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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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Oregon Faces Heightened Wildfire Threat Amid Federal Budget Cuts

Diane Megaw May 31, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — As wildfire season starts in Oregon, with hotter and drier conditions expected, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), U.S. Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are collaborating to respond swiftly to any…

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Oregon Sends Fire Crews to Canada Amid Rising Wildfire Threats

Diane Megaw May 31, 2025

The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) deployed 14 firefighters to help fight fires in Alberta, Canada, yesterday. In the past, Oregon has called on its out-of-state partners to send resources when wildfires here exceeded local and…

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Oregon Senate Passes Landmark Bill Banning Plastic Bags at Retail Checkouts Statewide

Diane Megaw May 31, 2025

Senate Bill 551, the bill banning all bags made of plastic film at checkout in restaurants, grocery stores, and other retail locations, passed the Oregon Senate with a vote of 22-8, taking a step closer to becoming law. The Oregon Senate…

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Oregon’s New Homeland Security Roadmap Strengthens Defenses Against Wildfires, Cyberattacks,…

Diane Megaw May 30, 2025

The Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) laid out the state’s Comprehensive Homeland Security Strategy 2025 to 2028, which seeks to address natural, technological, or human-caused risks as they arise over the next three years.…

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Judge Rules Grants Pass City Council Can Enforce Camping Bans At Certain Sites

Diane Megaw May 30, 2025

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Disability Rights Oregon et al. v. Grants Pass injunction, which blocked the removal of campsites or tents from city property until Grants Pass provided 150 spaces for public camping, was modified yesterday to allow…

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Medford Open Streets Returns This Saturday With Food, Music, and Car-Free Fun Downtown

Diane Megaw May 29, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — The popular Medford Open Streets, a free community event, returns to downtown this Saturday, May 31. Medford citizens are invited to walk, roll, or take the bus to Medford Open Streets on Saturday to enjoy the free event…

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Oregon-Led Coalition Sues to Stop Trump’s Cuts to Science Funding and Diversity Programs

Diane Megaw May 29, 2025

Oregon’s Attorney General, Dan Rayfield, joined a 16-state coalition of attorneys general to defend National Science Foundation (NFS) funding slashed by the Trump administration and increase diversity in science, technology, engineering,…

Crime & Courts

Grants Pass Teen Held at Knifepoint in Facebook Marketplace Robbery by Trio of Youth Suspects

Diane Megaw May 28, 2025

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Grants Pass Police Officers arrested 20-year-old Aiden Steven McCarroll and two juveniles yesterday in connection with a robbery with a knife on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at about 5:24 p.m. in the 1200 block of Rogue River…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Caught With 270 Pounds of Meth in Cross-State Drug Trafficking Bust

Diane Megaw May 28, 2025

An Estacada, Oregon, man, 29-year-old Anthony Barrera, caught transporting 270 pounds of methamphetamine from Southern California to Oregon near Roseburg, has been criminally charged with possessing methamphetamine and cocaine with the…

Crime & Courts

Iranian Hacker Pleads Guilty to RobbinHood Ransomware Attacks Affecting Gresham, Oregon

Diane Megaw May 28, 2025

A 37-year-old Iranian man, Sina Gholinejad, pleaded guilty to participating in an international scheme involving the Robbinhood ransomware yesterday. The cyber-attacks were conducted across the US as Gholinejad and his associates…

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