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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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Crime & Courts

Grants Pass Man Breaks Into Home Naked, Flees With Blanket, Found Hiding in Hedge

Diane Megaw Nov 21, 2025

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — After a bizarre burglary attempt in the 200 block of West Park Street, Grants Pass, yesterday, the naked suspect fled the scene, but was found in a neighbor's hedge, where he was arrested. Grants Pass police responded…

News

Oregon National Guard Troops Stuck in Limbo After Conflicting Court Rulings on Trump Deployment

Diane Megaw Nov 21, 2025

Oregon National Guard troops had begun demobilizing after Judge Immergut blocked Trump’s deployment, but the recent 9th Circuit Court ruling temporarily staying the district court's November 7 permanent injunction has left the troops in…

Environment

Oregon Governor Signs Sweeping Executive Order to Accelerate Clean Energy Transition

Diane Megaw Nov 20, 2025

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed an executive order yesterday that targets transportation and building emissions, strengthens grid reliability, and addresses energy affordability. Oregon Carbon Pollution And Clean Energy…

Business

Oregon Secures Landmark Settlement Forcing Greystar to Halt Algorithm Driven Rent Pricing

Diane Megaw Nov 20, 2025

A nine-state coalition, including Oregon, proposed a $7 million settlement to resolve claims against Greystar Management Services LLC, the largest landlord in the United States, following Greystar's August non-monetary settlement with the…

Crime & Courts

Roseburg Man Arrested for Breaking Into Home and Brutally Assaulting 73-Year-Old

Diane Megaw Nov 20, 2025

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies responding to the 1300 block of Gazley Road, Myrtle Creek, for a report of an assault called in detectives after an intruder assaulted and severely injured 73-year-old Stephen Balliew of…

Business

Providence Oregon Cuts 150 Jobs After $255 Million Operating Loss

Diane Megaw Nov 19, 2025

Amid workforce challenges and regulatory pressures, Providence, Oregon, announced that 150 positions, mostly non-clinical roles, across its acute care ministries, Providence Medical Group, and Providence Health Plan, will be eliminated.…

News

Oregon Launches First-of-its-Kind Statewide Crime-Fighting Unit to Target Complex Trafficking and…

Diane Megaw Nov 18, 2025

The Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ) launched a pilot project, SPIRE (which stands for Special Projects: Investigate, Respond, Enforce) yesterday, which gives Oregon a nimble investigative structure that can take on crime, from…

News

Investigation Finds Reckless Driving to Blame for Serious Medford Tree Crash Not Alleged Road Rage

Diane Megaw Nov 18, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — Two people were seriously injured when their car crashed into a tree on Friday night. They claimed that they had been fleeing another vehicle after being menaced with a firearm, but Medford Police determined that this claim…

National

FOIA Lawsuit Seeks Full Accounting of University of Michigan’s Connections to Chinese…

Diane Megaw Nov 18, 2025

Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the US Department of Education (ED) yesterday, seeking records on the University of Michigan's connections to China. Freedom Of Information Act Lawsuit…

Crime & Courts

Two Arrested After Shooting Outside Medford’s OK Market; Victim Hospitalized

Diane Megaw Nov 17, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford Police arrested two people yesterday in connection with a shooting at the OK Market at 1192 N. Riverside Avenue in Medford. Medford Police officers responded to the OK Market on Saturday at approximately 5:19 p.m.…

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