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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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Business

Oregon Joins Lawsuit Against Trump’s $100,000 Visa Fee That Would Hit Major Employers Like…

Diane Megaw Dec 13, 2025

A coalition of 19 States, including Oregon, filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration yesterday over its unlawful policy imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions that would create a costly barrier for employers- especially…

News

Oregon’s Quietly Built Swift Water Rescue Team Gets Its First Real Test in Washington Floods

Diane Megaw Dec 13, 2025

A swift water rescue team from Clackamas Fire District, which has quietly been building capacity, was deployed on its first mission Thursday to bolster emergency flood response after major flooding in neighbouring Washington State.…

News

Oregon Nurses Say ICE Is Turning Trauma Hospital Into an Extension of Detention and Scaring Patients…

Diane Megaw Dec 12, 2025

The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) wrote to the President of Legacy Emanuel Medical Center on behalf of Oregon nurses at the hospital who are concerned about policies that aren't being enforced equally. They said U.S. Immigration and…

News

Oregon Flood and Wildfire Projects Could Get New Life After Court Stops FEMA Funding Freeze

Diane Megaw Dec 12, 2025

After Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced a court victory yesterday preventing the Trump Administration from unlawfully cutting billions in disaster preparedness funding, hope has emerged that key projects cut in April can now be…

News

Oregon Whooping Cough Cases Hit All-Time High After Years of Slipping Maternal Vaccination Rates

Diane Megaw Dec 11, 2025

Recent Oregon Health Authority (OHA) data indicate that pertussis, also known as whooping cough, cases have reached an all-time high. The agency is now urging Oregonians, especially babies, to get vaccinated to protect against this serious…

Business

Oregonians Could Soon Get Automatic Payments From a $700 Million Google Settlement

Diane Megaw Dec 10, 2025

As part of a coalition of 53 attorneys general, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield secured a $700 million settlement from Google. Most of this will be distributed to people who made purchases on the Google Play Store and were harmed by…

News

Oregon Lawsuit Demands Federal Agents Stop Using Chemical Munitions Against Portland Protesters and…

Diane Megaw Dec 10, 2025

Portland residents filed a lawsuit on Friday, demanding that federal agents stop using chemical munitions like tear gas and pepper balls. Their legal action follows the Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ) demand that federal agents stop…

Environment

Oregon Appeals Court Sides With Tribes and Strikes Down ODFW Rule Allowing Salmon to Be Trapped and…

Diane Megaw Dec 9, 2025

In the Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon, the applicants, including the Nez Perce Tribe as well as the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, succeeded in overturning a December 2022 rule that would have allowed the…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Prosecutors Say a Court Ruling Has Weakened Protections for Drug-Exposed Children

Diane Megaw Dec 9, 2025

After an Appeals Court ruling in State v Stevens in September, 20 Washington County drug-endangered children cases face reversal. Tidings Insight The ruling means some child drug-exposure cases may not fit current mistreatment law, so…

Environment

Pollinators Return to Walker Point Meadow After Major Oregon Habitat Restoration Effort

Diane Megaw Dec 8, 2025

After an energetic group of volunteers and staff of several agencies and organizations completed the Walker Point meadow habitat project site to remove invasive vegetation earlier this year, summertime pollinators have returned to the…

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