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Diane Megaw

Newspaper journalist for regional and local press.
Investigating and reporting on business, environmental issues and legal matters.

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Medford Economic Analysis Forecasts 22 Percent Job Growth and Need for 600 Acres of Land

Diane Megaw Aug 16, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — After receiving input from several sectors, the City of Medford released a draft of its new Economic Opportunity Analysis (EOA) that reflects a significant update to its long-range economic policies, using projected steady…

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Disability Rights Lawsuit Forces Grants Pass to Provide Basic Services for Homeless Camps

Diane Megaw Aug 16, 2025

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The recent agreement reached between the lawyers for the City of Grants Pass and Disability Rights Oregon (DRO) on enforcement of camping codes in the city is welcomed as a move in the right direction for homeless…

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Toxic Algae Prompts Recreation Advisory for Odell Lake in Klamath County

Diane Megaw Aug 15, 2025

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) placed a recreational use advisory on Odell Lake in Klamath County yesterday following the discovery of algae blooms. The OHA advisory, issued about a month after a similar…

Crime & Courts

Douglas County Narcotics Raid in Curtin Uncovers Illegal Pot Grow, Meth, and Guns

Diane Megaw Aug 15, 2025

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) investigation into an illicit marijuana grow in Curtin culminated in the detention of 8 people on Wednesday. Two were arrested. Armed with a search warrant obtained after…

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Jackson County on Alert as Scenic Fire Races Through High Cascades Forest

Diane Megaw Aug 14, 2025

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The Jackson County Sheriff's Office (JCSO) warned yesterday that the Scenic Fire burning in Douglas County, east of Highway 230 along the Rogue River, was headed towards Jackson County. The Scenic Fire on the High…

Crime & Courts

Portland Suspect Claims Fatal Shooting of Girlfriend Was Accident as Charges Drop

Diane Megaw Aug 13, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — After initially being charged with murder over the death of his girlfriend, Kimberly Venegas-Gonzalez, the charges against Leonel Macias-Silva of Portland have been reduced to manslaughter after he claimed the deadly…

Crime & Courts

Grants Pass Area Home Becomes Scene of Murder-Suicide That Killed Family of Five

Diane Megaw Aug 13, 2025

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Josephine County Sheriff’s deputies responding to a request to check the welfare of the residents at a home in the 200 block of Hussey Lane, in the Picket Creek area, on Monday morning, discovered five bodies with…

Crime & Courts

Dispute Between Known Individuals Sparks Shooting in Vacant Klamath County Residence

Diane Megaw Aug 13, 2025

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The Klamath County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) is investigating a shooting between two known individuals in a vacant house in the area of South Lalakes Avenue and Charley Street on Monday afternoon. KCSO and Oregon…

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Boaters Trapped on Rocks at Edge of Santiam River Falls Pulled to Safety in Marion County

Diane Megaw Aug 12, 2025

MARION COUNTY, Ore. — Two men pinned between rocks at the top edge of the falls on the Santiam River near Mill City on Friday were successfully rescued without any injuries. Responding to several 9-1-1 calls about a man stranded on the…

Crime & Courts

Hillsboro Search Turns Grim as Investigators Recover Body Parts From Tualatin River

Diane Megaw Aug 12, 2025

HILLSBORO, Ore. — Responding to reports from a kayaker that they had found a body part in the Tualatin River on Friday, Washington County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) searchers found another body part the next day. Deputies went to…

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