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
Suspected Serial Arsonist In Custody For Several Downtown Klamath Falls Fires
Klamath Falls Police investigating a series of fires that broke out downtown last week arrested 35-year-old Preston Helgesen in connection with the fires.

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Oregon Treasurer Pushes New Pension Strategy Toward Clean Energy, Away From Private Equity
Oregon Treasurer Elizabeth Steiner, MD, recently outlined shifts in the state’s investment strategy in a letter to the Oregon Investment Council and PERS beneficiaries…

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Oregon AG Says Marion County Cannot Release Immigrant Records to ICE and Moves to Dismiss Lawsuit
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a motion on Monday asking the court to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Marion County, in which the county seeks clarity on…

Business & Economy
Legacy Health Blames ‘Unbearable’ Costs as It Prepares Major Clinic Closures in Oregon and Washington
Legacy Health indicated that several of its clinics and programs in Oregon and Washington will be closed due to significant financial pressures, including rising labor…

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Court Sides With Trump on Oregon National Guard, But Deployment Still Blocked
The three-panel Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of President Donald Trump yesterday, staying the first Temporary Restraining Order (TRO). However, Trump is…

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Bicyclist Struck and Killed by RV on Highway 140 Near Central Point
A Central Point bicyclist, 37-year-old Wesley Mad Olngellel, died on Saturday on Highway 140, near milepost 4, in Jackson County after being hit by a Freightliner…

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Three Arrested as Tear Gas Fired During Portland Protest at ICE Facility
Portland Police Bureau (PPB) officers monitoring protest activity around the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building on the south waterfront on Saturday…

Crime & Courts
10 Years Later, Portland Police Still Seek Answers in Dion Matthews Jr. Homicide
The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) asked for help from the public to solve the homicide of Dion Matthews Jr. yesterday. Matthews died from a gunshot wound in a parking lot…






