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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News
Albany Man Suspected of DUII-Inhalant Crashes Head-On into Hyundai, Leaving Medford Woman Seriously Injured
Responding to reports of a head-on motor vehicle collision at Crater Lake Hwy/Justice Road yesterday, the Medford Police Department (MPD) established that one of the…

News
Medford Joins Oregon’s Wave of Anti-Trump Protests Against Federal Cuts and Policies
As anti-Trump sentiments sweep across Oregon, rallies are being held across the state as citizens protest against federal government cuts and policies. Two big protests…

Crime & Courts
Washington County Sheriff’s Sting Catches Sixteen Shoplifters in Target and Home Depot Theft Crackdown
In an operation that saw the Washington County Sheriff’s Office collaborate with the Beaverton Police Department, sixteen people were arrested on Friday, April 4, on…

News
Oregon Joins Multi-State Lawsuit Against Trump’s Executive Order Dismantling Library and Museum Support Agencies
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield confirmed on Friday that the state has joined the multi-state AG coalition suing the Trump administration to stop dismantling…

Crime & Courts
Honduran Dealer Faces Federal Charges After Oregon Man’s Fatal Overdose
A 30-year-old alleged fentanyl dealer, Alizon Vladimir Medina Varela, of Honduras, appeared in court on Thursday facing federal charges after the overdose death of a…

Crime & Courts
Portland Man Sentenced to Life for Murder and Cop Shootout While Out on Bail
A Portland killer, Jessie Garza III, 31, who vowed that he would rather make police kill him than go to jail, has been found guilty and handed a life sentence on…

Health
Oregon AG Joins Lawsuit Against trump Administration for Sabotaging NIH Grants and Stifling Medical Research
Joining a coalition of 15 attorneys general yesterday, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is suing the Trump Administration over its unlawful attempt to disrupt grant…

Crime & Courts
Grants Pass Police Need Help Identifying Minimart Robber Caught on Video
A white male of average height wearing dark clothing, white shoes, and a dark bandana was caught on video robbing the A1 Market on SW G Street late on the evening of…






