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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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Recreational Advisory Lifted at Odell Lake in Klamath County but Pets Remain at Risk

Diane Megaw Aug 28, 2025

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — On Tuesday, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) lifted a recreational use advisory placed on Odell Lake in Klamath County earlier this month due to the presence of cyanotoxins, but advised that the lake remains unsafe…

Education

Oregon Wins Back Millions for Schools After Attorney General Strikes Deal With Trump Administration

Diane Megaw Aug 27, 2025

As many Oregon schools prepare to reopen next week, there will be relief that Attorney General Rayfield has reached an agreement with the Trump Administration in one of several multi-state lawsuits. In terms of the agreement, the full…

News

Electrical Fire Erupts at Dentist’s Office in Roseburg, Leaving Building Damaged

Diane Megaw Aug 27, 2025

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Responding to reports of smoke billowing from a broken window at a dentist's office at 2510 NW Edenbower Blvd early yesterday morning, Roseburg Fire Department personnel extinguished the fire and later established that the…

Crime & Courts

Two Arrested in Coos County After 350 Animal Neglect and Drug-Related Charges at Bandon Safari Park

Diane Megaw Aug 26, 2025

COOS COUNTY, Ore. — Bandon Police Department (BPD) officers arrested 53-year-old Brian Tenney and 30-year-old Edith S. Beckner on Friday on felony warrants for charges relating to an Oregon State Police (OSP) investigation of the West Coast…

Business

Oregon Wood Products Company Fined $250,000 for Repeated Toxic Chemical Discharges Into Waterways

Diane Megaw Aug 26, 2025

After pleading guilty to multiple counts of water pollution by discharging pentachlorophenol unlawfully, the wood products manufacturer Stella-Jones Corporation was handed a stiff fine and ordered to clean up the affected area. The…

News

Massive Fire Tears Through Vacant Roseburg Residence Leaving Heavy Damage

Diane Megaw Aug 25, 2025

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Responding to reports of smoke swirling out of the structure, several agencies joined the Roseburg Fire Department to put out a residential structure fire at 544 W. Harrison Street at 6:15 a.m. yesterday. A search…

News

Oregon Researchers Train Dog-Like Robots in Desert Sands to Prepare for Future Mars Missions

Diane Megaw Aug 25, 2025

Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU), having made field trips to Mount Hood in 2023 and 2024, recently spent five days teaching quadruped robots to walk on the sands of Mars and beyond from the sands of New Mexico for future science…

News

Conflagration Act Invoked for Seventh Time This Season as Flat Fire Spreads in Central Oregon

Diane Megaw Aug 24, 2025

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek invoked the Conflagration Act on Friday as the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) deployed Complex Management Team 3 (CIMT3) to the Flat Fire north of Sisters and near Lake Billy Chinook, which was then estimated…

Crime & Courts

15-Year-Old Portland Boy Charged With Attempted Murder After Lighting Family House on Fire

Diane Megaw Aug 24, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — A teenager was arrested by Portland Police officers from Central Precinct responding to reports of the 15-year-old in a mental health crisis, causing significant damage to his family's home with a hammer in a house in the…

News

Medford Uses National Opioid Settlement to Tackle Teen Drug and Vaping Use

Diane Megaw Aug 24, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — The City of Medford has concluded three-year National Opioids Settlement Fund funding agreements for a teen substance abuse prevention program launched in schools in late March that has already supported 56 students across…

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