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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

Portland Felon Fires Assault Rifle Rounds Into Apartment Below, Heads Back to Prison

Diane Megaw Mar 19, 2025

A Portland man with a violent criminal history, Paul Kurt Mitchell, 41, was sentenced to two years three months in prison on Monday after firing a Romanian WASR-10/63 semi-automatic assault rifle into the floor of his North Portland…

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Oregon Hits 100,000 Electric Vehicle Registrations in Decade-Long Green Push

Diane Megaw Mar 18, 2025

Oregon and nine other states' 2013 agreement to collectively register 3.3 million electric vehicles has reached fruition, with the state registering over 100,000 in the last 12 years. Oregon Meets Electric Vehicle Registration…

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OEM Activates Emergency Level 3 Following Flooding In Oregon

Diane Megaw Mar 18, 2025

The Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) activated the State Emergency Coordination Center (ECC) to Level 3 (Regional Response) yesterday in response to widespread flooding across parts of western Oregon. Oregon Heavy…

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Oregon’s Move to Ban Toxic PFAS Chemicals by 2026 Ignites Debate Over Health Risks and Industry…

Diane Megaw Mar 17, 2025

Since Oregon lawmakers introduced House Bill 3512, which seeks to prohibit the manufacture and use of toxic PFAS chemicals in the state from 2026, the bill has moved to the public participation phase on Thursday as testimony was heard from…

Crime & Courts

Convicted Felon on Parole Busted with 3D-Printed Ghost Guns and Drugs in Grants Pass Raid

Diane Megaw Mar 15, 2025

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A convicted felon, 30-year-old Killian Mavity, on supervised release from custody, was arrested by Grants Pass Police on Thursday for possession of guns and drugs, including 3D-printed gun parts. Josephine County…

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Cyclist’s Fatal Red-Light Run Collides with Subaru on Klamath County Highway

Diane Megaw Mar 15, 2025

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Responding to a vehicle versus bicycle crash on Wednesday on Crater Lake Parkway (Highway 97 Business) at the intersection with Shasta Way in Klamath County, Oregon State Police (OSP) discovered a cyclist, 48-year-old…

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Drunk Driver Fresh from Prison Flips Car in Wild Midnight Chase Through Medford Streets

Diane Megaw Mar 15, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — An intoxicated driver on transitional leave from prison crashed in a yard on Lone Pine Road in Medford, landing his car upside down, after attempting to elude Medford Police Officers late Thursday night. An MPD officer…

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Medford Planning Department Report Highlights New Homes, Hotels, and Affordable Housing Progress

Diane Megaw Mar 14, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford’s Public Involvement Program showcased growth, development, and community involvement with the Planning Department's draft year-end report on Monday during the Planning Commission review. New builds and steps towards…

Politics & Elections

Oregon House Bills Push Utility Companies to Get Certified and Pay for Homes Lost in Wildfires

Diane Megaw Mar 14, 2025

Two House Bills have been introduced in Oregon. The first would create a fund paid for by public utility companies to assist those who lose their homes to wildfires, and the second requires utility companies to apply for a wildfire safety…

Politics & Elections

Oregon’s New Bill Aims to Wipe Juvenile Records Clean with Easier Expungements

Diane Megaw Mar 13, 2025

House Bill 2677 was introduced on Tuesday, seeking to make qualifying juvenile record expungements easier. Oregon Bill Seeks To Help Remove Juvenile Criminal Records More Easily State Rep. Willy Chotzen, D-Portland, a public…

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