Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-09-03
Vaccine Could Breakthrough the Fentanyl Crisis in Oregon and Other U.S. States News By Lucille McNamara On Sep 3, 2024 Scientists are pinning their hopes on a vaccine to provide a breakthrough in the fentanyl addiction crisis sweeping the nation. The vaccine could go to clinical trial as early as the middle of 2025 and is under development by researchers at the University of Houston. Fentanyl Vaccine by The Biopharmaceutical Startup Ovax Oregon ranks highly as a fentanyl addiction and ove
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-09-03
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Copperfield Fire Update: Emergency Declared As Fire Spreads To Over 3,200 Acres By Diane Megaw on September 3, 2024 KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The National Interagency Fire Center of the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) reports that the Copperfield fire, blazing about 5 miles southeast of Chiloquin, Oregon, has advanced to an estimated 3,241 acres. Gov. Tina Kot
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-09-03
Copperfield Fire Update: Emergency Declared As Fire Spreads To Over 3,200 Acres Top Stories By Diane Megaw On Sep 3, 2024 KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The National Interagency Fire Center of the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) reports that the Copperfield fire, blazing about 5 miles southeast of Chiloquin, Oregon, has advanced to an estimated 3,241 acres. Gov. Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency, and Incident Management Team 3 has been mobilized to support firefighting efforts in the Klamath-
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-08-29
Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . Daily Tidings Daily Tidings Sign up for the Morning Brief Newsletter . facebook twitter Klamath Dam Breaches Near Completion: Salmon To Swim Freely For First Time In 100 Years By Diane Megaw on August 29, 2024 KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — As the biggest dam removal project in U.S. history nears completion, salmon will have a path to swim freely through a major watershed near the California-Oregon border. This will be the first time in over a century they will
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-09-02
Klamath County Orders Evacuations As Copperfield Fire Blazes Spread Top Stories By Diane Megaw On Sep 2, 2024 KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Urgent evacuation orders have been issued as the fast-moving wildfire named the Copperfield Fire has exploded in Klamath County. Residents in the affected areas have been notified of mandatory evacuation under the highest fire alert (GO NOW!) as the fire spreads from where it originated- east of Chiloquin. Klamath County Evacuation Orders The fire now covers
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-09-03
Entries Open Tomorrow to Playwrights for the 2025 Ashland New Plays Festival Revels News By Lucille McNamara On Sep 3, 2024 ASHLAND, Ore — Submissions open tomorrow (Wednesday) for the 2025 Ashland New Plays Festival (ANPF). Every year, the competition has attracted hundreds of entries from playwrights of all levels since its launch in 1992. Meanwhile, preparations are underway for staging the 2024 festival from October 16 – 20. Hundreds of Entries are Received Every Year ANPF board presi
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-11-16
Oregon Registers First Human Infection of Avian ‘Flu News By Lucille McNamara On Nov 16, 2024 Last updated Nov 16, 2024 Influenza A Virus - H5N1 | Courtesy: NIAID The first human in Oregon to contract avian ‘flu has been confirmed by the state’s Health Authority (OHA). This brings the national total of humans infected with avian ‘flu to 52, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The highest number of human infections is in California, with 26, with the second highest infection rate in Was
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-11-13
William Frombach of Medford Will Appear in Court on December 12 in Connection with last Friday’s Murder Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Nov 13, 2024 MEDFORD, Ore. — William Carl Frombach Jr. of Medford is in custody without bail following the murder of Devery Allen Bynam and the attempted murder of Elizabeth Hadley last Friday. Frombach (45) appeared in the Jackson County Court yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon when a public defender was assigned to his case. The arraignment was postponed
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-11-12
PacifiCorp Workers Must Return Full-Time to the Portland Headquarters Business By Lucille McNamara On Nov 12, 2024 Employees of the electric utility, PacifiCorp, can no longer work from home. They have been instructed to work permanently from the company’s Northeast Portland headquarters from January 6. Many PacifiCorp workers opted to work remotely since the pandemic, only visiting the office for company events and meetings. CEO Says Additional Pay Rises Will be Given for Certain Employe
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-11-06
Fierce Opposition to Oregon Measure 118 at the Polls Defeats Attempts to Establish a Basic Income Program Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Nov 6, 2024 Last updated Nov 6, 2024 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski Oregonians have fiercely opposed Measure 118 which would have taxed corporate sales over $25 million by a minimum of 3% and funneled the revenue to residents who live in the state for at least 200 days every year. Res
