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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

3 Southern Oregon Drug Traffickers Headed For Federal Prison

Diane Megaw Mar 16, 2024

MEDFORD, Ore. — In unrelated cases, three separate drug traffickers who were active in Klamath County were all sentenced to federal prison on the same day. The sentencing follows intensive investigations by the Basin Interagency Narcotics…

News

Jackson County Leadership: No Investigation By Oregon Secretary Of State

Diane Megaw Mar 15, 2024

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Oregon’s Secretary of State found no basis for a complaint by local citizens’ group Jackson County For All (JCFA) which alleged County leaders did not investigate measures proposed for the upcoming May primary ballot…

Limited Funding Now Available For Oregon EV Buyers To Claim Rebates

Diane Megaw Mar 14, 2024

Oregon’s popular electric vehicle (EV) rebate program will reopen for this year but because of the program’s overwhelming popularity, its finite funds may not be available for long. Oregon’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program Rebates…

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Grants Pass Mayor Stymies Bill That Would Hinder Homeless Aid Organizations

Diane Megaw Mar 13, 2024

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — An ordinance passed in the Grants Pass City Council last week that would hinder organizations giving aid to people experiencing homelessness will be vetoed by Mayor Sara Bristol who issued a press release setting out her…

Education

University of Oregon Finds Wildfire Smoke Warnings Need Improvement

Diane Megaw Mar 12, 2024

EUGENE, Ore. — College Officials from the Univerity of Oregon (UO) recently presented a study suggesting that warnings on wildfire smoke-choked air quality to the public often don’t reach residents until after the smoke has already swept…

News

Governor Kotek Pauses Plans For Portland Tolls on I-5 and 205

Diane Megaw Mar 12, 2024

PORTLAND, Ore. — Citing the state's inability to keep up with the project's rising costs, Gov. Tina Kotek indicated on Monday that plans to toll Portland-area highways are halted. Kotek’s letter to the Oregon Transportation Commission,…

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Rogue Credit Union Alerts Public To Believable AI Fraud

Diane Megaw Mar 11, 2024

MEDFORD, Ore. — Using Artificial Intelligence (AI), more fraudsters are using tactics like distressing voicemails impersonating loved ones supposedly in dire situations and meticulously crafted scam texts pretending to be from reputable…

Events

DINO-LIGHT Set To Delight Klamath Falls For A Day At Ross Ragland Theatre

Diane Megaw Mar 10, 2024

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Internationally recognized Lightwire Theatre Lightwire Theatre- a semi-finalist on season 7 of “America’s Got Talent," is bringing their futuristic meets prehistoric production, DINO-LIGHT, to the Ross Ragland Theatre…

Oregon’s Legislators Collaborate to Progress Housing, Drug Policy, Campaign Finance Bills

Diane Megaw Mar 10, 2024

In what some regard as a historic session, Oregon lawmakers ended this year's short but impactful 35-day session by pushing through a set of bipartisan bills that will address housing shortages, campaign finance limits, and drug policy…

Education

$10 Million In Training Funds For Oregon’s Semiconductor Industry Promises New Opportunities For…

Diane Megaw Mar 9, 2024

With a growing need for workers in the semiconductor industry, Oregon's lawmakers have passed House Bill 4154 (HB 4154) which establishes a $10 million Semiconductor Talent Sustaining Fund. The bill supports workforce training at public…

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