Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-07-25
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Ex Medford Nurse Plans To Leave County On $4M Bail As 44 Felony Patient Charges Loom By Diane Megaw on July 25, 2024 MEDFORD, Ore. — The Medford nurse indicted and arrested in the Asante drug diversion investigation , 36-year-old Dani Marie Schofield, has been issued a travel permit allowing her to leave the county to consult with lawyers, despite 44 charges of crimi
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-25
Oregon Man Kidnapped, Beaten, and Robbed of his Cryptocurrency Wallet Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Oct 25, 2024 Four men who allegedly beat up an Oregon resident to obtain his cryptocurrency passcode face federal charges of kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap in the Portland U.S. District Court. At their court appearance on Thursday, Jackson Reves (19), Justice Uallah Del Carpi (22) and Ralph Moreno Jr. (24) pleaded not guilty. The fourth accused, Billy Cordova (24) pleaded not guil
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-30
Grant Pass Police & DEA Joint Operation Renders Guns, Money, Drugs, And 16 Arrests Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Oct 30, 2024 Last updated Oct 30, 2024 GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A collaboration between the Grants Pass Police Department and the U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) across Southern Oregon rendered drugs, guns, and money in a joint operation during which sixteen people were arrested, mainly on drug-related crimes. Grants Pass DEA Warrant Arrests The Grants Pass a
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-18
Medford Cyclist Hit And Run Accused Pleads Not Guilty- Bail Set At $1 Million Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Oct 18, 2024 MEDFORD, Ore. — A Woman charged with manslaughter after a fatal hit-and-run with a cyclist in Medford , 36-year-old Cassie Jane Cavagnaro, pleaded not guilty to the charges put to her yesterday. Medford Cyclist Hit And Run Trial Cavagnaro, who has an extensive criminal history, allegedly struck 41-year-old Jimilee ‘Jason’ Thomas, a former Bend chef, while d
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-20
Postal Workers Set to Receive Wage Increases and Improved Working Conditions News By Lucille McNamara On Oct 20, 2024 Last updated Oct 21, 2024 U.S. Postal Service Mail Trucks | Credit: Sam LaRussa The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) has reached a tentative deal with U.S. Postal Services in a Collective Bargaining Agreement that includes increased wages and improved working hours and conditions. The new contract was agreed to on Friday and must now be ratified by the union’s 200,0
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-27
Oregon Measure 118 is Heading for Failure at the November 5 Polls Politics & Elections Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Oct 27, 2024 Last updated Oct 27, 2024 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski for Dailytidings.com Measure 118 is heading for failure according to a poll undertaken by the Northwest Progressive Institute that shows that while 29% of the electorate favor Measure 118, 54% are opposed, and 17% are undecided. Measure 118 proposes
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-23
Jackson County Fire District 5 Gets Lifeline From Fellow Firefighters News By Diane Megaw On Oct 23, 2024 Last updated Oct 23, 2024 Credit: Jackson County Fire District #5 Facebook Page JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The board of Jackson County Fire District 3 unanimously approved an agreement with troubled Jackson County Fire District 5 on Thursday that will ensure the districts continue to operate separately but share certain services of Fire District 5. The agreement follows months of upheaval at Fir
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-23
Voter Backing for Oregon Measure 118 Is Losing Support Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Oct 23, 2024 Last updated Oct 23, 2024 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski for Dailytidings.com As the November 5 election date draws nearer, voter-backing is losing support for Measure 118 which proposes big corporations pay a 3% tax on sales above $25 million to be shared by Oregonians. Four progressive organizations have withdrawn support for Measure 118 w
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-21
Southern Oregon Local Police Target Traffic Violations Near Schools News By Diane Megaw On Oct 21, 2024 Last updated Oct 21, 2024 ROGUE VALLEY, Ore. — Following the Medford police’s move last month to crack down on school zone speed limits , Grants Pass and Eagle Point authorities have joined the initiative to help make school traffic areas safer. Grants Pass Police Target School Traffic Zones Last Friday, the Grants Pass Police Department conducted a Traffic Safety Enforcement Oper
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-15
Meth and Fentanyl Seized by Oregon Police in Bag Labeled “Definitely Not a Bag Full of Drugs” Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Oct 15, 2024 Portland Police Bureau (PPB) seized 12 bags of meth weighing 220 grams and 79 fentanyl pills from a bag labeled ‘definitely not a bag full of drugs.’ The bag full of drugs haul was made on Tuesday from a stolen vehicle. PPB Public Information Officer Mike Brenner said the bag also contained three fake oxycodone pills and a container with more meth.
