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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

Armed Salem Man Arrested After Foot Chase and Standoff Outside Hospital

Diane Megaw Feb 20, 2025

Responding to a report by security personnel of an armed man outside the Salem Health Medical just before 8.00 p.m. on Tuesday, center. The man, identified as 25-year-old Luis Angel Escobedo Castaneda, did not respond to instructions…

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Oregon Man Drowns Trying To Save Dog At Miller Island

Diane Megaw Feb 20, 2025

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — In a tragic turn of events, a 65-year-old Klamath Falls man drowned while attempting to rescue a struggling dog at the Miller Island Wildlife Refuge on Sunday. After an extensive search, authorities recovered his body…

News

Portland’s First HIV/AIDS Care Home Juniper House Listed as A National Historic Place

Diane Megaw Feb 19, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) announced yesterday that Portland's Juniper House, the historic building converted into an HIV/AIDS end-of-life care home in 1987—inspiring numerous similar facilities—is…

Crime & Courts

Salem Standoff Ends with Arrest of Armed Man After Two-Hour Negotiation

Diane Megaw Feb 19, 2025

Officers from the Salem Police Department responding to a report received at about 7.30 p.m. on February 14 of an armed man standing in the street in the 1500 block of Ruge ST NW yelling and brandishing a handgun arrested 55-year-old Mark…

News

Oregon Public Employees Report High Incidence of Workplace Threats and Trauma

Diane Megaw Feb 18, 2025

The Oregon branch of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) recently released a report titled Unsafe on the Job, drawing attention to understaffing, extreme overtime, and inadequate safety protocols that…

News

Grants Pass Woman Declared Dead On Scene Of Unexplained Valentine Day Highway 140 Crash

Diane Megaw Feb 18, 2025

Responding to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 140, near milepost 55, in Lake County on February 14, the Oregon State Police (OSP), assisted by Lake County Search and Rescue and ODOT, initiated an investigation after the driver, Laura Anne…

Crime & Courts

Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Busts Large-Scale Chop Shop, Recovers Stolen Vehicles and…

Diane Megaw Feb 17, 2025

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore — The Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) confirmed that a months-long investigation into a large-scale chop shop operation in northern Douglas County ended with the successful recovery of several stolen vehicles and…

Environment

Oregon-Led AG Coalition Urges Total EPA Ban on Chlorpyrifos, Highlighting Health Risks to Children…

Diane Megaw Feb 16, 2025

A coalition of attorneys general, led by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, has urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reinstate the prior ban on the harmful pesticide chlorpyrifos after the EPA proposed to revoke all food…

Crime & Courts

Roseburg Duo Busted with Nearly 30 Grams of Meth in Alleged Drug Deal

Diane Megaw Feb 15, 2025

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) arrested two people in Roseburg in what appears to be a methamphetamine sale on Thursday evening. 30-year-old Tyler Michael Jordan of Roseburg and 46-year-old Dawn Marie Boyce…

Crime & Courts

Drunk Oregon Man Arrested for Assault After Commanding Pit Bull to Attack, Faces Six-Year Sentence

Diane Megaw Feb 15, 2025

Lane County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Cottage Grove man, Ron Cameron Boss, Jr., on Thursday. Boss allegedly assaulted two men, instructing his pit bull to bite one of them. Court records indicate that Boss was intoxicated and…

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