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
Son Arrested in Fatal Stabbing of Father at White City Mobile Home Park After 5-Hour Manhunt
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) confirmed that their search for the suspect wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing at a mobile home park in the 3600…

News
Congress Backs Oregon’s Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Tariff Powers
The Oregon Attorney General has commended the congressional leaders who filed an amicus brief in the lawsuit filed by a 12-state coalition challenging President Trump’s…

Top Stories
Oregon Governor Under Fire From Both Parties Over Delay in Signing $4 Billion Transportation Bill
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has been put under pressure by Democratic and Republican Senators to sign the Transportation Bill, House Bill 3991, which was supported by a…

News
Oregon Ranks Among States Using the Least Ozempic and Wegovy for Weight Loss
In a recent study of prescriptions for the weight loss injection GLP-1 in each US state, Oregon ranked as the state with the 5th lowest prescriptions written.

Crime & Courts
Suspect on the Run After Fatal Shooting in Southeast Portland
Portland Police Bureau (PPB) officers responding to reports of a shooting near 142nd Ave and Division in Southeast Portland on Saturday, at 5:24 p.m., arrived to find an…

Health
Contaminated Cheese From Washington Creamery Sickens People in Oregon and Washington
An unpasteurized aged cheese produced by Twin Sisters Creamery Farmhouse in Washington state was linked to an Oregon resident who tested positive for Shiga…

News
Oregon Households Pay Some of the Lowest Energy Bills in the U.S.
In a recent survey of all US states, Oregon households had the second-lowest energy costs.

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Oregon Workers Struggle as Full-Time Jobs Become Harder to Find
Oregon's U-6 rate, better known as the "underemployment" rate, has been steadily increasing toward 5% for over two years as part-timers are finding it more challenging…