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-19
Jackson County Highway 140 Crash Results In 1 Fatality And 2 Injuries News By Diane Megaw On Oct 19, 2024 JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A collision between two vehicles on Highway 140 in Jackson County near milepost 31 on Thursday afternoon claimed the life of one person and left two others injured. Fatal Accident On Highway 140 in Jackson County Emergency responders from the Oregon State Police (OSP) at a crash that occurred at about 2:58 p.m. established that the driver of an eastbound Chevrol
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-31
Oregon Woman Dies Saving a Puppy On Highway 62 News By Diane Megaw On Oct 31, 2024 JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The Oregon State Police (OSP) responded to reports of a fatal pedestrian-versus-vehicle accident near milepost 13 on Highway 62 at approximately 7:53 p.m. on Monday. Preliminary investigations suggest that 29-year-old Yesica Valenzuela-Quezada, known as Jess, of Eagle Point, was on the roadway attempting to save a puppy that had run into the highway when she was struck by a car. Valenzuela-Q
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-25
1,035 Oregonians Face Job Losses When Wells Fargo Withdraws from Three State Locations Business By Lucille McNamara On Oct 25, 2024 Last updated Oct 25, 2024 Wells Fargo Center in downtown Portland, Oregon | Credit: Another Believer Wells Fargo is pulling out of its three Oregon Global Operations business branches, placing the jobs of 1,035 employees in jeopardy. The bank has announced that it will withdraw from Oregon before the end of 2025. Unconfirmed staff numbers are 520 in Hillsboro, 200 i
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-28
Venom: The Last Dance Disappoints At This Weekend’s Box Office Movies & TV By Bernadette Obrien On Oct 28, 2024 Venom: The Last Dance (2024) For the third frame in a row, the overall box office was down from last year, and the third part of Sony’s Venom: The Last Dance trilogy didn’t reach the highs of the first two parts of the franchise. Venom: The Last Dance Down From First Two Of Threequel Taking $51M domestically on 4,131 screens and $175M globally this weekend at the box office,
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-12
Accomplice In Oregon Drug Dealer’s Death & Robbery Jailed For 22 Years Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Oct 12, 2024 Credit: Joe Gratz Following the 2022 fatal shooting of a drug dealer, 57-year-old Abed Fattoum, the accomplice to the crime, Bonscott J. Skinner, now 28, who grabbed a backpack full of drugs during the robbery, was sentenced to 22 years in state prison on Friday. Abed Fattoum, Portland Drug Dealer, Shot in Tent A second man charged with the robbery and fatal shooti
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-12
Medford Company Gives Back With HVAC Installations To Tragedy Survivors News By Diane Megaw On Oct 12, 2024 #LennoxFeelTheLove program. | Photo by Maggie Rose MEDFORD, Ore. — A Medford heating and air company, Metal Masters and Lennox has been giving back to community members through their “Feel the love” program for the last four years. A family who survived cancer and the Almeda fires were recently given a free HVAC Installation. Medford Heating And Air Company Community Pro
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-19
The Witcher Star Kim Bodnia Won’t Be Returning to The Role of Vesemir For Season 4 Movies & TV By Bernadette Obrien On Oct 19, 2024 The Witcher star, Kim Bodnia was cast in the next season of the Netflix fantasy drama, The Witcher but won’t be returning to the role of Vesemir. Bodnia is moving on to the Apple TV+ original film F1 and The Witcher’s filming clashed with his schedule. The Witcher’s New Cast After Henry Cavill’s controversial departure, The Hunger Games alum L
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-23
God Of War Showrunner Ronald D. Moore Takes On Amazon Series Movies & TV By Bernadette Obrien On Oct 23, 2024 Last updated Oct 24, 2024 God of War (2024) The prolific creator/showrunner Ronald D. Moore is returning to the Sony Pictures TV Studios fold with a high-profile IP for the studio. Slated as the writer, executive producer, and showrunner of the Amazon MGM Studios and Sony TV Prime Video series, God Of War. Amazon God of War Series Based on PlayStation‘s hugely popular ancient
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-29
Bright Orange Sneakers Trip Up Oregon Robber’s Attempted Disguise Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Oct 29, 2024 It was a pair of bright orange sneakers that helped police track down 60-year-old Lance Gregory Fluker, whose attempt at disguise with a black mask and black woolen hat failed after he robbed two credit unions in Portland on Saturday. The Robber Demanded Large Bank Notes Armed with a large knife, Fluker entered the Advantis Credit Union on N.E. 15 th Ave., demanding tha
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-23
Former Jackson County Fire Chief Charles Hanley Threatens to Sue the Department Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Oct 23, 2024 JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Former Jackson County Fire Chief, Charles Hanley, who was fired in August amid allegations of inappropriate workplace conduct , has retaliated with a threat to sue the fire department. Five More Allegations Are Under Investigation Jackson County Fire District 5 (JCFD5) found that three allegations against Hanley were sustained – cove