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.
Latest from Diane Megaw

Crime & Courts
NW Medford Armed Intruder Allegedly Killed In Self-Defence
At about 6:14 PM on Saturday, August 24, the Medford Police Department (MPD) responded to reports of an attempted break-in at a Berrydale Road apartment complex in…

Business & Economy
Medford Roofing Company Fined Over $100K For Repeated OSHA Violations
JAM Construction Inc., a Medford-based roofing company cited for repeated violations related to fall protection, has been issued a $103,438 fine by the Oregon…

Politics & Government
Democrat Supermajority Predicted In Oregon Legislature By Forecaster
The national analysis group Cnalysis- the sole forecaster of U.S. legislative elections, predicted an 18-11 split in the Oregon Senate in favor of the Democrats and a…

Crime & Courts
Illegal Marijuana Lab Discovered After Glendale Fire Doused: 2 Arrested
The Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) was called in to investigate a suspicious structure fire earlier contained by the Glendale Fire Department in the 1400…

Environment
Botulism And Bird Flu May be Causing Klamath Basin Wildlife Refuge Bird Deaths
Refuge staff collected 500 dead birds from Sump1A, the largest water body in the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge in far Northern California.

News
Grants Pass Residents Push For Park Cleanups A Month After City’s Supreme Court Win
33 days after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the city in the Grants Pass homeless camping case, residents are still waiting in anticipation for the city to make…

News
Ex Medford Nurse Plans To Leave County On $4M Bail As 44 Felony Patient Charges Loom
The Medford nurse indicted and arrested in the Asante drug diversion investigation, 36-year-old Dani Marie Schofield, has been issued a travel permit allowing her to…

Education
Oregon Schools Score 36.6% In Study: Rated 7th Worst In America
Despite high spending, in a recent study of American schools, weak systems in Oregon schools saw the state placed at 45 out of the 51 states- 7th last. The poor outcomes…







