Diane Megaw

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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Latest from Diane Megaw

  1. Crime & Courts

    Heavy Police Response in Medford After Domestic Violence Assault as Suspect Found Missing From Home

    Following a report of a domestic violence assault in the 400 block of South Columbus Avenue yesterday morning, Medford Police were continuing their search of the…

  2. Health

    Oregon Sues Trump Administration After Vaccine Rollback as Measles and Whooping Cough Surge

    Oregon, with a coalition of 14 other states, filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's radical overhaul of the nation’s childhood immunization schedule…

  3. News

    West Medford Moves Forward With New 8-Acre Neighborhood Park After Council Approval

    West Medford is a step closer to a new 8.27-acre neighborhood park after the City Council approved the Addysen Park Development and Donation Agreement last Wednesday.

  4. News

    Oregon’s Ron Wyden Leads Senate Push for $175 Billion in Refunds After Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Tariffs

    Three Senate Democrats have called on the federal government to refund roughly $175 billion in tariff revenues the Supreme Court ruled were based on an illegal set of…

  5. News

    Ashland High School Grieves After Crash Claims Two Students and Injures Three More

    Late Saturday night, the teenage driver of an Audi 6 was killed after hitting a tree in the 1350 block of East Nevada Street in rural Ashland. The four other 17-year-old…

  6. News

    Oregon Ballot Initiative Aims to Criminalize Hunting and Fishing as Activists Near Signature Goal

    A radical Oregon animal rights initiative, the PEACE Act, said Wednesday that the group has gathered about 105,000 signatures towards a planned ballot measure to…

  7. News

    Oregon Considers Bigger Tax Breaks for Data Centers Despite Soaring Water Use and Questions Over Local Benefits

    Oregon Governor Tina Kotek's proposed economic development legislation seeks a sizable expansion of the state’s tax breaks for data centers, already among the highest in…

  8. News

    Grants Pass Police Arrest Hit-and-Run Suspect After He Rolls His Truck While Trying to Flee

    The Grants Pass Police Department arrested 43-year-old Mario Mota, a hit-and-run suspect, after he lost control attempting to turn onto Foothill Blvd from NE D Street…