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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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Cliff Fall Turns Fatal at Remote Swimming Spot Outside Ashland

Diane Megaw Jun 28, 2025

ASHLAND, Ore. — Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) deputies responding to reports that a man had disappeared into deep water after falling from a cliff on Thursday evening at a swimming hole off of Dead Indian Memorial Road outside…

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Oregon Governor Greenlights $800 Million Deal to Bring Major League Baseball to Portland

Diane Megaw Jun 28, 2025

A Major League Baseball stadium in Southwest Portland was batted closer to reality on Thursday after Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed Senate Bill 110 to authorize up to $800 million to help finance the stadium. Governor Signs…

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Medford Unveils $2.3 Million Park Makeover With High-Tech Playground and Splash Pad

Diane Megaw Jun 27, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — Offering many new features for families—and their dogs—the upgraded Howard School is now open to visitors, who can relax in the sun or shade or engage with the new attractions. After nearly a year of construction, Howard…

Politics & Elections

Oregon Moves to Make Birth Doulas and Postpartum Care a Right for All Mothers

Diane Megaw Jun 27, 2025

Oregon senators passed Senate Bill 692- which would require private health insurers to cover expanded health services for mothers and babies on the Oregon Health Plan on Monday, with broad bipartisan support. Oregon Senate Bill…

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Cyanobacteria Toxin Triggers Use Advisory for Lost Creek Lake in Jackson County

Diane Megaw Jun 26, 2025

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Oregon Health Authority (OHA) officials issued a recreational use advisory for Lost Creek Lake in Jackson County on Tuesday after potentially dangerous levels of cylindrospermopsin, a toxin produced by harmful algae,…

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Oregon Backs Nationwide Effort to Defend Emergency Abortion Access in Wake of Federal Rollback

Diane Megaw Jun 26, 2025

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a coalition of 21 other attorneys general on Tuesday in a letter to the American Hospital Association reaffirming that hospitals across the country are legally obliged to provide emergency…

Oregon to Raise State Park Fees for Out-of-State Visitors Starting July

Diane Megaw Jun 26, 2025

Last week, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission announced a 25% increase in camping and parking fees for out-of-state visitors, effective July 1, following the department's recent cost increase for all park users, which took effect on…

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Firefighter Spots Arson Suspect at Scene as Blaze Burns Two Acres in Jackson County Forest

Diane Megaw Jun 25, 2025

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Jackson County Sheriff's Office (JCSO) deputies arrested a 51-year-old Prospect transient, Allen Lee Bicknell, for intentionally starting a fire Wednesday, June 18, in the Red Blanket Road area east of Prospect. A…

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Oregon Sues Trump Administration for Quietly Slashing Billions in Promised Federal Grants

Diane Megaw Jun 25, 2025

A coalition of 21 attorneys general, including Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, is suing the Trump Administration over its indiscriminate, unprecedented, and unlawful attempts to invoke a single provision in the federal regulations to…

Crime & Courts

Klamath County Hit by Wave of Roof-Entry Burglaries Targeting Local Businesses

Diane Megaw Jun 24, 2025

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The Klamath County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) issued an alert yesterday warning of a recent surge in commercial burglaries, which they are currently investigating. In many of the Klamath County commercial burglaries,…

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