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
Elderly Brookings Woman’s Jeep Plunges Off Highway 255 in Fatal Curry County Crash
Responding to reports of a single-vehicle fatal crash in Curry County on Thursday at about 5:11 p.m., the Oregon State Police (OSP), assisted by the Curry County…

Crime & Courts
K9 Eros Captures Wanted Roseburg Man Hiding Under Bridge After Dramatic Foot Chase
After evading police by hiding under a bridge, a 26-year-old Roseburg man wanted by his parole officer was detained by Eros, a 5.5-year-old German Shepherd K9 officer…

News
Oregon’s $3.4 Million Housing 360 Grants Aim to Tackle Homelessness and Mental Health
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek heralded the Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) Housing 360 pilot program, a new initiative to address homelessness and mental…

News
Oregon AG Helps Secure Injunction Forcing 20 Federal Agencies to Reinstate Trump-Fired Probationary Workers
A coalition of 20 attorneys general, including Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, won a preliminary injunction (PI) earlier this week that provides that 20 federal…

Environment
Oregon Could Add Six Forever Chemicals to Hazardous List as Health Risks Spark New Regulations
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is adding six perfluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to its list of over 800 regulated contaminants…

Crime & Courts
Portland Man Arrested For Pointing Laser At Tesla Dealership Employees
A 27-year-old Portland man, Tesla protester Davis Nafshun, was arrested on Saturday and faces accusations of pointing a laser inside the South Waterfront Portland Tesla…

News
11-Year-Old Oregon Girl Saves Autistic Brother from Raging Mobile Home Blaze
Responding to reports of a fire in a mobile home at a park on Airport Road, which indicated that a child was trapped inside the home at 3:42 p.m. on Monday, firefighters…

Health
Oregon AG Joins Lawsuit Against RFK Jr. Over ‘Assault On Well-being Of All Americans’ Caused By $12 Billion Health Grant Cuts
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a coalition of 23 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia yesterday in filing a lawsuit against the U.S.…







