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. News

    Oregon State Parks 2025 Fee Increases Now In Effect

    Fee increases approved in 2025 have come into effect at Oregon state parks. Visitors will pay more for day-use parking and overnight camping, but generous discounts…

  2. News

    Lane County Police Help Lost Mushroom Picker Get Home For Christmas

    A Lane County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) search and rescue team who searched for a person who got lost while out picking mushrooms on Christmas Eve managed to find them on…

  3. News

    Jackson County Police Joint Operation To Conduct Sweeping DUII Patrols On New Year’s Eve

    The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) announced that Multi-Agency Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants (DUII) High-Visibility Enforcement Patrols will be…

  4. News

    Pacific Power Ready To Respond To Possible Winter Storm Outages Across Oregon

    Pacific Power, which has over 800,000 customers in Oregon, Washington, and California, is monitoring the winter storm approaching Oregon that could affect customers this…

  5. News

    Providence Health Workers May Strike As No Agreement Could Be Reached

    No agreement was reached by the conclusion of the expedited mediation between Providence Health & Services and almost 5,000 frontline healthcare workers represented by…

  6. Crime & Courts

    Oregon Man Heads For Federal Prison On Marijuana Growing & False Tax Return Charges

    On Wednesday, a Josephine County, Steven Shirley, 52, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison and five years' supervised release. Shirley was manufacturing…

  7. Crime & Courts

    Portland Police Interdiction Nets Arrests With Seizures Of Drugs, Guns And Stolen Vehicles

    Portland Police Officers from the East Precinct conducted a major criminal interdiction operation in East Portland in collaboration with the Bureau’s Neighborhood…

  8. Crime & Courts

    Klamath County Police Launch Homicide Investigation

    Following the discovery of three dead bodies, the Oregon State Police (OSP) and Klamath County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) are conducting a joint investigation into an…