashing Into School Bus In High-Speed DUII Incident

    Deputies from the Coos County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) arrested Amanda Vancannon, a 38-year-old Coos County woman, on Tuesday morning after she allegedly crashed her…