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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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Business

Joann Craft Store Bankruptcy Proposal to Close Half of All Locations Nationwide, Including Grants…

Diane Megaw Feb 14, 2025

National fabric and crafts retailer Joann filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday and sought court approval to close over half its stores. This filing is the second in under a year, and two Southern Oregon stores, including Joann…

News

Oregon’s Severe Winter Weather Triggers Level 3 Emergency Alert

Diane Megaw Feb 14, 2025

As weather forecasts predict snow and freezing rain across large parts of Western Oregon, the Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) activated the State Emergency Coordination Center (ECC) to Level 3 (Regional Response), effective…

News

Oregon 9-1-1 System Innovations to be Tested in Stayton Lab Before Deployment

Diane Megaw Feb 13, 2025

The Oregon Department of Emergency Management revealed yesterday that the state's 9-1-1 Program is being launched in its Stayton, Oregon, testing lab. The lab facilitates the testing of new 9-1-1 system capabilities in a simulated…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Mother Faces Manslaughter Charge in Her Son’s Fentanyl-poisoning Death

Diane Megaw Feb 13, 2025

The mother of a Portland toddler, Kelsey Haws, 32, has been charged with the death of her son almost two years ago. The boy died of a fentanyl overdose two months before his second birthday. Portland Mother Charged Over…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Father Indicted Over Fentanyl Death of His Infant Daughter

Diane Megaw Feb 13, 2025

Yesterday, a Coos Bay man, David Sigler, 32, was indicted by a Coos County grand jury for allegedly killing his 22-month-old daughter in fall 2024. He is charged with criminally negligent homicide and criminal mistreatment. Sigler was…

Crime & Courts

Oregon Man Arrested by Roseburg Police After Multiple Hit-and-Runs, Meth Found in Possession

Diane Megaw Feb 12, 2025

ROSEBURG, Ore. — The Roseburg Police Department (RPD) arrested a 71-year-old Roseburg man, David Grant Tollefson, early on Monday morning. While allegedly driving impaired, Tollefson reportedly struck three vehicles and a telephone pole…

Business

Jaguar Land Rover to Invest $180M in Portland for Next-Gen Self-Driving Tech

Diane Megaw Feb 12, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) announced plans to invest $180m into its Portland, Oregon, engineering facility yesterday. The funds are intended as part of the carmaker's global drive to join next-generation connectivity and…

Crime & Courts

Medford Manhunt: Adam Hausa Arrested After Armed Standoff Near McLoughlin Middle School

Diane Megaw Feb 12, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — Following a report of a menacing with a handgun, the area around the 400 block of N. Grape St, Medford, was closed off yesterday as the Medford Police Department (MPD) attended the scene. By 6.30 pm, the suspect, …

News

Oregon Senator Leads Multi-State Effort to Undo Trump’s Wildfire Funding Cuts

Diane Megaw Feb 11, 2025

A coalition of Western U.S. senators, led by Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley and New Mexico's Senator Martin Heinrich, has sent a letter to the recently confirmed Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Acting Agriculture Secretary Gary Washington…

Crime & Courts

Medford Woman Sues Carnival Operator for $600k After Being Thrown from Ride at Rogue Valley Mall

Diane Megaw Feb 11, 2025

MEDFORD, Ore. — A Jackson County woman, Rachal Martinez-Orozco, 35, has filed a lawsuit seeking $600,000 from Davis Shows, the Medford Mall carnival’s operating company. She alleges she was thrown from a ride at Medford's Rogue Valley Mall…

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