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

    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…

  2. 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…

  3. 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…

  4. 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…

  5. 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…

  6. 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…

  7. 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…

  8. 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.…