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-11-06
Public Health Alert Issued in Jackson County Over Illicit Drug Overdoses News By Diane Megaw On Nov 6, 2024 JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Following an increase in medical service responses to suspected fatal overdoses and emergency room admissions, Jackson County Public Health (JCPH) issued an overdose alert for illicit fentanyl, an opioid. Jackson County Public Heath Warning For Illicit Fentanyl Suspected fatal overdoses and ER admissions between Oct. 27 and Nov. 2. have prompted JCPH to issue
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-11-03
Jackson Country Farm Placed Under Quarantine After Outbreak of Avian Flu News By Lucille McNamara On Nov 3, 2024 Group of hens feeding | Courtesy: Oregon Department of Agriculture JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Oregon is not exempt from the latest outbreaks of Avian ‘flu sweeping across the country. A farm in Jackson County has been placed under quarantine after a flock of geese and chickens were infected. All poultry on the farm has been euthanized by a team from the Oregon Department of Agriculture (O
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-11-20
Oregon Workers To Benefit From $42 Million Grant Earmarked For Training News By Diane Megaw On Nov 20, 2024 Future Ready Oregon The Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission is administering a grant of $42 million, the final round of the $200 million Future Ready Oregon grant approved in 2022 by Oregon lawmakers. The funding has been allocated to train talent from underserved communities to improve access to the health care, manufacturing, and technology in Oregon, where there is a shortag
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-11-17
Air Force Falcons Shut Out Short-Handed Oregon State Beavers – Game Highlights Football By OSU Sports Information On Nov 17, 2024 Air Force's 28-0 shutout win over Oregon State - November 16 2024 In their first shutout since 2020’s 28-0 win over New Mexico, the Air Force Falcons dominated the Oregon State Beavers on Saturday to echo the score from four years ago, beating the Beavers 28-0. Air Force owned the game from the outset. Oregon State Beavers vs Air Force Falcons Game
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-11-22
Southern Oregon Homes Damaged By Trees Falling During Storm News By Diane Megaw On Nov 22, 2024 Several people were affected by Tuesday night’s storms across Southern Oregon and Northern California, as roads closed and the storm caused several trees to fall. Southern Oregon Residents Affected By Storm Winter is the worst time of the year to do tree work as the ground is wet and the trees still have leaves on them, making them top heaving. Will Danielson, the managing member of Advanced Tr
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-11-15
Two New Emergency Services Programs Available From Rogue Community College Education By Diane Megaw On Nov 15, 2024 Last updated Nov 15, 2024 The Emergency Services Department of Rogue Community College (RCC) now has two new EMS program available to prospective students. RCC Expands Emergency Services Courses RCC’s Rusty Riis, Faculty Chair of their Emergency Services Department, indicated that around half of their students are adults returning to college. The new Emergency services
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-24
Million Dollar Drug Trafficking Ring Operating in Oregon – Woman Imprisoned for Money Laundering Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Oct 24, 2024 A 44-year-old Oregon woman who deposited millions of dollars into her Tualatin beauty salon and personal bank accounts for her drug trafficking boyfriend has been sentenced to four years and nine months in prison, becoming the 10 th person convicted in the case. Oregon U.S. District Judge Says Woman Helped Tear Families Apart Passing sente
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-27
Couple Admit Stealing $34 Million from Oregon Publishing Tycoon Win McCormack Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Oct 27, 2024 The largest heist against an individual in the history of the Oregon federal court unfolded on Friday as a chauffeur couple admitted to stealing more than $34 million from prominent Oregon publisher Win McCormack. Sergey A. Lebedenko (54) and his wife, Galina A. Lebedenko (49), pleaded guilty to three charges – conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to c
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-22
Oregon Felon Jailed for Calling a Circuit Court Judge ‘Dead Man Walking’ and Threatening to Kill Him Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Oct 22, 2024 A Portland man who called an Oregon district court judge ‘dead man walking,’ sending him letters threatening to stalk, beat up, stab and kill him, and harm his family, has been sentenced to 13 months and one day in prison by an Arizona judge who handled the hearing to avoid conflict of interest. Arizona Judge Presided to Avoid Conflict
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-10-15
Lilly Ledbetter: Eponymous Fair Pay Act Activist’s Death Mourned News By Diane Megaw On Oct 15, 2024 Last updated Oct 15, 2024 Lilly Ledbetter, an activist whose personal experience inspired her to fight for women’s equality, died on Saturday at the age of 86. Her quest for pay equity led to the passage of the monumental Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. Lilly Ledbetter’s Fight For Equal Pay Born in Jacksonville, Alabama, by 1979, Ledbetter was a supervisor at a Goodyear tire plant in