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

    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…

  2. 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…

  3. 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)…

  4. 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…

  5. 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…

  6. 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…

  7. 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…

  8. 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…