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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

Suspected Salem Flight Deck Restaurant Armed Robber Arrested

Diane Megaw Jan 17, 2025

SALEM, Ore. — Following a Salem Police Department investigation into an armed robbery at the Flight Deck Restaurant & Lounge in southeast Salem in December, police arrested Butch August Knupp, 40, of Keizer, yesterday. Flight…

Business

Analog Devices Portland Factories Awarded $105 Million In CHIPS Act Funding

Diane Megaw Jan 17, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Commerce Department announced yesterday that Analog Devices Inc. will receive $105 million in the latest round of federal CHIPS Act awards. The funds are earmarked to upgrade Analog’s factories in the suburbs around…

News

Post-2020 Labor Day Fires Economic Revitalization Program Applications Open In Spring

Diane Megaw Jan 16, 2025

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Applications for the Planning, Infrastructure, and Economic Revitalization (PIER) Program, which supports economic recovery for businesses affected by the 2020 Labor Day fires in Jackson County, will open soon.…

News

Portland Police Are Ready For Inauguration Day

Diane Megaw Jan 16, 2025

Although no threats related to Inauguration Day or events following Inauguration Day have been identified in Portland, the city’s Unified Command, including the Portland Police Bureau (PPB), Portland Emergency Management, and Portland Fire…

Crime & Courts

Coos Bay Man Arrested In Cocaine Trafficking Investigation

Diane Megaw Jan 14, 2025

COOS COUNTY, Ore. — A 43-year-old man was arrested on Friday, January 10th, as a result of investigations by detectives with the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT). Several people were detained during the execution of a search…

Business

$53 Million CHIPS Act Funding Awarded To HP For Oregon Research & Manufacturing

Diane Megaw Jan 14, 2025

On Monday, the Biden Administration confirmed a $53 million award under the CHIPS (Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors) Act to HP Inc. to expand research and manufacturing in Corvallis. HP Oregon Gets $53…

Crime & Courts

Elusive Portland Pair In Stolen Vehicle Crash Arrested And Face Felony Charges

Diane Megaw Jan 13, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) indicated that East Precinct Portland Police officers responding to a report of a welfare check on two people seen unconscious in a Jeep in the area of Southeast 60th Avenue and Southeast…

News

Oregon Sends Additional Firefighting Teams To California

Diane Megaw Jan 12, 2025

Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM) indicated yesterday that six additional strike teams of water tenders are going to Southern California. More Oregon Firefighting Teams Head To California Thirty water tenders and 70 firefighters…

News

$30 Million Federal Funds Allocated To Oregon Route 126 Improvements

Diane Megaw Jan 11, 2025

LANE COUNTY, Ore. — Over $30 million in federal funding will go to the Oregon Department of Transport's (ODOT) construction of dual-lane roundabouts on Highway 126 at Huston Road and Ellmaker Road in rural Lane County. Senator Ron Wyden…

Crime & Courts

Salem Victim Identified: Death Ruled Homicide & Suspect Arrested

Diane Megaw Jan 11, 2025

SALEM, Ore. — The body found in the Salem Business District on January 3, regarded as a suspicious death, has been identified. The Salem Police Department confirmed yesterday that the death of Priscilla Joann Aldana, 43, of Salem, is…

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