Ashland Daily Tidings Ashland Daily Tidings - Daily Tidings

  • Home
  • News
    • Top Stories
    • Business
    • Crime & Courts
    • Education
    • Environment
  • Weather
  • Sports
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Baseball
  • Newsletter
Daily Tidings
  • Home
  • Diane Megaw
  • Page 2

Author

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.
Contact: [email protected]

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Found Guilty After Victim Warned Friends About Her New Roommate Before Her Death

Diane Megaw Mar 22, 2026
A Clackamas County jury found 33-year-old Bobby Lee Grady Alsup III guilty of murdering his roommate, Kaley Snow, two years ago and desecrating her body on Tuesday. Snow had sent a message to a friend, asking her to look out for the…
News

Portland Weighs 12 Dollar Monthly Transportation Fee as Road Repair Backlog Hits 6.6 Billion Dollars

Diane Megaw Mar 22, 2026
PORTLAND, Ore. — After Portland’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee unanimously approved a proposal to create a Transportation Utility Fee and a Street Damage Restoration Fee last week, the City Council is considering creating two…
News

Eugene Emergency Doctors Sue PeaceHealth Over ER Contract Awarded to Out of State Firm

Diane Megaw Mar 21, 2026
EUGENE, Ore. — Eugene Emergency Physicians, a group of Lane County doctors, filed a lawsuit against PeaceHealth over a longstanding emergency room staffing supply contract to three local hospitals that was cancelled and awarded to the…
Crime & Courts

Former Home Improvement Star Zachery Ty Bryan Sentenced to 19 Months in Oregon Prison After…

Diane Megaw Mar 21, 2026
Former “Home Improvement” Star Zachery Ty Bryan was sentenced to 19 months in the Oregon Department of Corrections on Friday, after pleading guilty to a probation violation in Lane County court. Bryan has two domestic violence…
News

Jackson County Class Action Accuses Asante of Wage Violations Affecting 6,000 Southern Oregon…

Diane Megaw Mar 21, 2026
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A Jackson County Asante Nurse, Juniper Arthurs, is named as the plaintiff in a class action lawsuit against Asante Filed on Wednesday, alleging multiple wage and hour violations affecting thousands of healthcare…
Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Charged After Allegedly Leaving Voicemail Threat to Kill U.S. Senator

Diane Megaw Mar 20, 2026
A Woodburn, Oregon, man, 51-year-old Donald Leroy Smith, Jr., appeared in court yesterday after allegedly threatening to kill a United States Senator. Court documents indicate that, on November 12, 2025, Smith left a voicemail for a US…
News

Oregon Led Coalition Wins Court Order Blocking Trump Effort to Cut Gender Affirming Care

Diane Megaw Mar 20, 2026
A 22-state coalition led by Oregon Attorney General Rayfield secured a federal Court Order yesterday blocking an unlawful attempt by the Trump Administration to pressure healthcare providers into ending care for youth with gender dysphoria.…
News

Federal Lawsuit Seeks Emergency Order to Halt Oregon Gas Tax Referendum Shift to May Primary

Diane Megaw Mar 19, 2026
A federal lawsuit was filed on Tuesday seeking a Temporary Restraining Order to give voters more time to submit arguments for or against moving SB 1599- the Gas Tax referendum- from the November general election ballot to the May primary.…
Environment

Oregon Plants 2 Million Saplings as State Forests Recover From Massive Wildfire Losses

Diane Megaw Mar 18, 2026
Following 1.2 million forest acres being lost to wildfire since 2020, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) planted over 2 million saplings this season to replenish some of the state's timber harvest decimated by wildfire. Over…
News

Oregon Joins Lawsuit Challenging 14 Billion HP Juniper Merger as 2,500 Jobs Hang in the Balance

Diane Megaw Mar 17, 2026
A Coalition of states, including Oregon, filed a lawsuit yesterday opposing the $14 billion merger settlement between Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks, which is linked to the loss of 2,500 jobs. Lawsuit Opposing…
Loading ... Load More Posts No More Posts

In The News

Multnomah County Confirms New Measles Case Tied to Gresham Grocery Store

Mar 27, 2026

Teen Killed and Another Man Injured in Grants Pass Shooting, Suspect Arrested Hours Later

Mar 27, 2026

Appeals Court Pauses Portland ICE Tear Gas Restrictions in Win for Trump Administration

Mar 27, 2026

Florida Man Pleads Guilty After Elderly Oregon Victim Loses $40,000 in Cross-Country Bank Scam

Mar 27, 2026

Oregon Approves $21 Million for Child Care but Demand Tops $255 Million Across the State

Mar 26, 2026

Florida Man Upset Over Missed Motel Date Sets Fire to Rental Van Used by Oregon Couple

Mar 26, 2026
Prev Next 1 of 541
Morning Brief Newsletter
Sign up today for our daily newsletter, a quick overview of top local stories and Oregon breaking news delivered straight to your inbox.
You can unsubscribe at any time. We do not share your information with third parties, and we will only send our daily newsletter.

  • News
  • Business
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Politics & Elections
  • Sports
  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Baseball
  • Ashland
  • Grants Pass
  • Klamath Falls
  • Medford
  • Roseburg
  • Jackson County
  • Josephine County
  • Klamath County
  • Douglas County
  • About Us
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Copyright
  • Contact
Driven by DMedia
  • Home
  • News
  • Feed
  • Weather
  • Sitemap
  • About
  • Contact
© Copyright 2026 - Daily Tidings. All Rights Reserved.