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. News

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

    U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut granted a preliminary injunction on Sunday, extending the pause she previously ordered, stopping the Trump Administration from…

  2. Crime & Courts

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

    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…

  3. Politics & Government

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

    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…

  4. News

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

    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…

  5. Environment

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

    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…

  6. News

    Oregonians Lost an Average of $42,000 Each to Real Estate Scams, FBI Data Shows

    A new study reveals that Oregonians who fell prey to real estate scammers lost an average of $42,095 per victim in 2023.

  7. News

    Ex-Clackamas County Commissioner Melissa Fireside Disappears After Skipping Bail On Fraud Charges

    A former Clackamas County Commissioner, Melissa Fireside, who faces fraud charges for taking financial advantage of an 83-year-old man, accessing a computer network, and…

  8. Crime & Courts

    Man Found Dying on I-5 Near Gold Hill; Suspect Arrested Hours Later

    Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) revealed that the suspect in a rural Gold Hill homicide that took place next to Interstate 5, on Thursday, 34-year-old Michael…