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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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Oregon Leaders Warn Immigration Raids Are Tearing Families Apart and Disrupting Key Industries…

Diane Megaw Jan 27, 2026
At Oregon Governor Tina Kotek’s community leader roundtable on Saturday, community representatives shared their experiences and views about the consequences of the Trump Administration’s ramped-up immigration enforcement. …
Business

Oregon Biotech CEO Sentenced After Pocketing $4.4 Million in Investor Fraud Scheme Over HIV and…

Diane Megaw Jan 27, 2026
Biotech CEO Nader Pourhassan, 62, of Lake Oswego, Oregon, was sentenced Friday in a securities fraud scheme in which he misled investors about his company’s development of a new drug, then sold his shares at artificially inflated prices,…
News

New Report Shows Oregon Homelessness Growing Faster Than Shelter Expansion

Diane Megaw Jan 26, 2026
Portland State University’s 2025 Oregon homelessness report reflects the increasing number of homeless people in the state and, despite more people being sheltered, economic insecurity and Oregon's shortage of affordable housing are leaving…
Environment

Washington Begins Transfer of Radioactive Capsules at Hanford Along the Columbia River After Years…

Diane Megaw Jan 26, 2026
The State of Washington’s Department of Ecology successfully moved the first batch of highly radioactive capsules from underwater pools to safer, long-term dry storage at the Hanford Site last week. Washington State Moves Nuclear…
News

Medford Votes to Undo Main Street Bike Lane Redesign in a Controversial Reversal Costing $1 Million

Diane Megaw Jan 25, 2026
MEDFORD, Ore. — The Medford City Council voted on Thursday to return Main Street, which was restriped in October 2023, to its previous configuration, at an estimated cost of $1 Million, almost double the original price. Medford…
News

Oregon Lawmakers React With Fury After Federal Agents Kill VA Nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis

Diane Megaw Jan 25, 2026
Less than three weeks after the killing of Renee Good by federal agents in the streets of Minneapolis, ICE agents shot and killed another US citizen in the city yesterday-  VA nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti. As the murders send shockwaves around…
Crime & Courts

Former Portland Fitness Trainer Pleads Guilty After Using Charity Donations to Fund Drug Habit

Diane Megaw Jan 24, 2026
Ryan Tong, a former Orangetheory Fitness coach, pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges for diverting at least $24,000 in charitable donations for his personal use in the Multnomah County Circuit Court yesterday. …
Crime & Courts

Medford Man Gets 40 Months in Prison After Fighting Officer During Traffic Stop and Grabbing for Gun

Diane Megaw Jan 24, 2026
MEDFORD, Ore. — 25-year-old Oscar Flores Jr. was sentenced to 40 months in prison plus 3 years of post-prison supervision for assaulting a Medford police officer during a December traffic stop. Flores, driving with a suspended license…
Top Stories

As Oregon Jobless Rate Hits 5.2%, New Law Lets Striking Workers Collect Unemployment Benefits

Diane Megaw Jan 23, 2026
There’s some good news amidst Oregon’s soaring unemployment rate: If you’re out of work because of a strike, lockout, or other labor dispute on or after January 4, 2026, you could be eligible for benefits from the Unemployment Insurance…
Crime & Courts

Grants Pass Woman Arrested After Man Stabbed in His Home and Taken to Hospital

Diane Megaw Jan 23, 2026
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A 42-year-old woman, Heidi Smith, was arrested and placed in custody after a Grants Pass man was stabbed in the upper body at his home on Wednesday night. Tidings Context Assault in the 2nd Degree is a felony level…
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