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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

Emergency Alert Test to Sound Across I-5 Corridor in Jackson County

Diane Megaw Nov 6, 2025

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Jackson County Emergency Management (JCEM) indicated that a Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) test targeting the Interstate 5 corridor from the California/ Oregon border to Exit 14 in Ashland will be done on Thursday,…

Education

More Oregon Students With Disabilities Graduating, Fewer Dropping Out, ODE Reports

Diane Megaw Nov 5, 2025

The Oregon Department of Education’s (ODE) 2023 State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR), released yesterday, highlights progress Oregon has made in specific areas, from early childhood to graduation outcomes, for students…

News

Oregon Files Lawsuit After Homeland Security Puts FEMA Crisis Funding In Jeopardy

Diane Megaw Nov 5, 2025

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a 12-state coalition in a lawsuit filed yesterday against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Secretary David Richardson,…

News

Public Hearing Set Friday for Medford’s 490-Unit Haya Park Development

Diane Megaw Nov 5, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — A public hearing to review the proposed Haya Park development will be held before the Site Plan and Architectural Commission (SPAC) on Friday, Nov. 7, at noon. The Haya Park development is expected to add nearly 500 new…

News

Oregon Sues Trump Administration Over New Rule Limiting Student Loan Forgiveness for Teachers and…

Diane Megaw Nov 4, 2025

Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a 22-state coalition of attorneys general in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to stop the Trump Administration from unlawfully restricting eligibility for the Public Service Loan…

News

Court Extends Ban on Trump’s Oregon Troop Deployment as Lawsuit Continues

Diane Megaw Nov 4, 2025

U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut granted a preliminary injunction on Sunday, extending the pause she previously ordered, stopping the Trump Administration from deploying troops to Oregon from any state. National Guard…

Crime & Courts

Intruder Shot and Killed by Neighbor After Breaking Into Medford Apartment, Police Say

Diane Megaw Nov 3, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — The Medford Police Department is investigating the death of a man who was shot dead after forcing entry into an apartment at 18 Hawthorne Street in the small hours of Sunday morning. A neighbor who came to the assistance…

Politics & Elections

Medford Voters Have Until 8 p.m. Tomorrow to Weigh In on Creekside Quarter Funding Measure

Diane Megaw Nov 3, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford voters have until 8 p.m. tomorrow- Tuesday, Nov. 4- to return their ballots on Measure 15-238, a proposal to raise the city’s transient lodging tax to help fund the Creekside Quarter project. Creekside…

News

Two Eagle Point Teens Killed, Two Critically Injured in Highway 140 Crash

Diane Megaw Nov 3, 2025

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A 17-year-old driver and an 18-year-old passenger were tragically killed early on Saturday morning when their car crashed through a guard rail on Highway 140 in Jackson County, near milepost 9, and rolled into an…

Environment

Trump Administration Axes $1 Billion Hydrogen Hub Grant, Jeopardizing Oregon and Washington Jobs

Diane Megaw Nov 2, 2025

A $1 billion federal grant, part of the 2021 Infrastructure Bill, intended to fund hydrogen clean energy projects in the Pacific Northwest, has been cancelled by the Trump Administration, a decision that has been criticized for the…

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