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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.
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News

Medford Confirms Severe Weather Shelter Will Open This Winter as Freezing Temperatures Loom

Diane Megaw Nov 22, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — The City of Medford confirmed that the Medford Severe Weather Shelter, located at 332 W. 6th Street, operated by ACCESS with the City of Medford’s Office of Emergency Management, will be open this winter to ensure that the…

News

School Bus and Truck Crash in Jackson County Sends Driver and Passenger to Hospital With Serious…

Diane Megaw Nov 22, 2025

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A bus driver and passenger were hospitalized with serious injuries, and one child suffered minor Injuries after a passenger truck ran a stop sign and crashed into a Jackson County School District 6 school bus at the…

Business

TriMet Cuts Night Bus Service and Eliminates 68 Positions Amid $300 Million Budget Shortfall

Diane Megaw Nov 21, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — To address a projected $300M shortfall between revenue and expenditure over the next several years, TriMet is implementing changes, including $17.7 million in cuts that will result in fewer night-time buses, and plans to…

Crime & Courts

Grants Pass Man Breaks Into Home Naked, Flees With Blanket, Found Hiding in Hedge

Diane Megaw Nov 21, 2025

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — After a bizarre burglary attempt in the 200 block of West Park Street, Grants Pass, yesterday, the naked suspect fled the scene, but was found in a neighbor's hedge, where he was arrested. Grants Pass police responded…

News

Oregon National Guard Troops Stuck in Limbo After Conflicting Court Rulings on Trump Deployment

Diane Megaw Nov 21, 2025

Oregon National Guard troops had begun demobilizing after Judge Immergut blocked Trump’s deployment, but the recent 9th Circuit Court ruling temporarily staying the district court's November 7 permanent injunction has left the troops in…

Environment

Oregon Governor Signs Sweeping Executive Order to Accelerate Clean Energy Transition

Diane Megaw Nov 20, 2025

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed an executive order yesterday that targets transportation and building emissions, strengthens grid reliability, and addresses energy affordability. Oregon Carbon Pollution And Clean Energy…

Business

Oregon Secures Landmark Settlement Forcing Greystar to Halt Algorithm Driven Rent Pricing

Diane Megaw Nov 20, 2025

A nine-state coalition, including Oregon, proposed a $7 million settlement to resolve claims against Greystar Management Services LLC, the largest landlord in the United States, following Greystar's August non-monetary settlement with the…

Crime & Courts

Roseburg Man Arrested for Breaking Into Home and Brutally Assaulting 73-Year-Old

Diane Megaw Nov 20, 2025

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies responding to the 1300 block of Gazley Road, Myrtle Creek, for a report of an assault called in detectives after an intruder assaulted and severely injured 73-year-old Stephen Balliew of…

Business

Providence Oregon Cuts 150 Jobs After $255 Million Operating Loss

Diane Megaw Nov 19, 2025

Amid workforce challenges and regulatory pressures, Providence, Oregon, announced that 150 positions, mostly non-clinical roles, across its acute care ministries, Providence Medical Group, and Providence Health Plan, will be eliminated.…

News

Oregon Launches First-of-its-Kind Statewide Crime-Fighting Unit to Target Complex Trafficking and…

Diane Megaw Nov 18, 2025

The Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ) launched a pilot project, SPIRE (which stands for Special Projects: Investigate, Respond, Enforce) yesterday, which gives Oregon a nimble investigative structure that can take on crime, from…

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