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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Crime & Courts
Drunk Driver’s Reckless Crash Kills Teen, Injures Three Others in Marion County
Responding to reports of a single-vehicle crash at around 9,50 p.m. on Sunday night in the 17000 block of Fern Ridge Rd, just outside of Stayton, Marion County police…

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Oregon AG Joins Veterans’ Struggle to Secure Education Benefits Denied by Federal Agency
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield has joined 51 other attorneys general to support the court appeal by two veterans, U.S. Army veteran Lieutenant Colonel Paul Yoon…

Crime & Courts
Oregon Man Accused Of Throwing Molotov Cocktails At Tesla Dealership Faces Federal Charges
A 41-year-old Salem man, Adam Matthew Lansky, is now facing a federal charge of illegally possessing an unregistered destructive device following two incidents during…

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Californian Pedestrian Dies in Foggy Josephine County Crash on Highway 199
A Californian pedestrian, Buck Carlos Gene Arby Ward (58) of Crescent City, died after being struck by a pickup truck on Highway 199, near milepost 16, in Josephine…

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Oregon’s Flood Victims Face Double Trouble with Rising Scam Threats
With flooding and landslides, on Thursday, the Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) advised residents that they may have another threat to deal with…

Crime & Courts
Oregon Prisoner Who Escaped From Court Found Hiding Under Blanket
An adult in custody, 24-year-old Alexander Matthew Pearson of Reedsport, was returned to custody on Friday shortly after he had fled a Douglas County Circuit Court…

Crime & Courts
Oregon Sneaker Scam Duo Plead Guilty to $80 Million Fraud Involving Fake Preorders and Bank Loans
Two Eugene residents, Michael Malekzadeh, 42, the owner of the now-defunct Zadeh Kicks, and Bethany Mockerman, 42, its Financial Officer, pleaded guilty to criminal…

Crime & Courts
Medford Man Sentenced to 50 Months for Shooting at Car Over Cash Stolen During Party
Two days after a dispute over money allegedly stolen at an Ashland party on May 4 last year, 21-year-old Elijah Zeigler fired multiple shots at the vehicle of two men in…






