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. Crime & Courts

    Missing Oregon Man’s Remains Found in Applegate Valley Spark Suspicious Death Investigation

    The skeletal remains found in the Applegate Valley in April 2024 were identified as 63-year-old Nathan Louis Merkel of Wimer, who was reported missing in September 2023.…

  2. Crime & Courts

    2 Teenagers Hospitalized In Sutherlin Crash After Pulling Into Path Of Excavator-Hauling Pickup

    A two-vehicle crash east of Sutherlin on Wednesday evening left two 17-year-olds critically injured after pulling into the path of a 2001 Ford F-250 pickup towing an…

  3. Education

    Oregon Boosts Early Learning Access for Nearly 2,000 More Children With Disabilities Since 2020

    A report released by the Oregon Department of Education and the Department of Early Learning and Care yesterday indicates that almost two thousand more children with…

  4. News

    Oregon Leads Charge as Attorneys General Defy Trump’s Unconstitutional Bullying of Law Firms

    In light of the Trump administration's illegal attempts to deter lawyers from challenging its actions or representing clients disfavored by the administration, a…

  5. News

    Oregon Lawmakers Push Bill to Save Schools from Fluorescent Lamp Ban Until 2030

    Oregon House Bill 2307, sponsored by four Republican state lawmakers, has been passed in the House of Representatives. It would give school districts a five-year…

  6. News

    White City Biker Dies In Central Point After Being Hit By Car

    In a tragic accident in rural Central Point early Tuesday morning, a White City man, after being hit by a car on the shoulder of Foothill Rd.

  7. Environment

    Mystery Poachers Slaughter Juvenile Blacktail Deer in Oregon’s Tillamook Forest Sparking Urgent Police Hunt

    The Fish and Wildlife Division (ODFW) of the Oregon State Police (OSP) has appealed to the public for help identifying the perpetrator/s of the unlawful killing of two…

  8. News

    Oregon Firefighters Rush to North Carolina’s Aid in Wildfire Crisis Under Mutual Support Pact

    Twenty-six firefighters and two Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) representatives headed to North Carolina over the weekend to assist in fighting numerous wildfires in…