Ashland Daily Tidings Ashland Daily Tidings - Daily Tidings

  • Home
  • News
    • Top Stories
    • Business
    • Crime & Courts
    • Education
    • Environment
  • Weather
  • Sports
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Baseball
  • Newsletter
Daily Tidings
  • Home
  • Diane Megaw
  • Page 61

Author

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.
Contact: [email protected]

News

Oregon Invokes Conflagration Act Again as Elk Fire in Klamath County Grows Fast and Evacuations…

Diane Megaw Jul 10, 2025
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Invoking the Conflagration Act, the Oregon State Fire Marshal mobilized its Red Incident Management Team, along with several task forces, to the Elk Fire in Klamath County, approximately eight miles north of Bonanza,…
News

Neil Creek Fire Forces Evacuation Alerts and Closes I-5 as Flames Spread Near Ashland

Diane Megaw Jul 10, 2025
ASHLAND, Ore. — As firefighters have continued to battle the Neil Creek fire burning East of I-5 near Neil Creek Road since yesterday, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office (JCSO) upgraded the alert to level 2 across several zones. …
Business

Tech Shock in Oregon as Massive Intel Job Cuts Hit Hillsboro and Aloha Campuses

Diane Megaw Jul 9, 2025
The Intel Corporation announced yesterday that over 500 employees in Oregon will be laid off, with the first round of terminations slated to happen over 12 days, starting July 15. The Tech giant said 523 employees at four facilities in…
News

Oregon Deploys Emergency Fire Teams to Rogue Valley as Heat and Lightning Stoke Wildfire Fears

Diane Megaw Jul 9, 2025
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Two structural task forces from Benton and Lane counties have been mobilized to the Rogue Valley in southern Oregon by the Oregon State Fire Marshal through Immediate Response to boost capacity as local structural and…
Crime & Courts

Oregon’s Bias Crime Numbers Drop but Experts Fear Underreporting and System Gaps

Diane Megaw Jul 8, 2025
Oregon’s 2024 Bias Crimes Annual Report indicated that, for the first time since the Bias Response Hotline launched in 2020, overall bias reports declined in 2024. Rather than a decline in incidents, the report suggests other reasons for…
News

Medicaid Cuts and Red Tape Could Overwhelm Oregon’s Health System, Nurses Say

Diane Megaw Jul 8, 2025
The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) has raised concerns that the passage of H.R.1, the so-called 'One Big Beautiful Bill,’ will significantly reduce funding for public health programs, including Oregon’s Medicaid system. ONA…
News

Infant Survives Coos Bay Highway Four-Car Crash That Took the Lives of Her Parents

Diane Megaw Jul 6, 2025
COOS COUNTY, Ore. — Oregon State Police (OSP) reports indicate that a fatal multi-car crash in Coos County near Lakeside on Friday at approximately 1:06 p.m. in which a beige Kia Optima crossed the centerline, crashing into a  black Toyota…
News

Lawyer Warns Some Oregon Summer Internships Are Actually Exploitation in Disguise

Diane Megaw Jul 6, 2025
Is a summer job internship or exploitation? A lawyer has some advice on identifying the red flags. Are Summer Jobs  Internships Or Exploitation? As thousands of students and recent graduates across Oregon take on summer…
News

Trump’s Massive Tax Bill Threatens Food and Health Benefits for Over 700,000 in Oregon

Diane Megaw Jul 4, 2025
Following the passage of President Donald Trump's $4.5 trillion tax bill yesterday, which includes $1.2 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and food stamp programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Oregon Governor Tina…
News

New Medford Program Uses Credit Counseling to Keep Families From Losing Their Homes

Diane Megaw Jul 3, 2025
MEDFORD Ore. — Thanks to support from Medford's Council Community Initiative Fund (CCIF), the nonprofit Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Southern Oregon (CCCS) helped 22 families avoid falling into homelessness. In September 2024,…
Loading ... Load More Posts No More Posts

In The News

Marion County Sues Army Corps Over Plan to Drain Detroit Lake

May 14, 2026

Oregon Man Sentenced to Nearly 7 Years for Trafficking Fentanyl and Meth in Montana

May 14, 2026

Southern Oregon Schools Face Back-to-Back Hoax Threats as Police Warn About Swatting

May 14, 2026

Oregon Prepares for Major Aging Shift as Seniors Now Outnumber Children

May 14, 2026

Russian National Extradited to Oregon in Global $340 Million Crypto Ponzi Case

May 13, 2026

Oregon Drought Emergency Expands as Coos, Klamath and Wheeler Counties Face Worsening Conditions

May 13, 2026
Prev Next 1 of 569
Morning Brief Newsletter
Sign up today for our daily newsletter, a quick overview of top local stories and Oregon breaking news delivered straight to your inbox.
You can unsubscribe at any time. We do not share your information with third parties, and we will only send our daily newsletter.

  • News
  • Business
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Politics & Elections
  • Sports
  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Baseball
  • Ashland
  • Grants Pass
  • Klamath Falls
  • Medford
  • Roseburg
  • Jackson County
  • Josephine County
  • Klamath County
  • Douglas County
  • About Us
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Copyright
  • Contact
Driven by DMedia
  • Home
  • News
  • Feed
  • Weather
  • Sitemap
  • About
  • Contact
© Copyright 2026 - Daily Tidings. All Rights Reserved.