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
Oregon Man Arrested by Roseburg Police After Multiple Hit-and-Runs, Meth Found in Possession
The Roseburg Police Department (RPD) arrested a 71-year-old Roseburg man, David Grant Tollefson, early on Monday morning. While allegedly driving impaired, Tollefson…

Business & Economy
Jaguar Land Rover to Invest $180M in Portland for Next-Gen Self-Driving Tech
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) announced plans to invest $180m into its Portland, Oregon, engineering facility yesterday. The funds are intended as part of the carmaker's…

Crime & Courts
Medford Manhunt: Adam Hausa Arrested After Armed Standoff Near McLoughlin Middle School
Following a report of a menacing with a handgun, the area around the 400 block of N. Grape St, Medford, was closed off yesterday as the Medford Police Department (MPD)…

News
Oregon Senator Leads Multi-State Effort to Undo Trump’s Wildfire Funding Cuts
A coalition of Western U.S. senators, led by Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley and New Mexico's Senator Martin Heinrich, has sent a letter to the recently confirmed Interior…

Crime & Courts
Medford Woman Sues Carnival Operator for $600k After Being Thrown from Ride at Rogue Valley Mall
A Jackson County woman, Rachal Martinez-Orozco, 35, has filed a lawsuit seeking $600,000 from Davis Shows, the Medford Mall carnival’s operating company. She alleges she…

Crime & Courts
Portland Police Execute Massive Retail Theft Bust at Mall 205, 29 Arrested
By the end of a retail theft mission conducted by officers from Portland’s East Precinct officers, in collaboration with Multnomah County Parole & Probation, the…

News
Providence Healthcare Strike: St. Vincent Hospitalists Approve Contract, But Medford Nurses Reject Offer
While hospitalists and palliative care physicians at Providence St. Vincent in Portland have approved their tentative agreement, Providence Healthcare nurses in Medford…

Crime & Courts
Armed Oregon Man Barricaded In Basement Arrested After Evading Police in Multi-County Chase
A Coos Bay man, Deven Dunn, 34, driving dangerously through populated areas as he led police on several chases on Wednesday, February 5, was arrested on Thursday night…







