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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News
Oregon Sues Trump Administration Over Medicaid Ban Targeting Planned Parenthood
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a coalition comprising attorneys general from 22 States and Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, suing the Trump Administration for…

Crime & Courts
Illegal Marijuana Grow With 5,000 Plants Busted in Josephine County
The Josephine County Sheriff's Office indicated that an illegal marijuana site in Cave Junction was dismantled, one man was arrested, and four firearms were seized at…

News
Public Forests Net $13.5 Million in Oregon as BLM Timber Demand Surges
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon indicated yesterday that the July timber sales earned almost $13.5 million. The dollars will support jobs and local economies…

News
Klamath County Cuts All Animal Control Funding, Leaving Just Two Clerks to Cover Entire Region
The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) indicated that staffing cuts following the removal of all county general fund dollars from Animal Control for this fiscal year…

News
Oregon Becomes First State to Guarantee Insurance Coverage for Advanced Breast Reconstruction
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed Senate Bill 1137, ensuring that health insurers must now cover autologous breast reconstruction surgery, which uses the patient's own…

Crime & Courts
Drive-By Shooter Still at Large as Medford Police Hunt for Blue Dodge Pickup
As part of a drive-by shooting investigation, the Medford Police Department (MPD) has asked the public to help identify the blue Dodge Pickup in this video:

Crime & Courts
Two Children Test Positive for Meth After Portland Mom Found Unresponsive at Home
A Portland woman, 23-year-old Chloe Alethia Barnes, was arraigned last Thursday on four counts of criminal mistreatment and two counts of child neglect after witnesses…

Health
Oregon Sues to Stop Trump Officials From Accessing Names and Addresses of Food Stamp Recipients
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a lawsuit yesterday challenging the Trump Administration’s illegal demands to the states that they hand over the sensitive…







