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’s Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Authority to Impose Tariffs Without Congressional Approval
A joint motion by the attorneys general of 12 states is being argued in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York City.

News
Teen Tragically Killed in Klamath County Crash After Being Thrown into River from Highway 140 Bridge
A 17-year-old boy was thrown over a bridge barrier into the Klamath River after a two-vehicle crash as he was checking for faults under the hood of one of the vehicles…

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Oregon Governor Proposes Diverting $1 Billion Kicker Rebate to Combat Soaring Wildfire Costs Amid Political Pushback
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has opened a conversation on using ‘kicker’ funds to cover the cost of wildfires in the state.

Crime & Courts
Jackson County Undocumented Mexican Migrant Pleads Guilty To Illegal Gun Possession
On Monday, a Mexican citizen illegally living in Jackson County, 24-year-old Saul Uriel Nunez-Vega, pleaded guilty to illegally possessing the firearm involved in a…

Crime & Courts
Violent Pimp Sentenced to 11 Years for Trafficking Juveniles Across Oregon and Washington
The U.S. Attorney's Office in the Western District of Washington confirmed that a violent pimp, 35-year-old Dominique Terrel Gonzales from Washington State, who…

Crime & Courts
Grants Pass Machete-Wielding Man Arrested After Lady Friends Fail To Deliver His Drugs
A low-level drug deal at Ogle Park on NW Washington Boulevard got the attention of Grants Pass Police Officers on Saturday at about 11:10 p.m. when 58-year-old Baron…

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Portland’s Powell’s City of Books Named Oregon’s Top Small Business Gem in Recent Poll
In a recent poll of 3,014 people that asked which small businesses they would be willing to drive for over an hour to reach, Portlands’s Powell City of Books was voted…

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Active Tuberculosis Case Confirmed at Lane Middle School Sparks Health Department Response in Southeast Portland
On Thursday, the Multnomah County Health Department confirmed one active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) case at Lane Middle School.






