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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.
Contact: [email protected]

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Multnomah County Proposes $3.9 Billion Budget With Cuts to Homeless Services

Diane Megaw Apr 17, 2026
MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — A $3.9 billion budget, representing a $93.2 million overall budget decrease from the previous year, was put to the Multnomah County Commissioners yesterday, but cuts to homeless initiatives have raised concerns.…
Crime & Courts

Southern Oregon Drug Ring Taken Down After 90-Pound Meth Seizure

Diane Megaw Apr 16, 2026
A multi-agency law enforcement crew who identified a drug trafficking organization operating out of Wolf Creek, Oregon- supplied with methamphetamine from Corning, California, successfully executed 3 warrants in Oregon and one in…
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More Oregon Students Are Homeless, New Law Makes It Easier for Them to Stay in School

Diane Megaw Apr 15, 2026
With more Oregon students living in shelters or being unsheltered, Governor Tina Kotek signed House Bill 4149 into law on March 31, a law that protects educational rights for students experiencing homelessness by entrenching federal…
Crime & Courts

Eugene Man Sentenced to 19 Months for Leaving Scene of Fatal Bicycle Crash

Diane Megaw Apr 15, 2026
EUGENE, Ore. — Kacy Daniel Foster was handed a 19-month prison sentence for leaving the scene of a January fatal bicycle crash in Eugene after “freaking out.” Foster turned himself in to the Eugene police two days later. Court documents…
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Oregon Tax Filing Deadline Is Tomorrow as $1.41 Billion Kicker Returns to Taxpayers

Diane Megaw Apr 14, 2026
Oregon tax filing season ends tomorrow- April 15. Oregon Department of Revenue (DOR) officials issued guidance on filing 2025 federal and state personal income tax returns. First, make sure you've filed your 2025 tax returns before the…
Crime & Courts

18-Year-Old Arrested for 2024 Fatal Shooting of Portland Uber Driver

Diane Megaw Apr 14, 2026
PORTLAND, Ore. — An 18-year-old was arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder, and several other charges in connection with the 2024 killing of Uber driver Joshua Kelvin, 42, who was shot and killed while sitting in his car in SE…
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Coos County Driver Flees After Destroying Utility Pole & Road Signs

Diane Megaw Apr 13, 2026
COOS COUNTY, Ore. — Coos County Sheriff's Office, responding to a motor vehicle crash on Fairview Road near Mile Post 5 in Coquille, Oregon, shortly before midnight on Friday, found a pole had been hit, a utility line dangling between two…
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Body Found In Vehicle Submerged In Clackamas County Lake

Diane Megaw Apr 13, 2026
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — After witnesses called 911 to report a vehicle had gone into a small lake near the 15000 block of South Kirk Road in unincorporated Clackamas County on Saturday night, divers found the only occupant inside the…
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Portland Expands Business Tax Relief to 10,000 More Small Companies

Diane Megaw Apr 12, 2026
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland City Council unanimously approved a measure that increases the number of companies eligible for an exemption from the city's business license tax (“BLT”). Portland’s business license tax- a 2.6% levy on net…
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Oregon Challenges Trump’s Use of Rare 1974 Trade Law to Impose Tariffs

Diane Megaw Apr 11, 2026
In a lawsuit over the new round of tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump, the 24-state coalition- led by Oregon- argues that the tariffs go beyond what Congress authorized and says the law doesn’t authorize the tariffs, because the…
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