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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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Crime & Courts

California Woman Jailed for Stealing $1.3 Million in COVID Relief and $700,000 in Oregon Business…

Diane Megaw May 16, 2025

A California woman, 43-year-old Jamie McGowen, who stole almost $1.3 million in Covid-relief program funds and failed to pay the IRS over $700,000 in payroll taxes she collected from the employees of a small business in Salem, Oregon, has…

News

Oregon Fights Trump’s Order Denying Citizenship to U.S.-Born Children of Non-Green Card Holders

Diane Megaw May 16, 2025

On his first day back at the White House, January 20, Trump signed his first Executive Order (EO), which directed federal agencies to refuse to recognize the citizenship of U.S.-born children without at least one parent who is a green card…

News

Oregon Overdose Deaths Dropped in 2024 Alongside a National Decline of Nearly 30,000

Diane Megaw May 15, 2025

The CDC National Center for Health Statistics released the provisional annual statistics for drug overdose deaths in the US on Wednesday. In Oregon, 1,449 overdose deaths were recorded in 2024. While this is an increase from the 515…

News

Oregon Senate Passes Bill Banning AI-Generated Intimate Deepfakes to Safeguard Women and Children

Diane Megaw May 15, 2025

The Oregon Senate passed House Bill 2299 A earlier this month, a modification that would ban AI-generated porn sharing. HB 2299A, which relates to the unlawful dissemination of intimate images, was modified to include the disclosure of…

News

Medford’s New Jackson Alert System to Test Evacuation Zones with Upgraded Emergency Notifications

Diane Megaw May 14, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford’s Jackson Alert, the new emergency alert system formerly known as 'Citizen Alerts,' will be tested in each evacuation zone on Thursday, May 15, at 10:00 a.m. The City of Medford, in partnership with Jackson…

News

Oregon State Police Hunt Father and Son for Poaching Wild Steelhead at Amacher Park

Diane Megaw May 14, 2025

A father and son were stopped in the parking lot at John P. Amacher Park on the North Umpqua River on Thursday, May 8. The Oregon State Police (OSP) are seeking them after a wild steelhead was later found stashed in bushes where one of them…

Crime & Courts

Grants Pass Police Crack Down on Retail Theft with Zero-Tolerance Operation at WinCo and Walmart

Diane Megaw May 14, 2025

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Grants Pass Police partnered with local agencies on Saturday in an operation that seeks to thwart retail theft at WinCo and Walmart on Grants Pass Parkway. Joining forces with the Josephine County Sheriff’s…

News

Oregon Joins Lawsuits Against Trump Admin for Holding Emergency Funds Hostage to Enforce Immigration…

Diane Megaw May 14, 2025

A coalition of 19 attorneys general, including Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, filed two separate lawsuits against the Trump administration yesterday. The actions are a pushback against the Trump administration’s threats to…

Education

Oregon Students Outpace All U.S. States in Academic Growth from Elementary to Middle School

Diane Megaw May 12, 2025

Research by the online tutoring marketplace Wiingy on improvements in US elementary and middle school students indicates that Oregon students improve the most between elementary and middle school, with the highest overall academic…

Crime & Courts

3 Arrested After Police Drone Forces Thief From Downtown Eugene Hotel Hidey-Hole

Diane Megaw May 12, 2025

EUGENE, Ore. — Two suspects wanted in connection with a burglary where electronics and firearms were stolen on May 10 at about 11:20 a.m. in the 39200 block of Deerhorn Road, south of Walterville, were soon tracked down to a Downtown Eugene…

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