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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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Crime & Courts

Oregon Victims Among Hundreds Defrauded in Cross-State Scam Targeting Elderly With Tech Support Hoax

Diane Megaw Aug 1, 2025

Jingbin Jiang, a/k/a "Fatty," and Su Jian Liu, a/k/a "Ah Pang," were charged with participating in a scheme that attempted to steal over $18 million from more than 350 elderly victims between about 2023 and July 2025. Scammers…

Education

Oregon Schools Face New Pressure to Deliver Results as State Passes Accountability Laws

Diane Megaw Aug 1, 2025

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed a package of education bills yesterday to entrench educational accountability in schools and boost students’ success. Oregon Education Bills Signed Into Law Four bills introducing new student…

News

Oregon Sues Trump Administration Over Medicaid Ban Targeting Planned Parenthood

Diane Megaw Jul 31, 2025

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a coalition comprising attorneys general from 22 States and Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, suing the Trump Administration for blocking Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funding. …

Crime & Courts

Illegal Marijuana Grow With 5,000 Plants Busted in Josephine County

Diane Megaw Jul 31, 2025

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — The Josephine County Sheriff's Office indicated that an illegal marijuana site in Cave Junction was dismantled, one man was arrested, and four firearms were seized at one of the properties on July 23. During the…

News

Public Forests Net $13.5 Million in Oregon as BLM Timber Demand Surges

Diane Megaw Jul 31, 2025

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon indicated yesterday that the July timber sales earned almost $13.5 million. The dollars will support jobs and local economies while aiding sustainable forest management. BLM Oregon…

News

Klamath County Cuts All Animal Control Funding, Leaving Just Two Clerks to Cover Entire Region

Diane Megaw Jul 30, 2025

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) indicated that staffing cuts following the removal of all county general fund dollars from Animal Control for this fiscal year included the loss of four Animal Control…

News

Oregon Becomes First State to Guarantee Insurance Coverage for Advanced Breast Reconstruction

Diane Megaw Jul 30, 2025

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed Senate Bill 1137, ensuring that health insurers must now cover autologous breast reconstruction surgery, which uses the patient's own tissue rather than implants. Signing the bill puts Oregon, the first…

Crime & Courts

Drive-By Shooter Still at Large as Medford Police Hunt for Blue Dodge Pickup

Diane Megaw Jul 30, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — As part of a drive-by shooting investigation, the Medford Police Department (MPD) has asked the public to help identify the blue Dodge Pickup in this video: The blue Dodge pictured in the video was…

Crime & Courts

Two Children Test Positive for Meth After Portland Mom Found Unresponsive at Home

Diane Megaw Jul 29, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland woman, 23-year-old Chloe Alethia Barnes, was arraigned last Thursday on four counts of criminal mistreatment and two counts of child neglect after witnesses reported her 3-year-old child wandering the streets…

News

Oregon Sues to Stop Trump Officials From Accessing Names and Addresses of Food Stamp Recipients

Diane Megaw Jul 29, 2025

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a lawsuit yesterday challenging the Trump Administration’s illegal demands to the states that they hand over the sensitive personal data of SNAP recipients. Oregon AG Files Lawsuit…

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