Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-20
Oregon Man Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Supplying More Than a Ton of Marijuana to New York Ring Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Feb 20, 2026 Mark Hatfield U.S. Courthouse. Portland, Oregon | Credit: M.O. Stevens Oregon man, Robert Fiels (38) of City Falls, was sentenced yesterday to five years and 10 months in federal prison for supplying more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and marijuana products for distribution across Western New York. Tidings Insight Marijuana is
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-03-06
Medford Man Arrested on Attempted Murder Charges After Early-Morning Shooting on Swing Lane, Police Say Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Mar 6, 2026 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞-𝐛𝐲 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 | Courtesy: Medford Police Department MEDFORD, Ore. — A 33-year-old man has been arrested by the Medford Police Department (MPD) and is facing multiple charges following a dispute in which shots were fired. Bryce W. Kleinhanz was lodged at the Jackson County Jail following a shoo
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-03-07
Portland Judge Blocks ICE From Using Tear Gas Near South Waterfront Apartments After Residents Report Health Problems News By Lucille McNamara On Mar 7, 2026 Mark Hatfield U.S. Courthouse. Portland, Oregon | Credit: M.O. Stevens PORTLAND, Ore. — Apartment dwellers living next door to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in South Portland have won a preliminary injunction to stop federal agents from using tear gas as a crowd control measure. The lawsuit against the feder
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-03-13
Shots Fired During Altercation in Medford, Police Detain Two and Continue Investigation Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Mar 13, 2026 Courtesy: Medford Police MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford Police detained two people and contacted others involved after shots were fired into the air during an altercation on Wednesday morning. Responding to a report of gunshots in the area of West 8th Street and Hamilton Street at 9:28 p.m., an officer already in the vicinity who heard several gunshots and arrived sh
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-03-07
Grants Pass Police Arrest Woman 45 Minutes After Lunchtime Bank Robbery at People’s Bank Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Mar 7, 2026 Courtesy: Grants Pass Police Department GRANTS PASS Ore. — A 58-year-old female was arrested less than an hour after a bank robbery at the People’s Bank in Grants Pass yesterday (Friday). Renee Freitas was taken into custody 45 minutes after the robbery by a Grants Pass Police School Resource Officer. The arrest took place near the Grants Pass Shopping Ce
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-17
Portland Slips Behind Other U.S. Cities as Report Shows Slowing Population Growth, Job Losses and Record Vacancies News By Diane Megaw On Feb 17, 2026 Last updated Feb 17, 2026 FILE - Downtown Portland, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski The Portland Metro Chamber’s annual State of the Economy and State of Downtown & the Central City reports, released on Thursday, reflect a city facing significant challenges that have shown up in financial forecasts. Portland’s State Of The Economy New
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-11
Oregon State Park Visits Fall by More Than Two Million as Closures and Wildfire Smoke Cut Into Peak Season News By Diane Megaw On Feb 11, 2026 FILE - Smith Rock State Park, Deschutes County, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski While visits to Oregon State Parks remain popular, day-use visits were down by nearly 2,4 million visitors in 2025 compared with 2024’s record-breaking season. But some parks hosted more visits, reflecting the strong demand for outdoor recreation. Oregon State Park Vis
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-28
Former Portland Nonprofit Leader Sentenced After Admitting He Took Over $100,000 Through Fraudulent Withdrawals Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Feb 28, 2026 The ex-Alberta Main Street (AMS) board chair and president, Devon T. Horace, was sentenced to one year’s formal probation for theft and falsifying business records on Thursday over the misuse of charitable assets belonging to the now-dissolved nonprofit. AMS Chairman Sentenced In Theft Case The Oregon Department of Justice
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-20
Oregon Advances Plan to Ease Estate Taxes for Most Families While Increasing Rates on Multi-Million Dollar Estates News By Diane Megaw On Feb 20, 2026 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski Oregon Democrats advanced a plan in the Senate on Wednesday to raise the estate tax threshold from $1 million to $2.5 million and increase taxes on estates above $3 million. Oregon Plan To Move Estate Tax Burden To Wealthier Estates Because of Oregon’s esta
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-14
Medford Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Killing Laundromat Worker After Escaping Juvenile Custody Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Feb 14, 2026 Last updated Feb 14, 2026 MEDFORD, Ore. — A 20-year-old man who had escaped from an Oregon juvenile corrections center and who had a history of violent crime was sentenced to 25 years in a federal prison for a fatal shooting at a Medford laundromat in 2024. Jesus Armando Pena Jr. was sentenced yesterday (Friday) by Jackson County Circuit Court Jud
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-21
Romanian Hacker Pleads Guilty to Selling Access to Oregon Government Network After Major Breach Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Feb 21, 2026 Last updated Feb 21, 2026 A Romanian national pleaded guilty yesterday to selling access to an Oregon state government office network after obtaining unauthorized access in June 2021. Catalin Dragomir (45) pleaded guilty to obtaining information from a protected computer and aggravated identity theft . Tidings Insight Federal law defines a protect
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-03-01
Oregon Family Loses $2,500 After AI Scammers Fake Their Daughter’s Voice and Threaten to Kill Her News By Lucille McNamara On Mar 1, 2026 Courtesy: Washington County Sheriff's Office Scammers using AI technology, who managed to coerce $2,500 from a Hillsboro family, are using fear and a sense of urgency to stop people from thinking clearly during stressful situations, according to detectives from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO). Tidings Data Snapshot Imposter scams and phone losses
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-03-02
Eugene ICE Protest Turns Chaotic as Woman Is Injured and Vehicles Are Damaged During Saturday Night Clash News By Lucille McNamara On Mar 2, 2026 Last updated Mar 2, 2026 Eugene ICE Protest Sparks Arrest, Injuries, and Vehicle Damage After Crowds Swarm Downtown Streets EUGENE, Ore. — Hundreds of Protesters in Eugene, rallying against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), led to an arrest, injuries to a 30-year-old female resident, and damage to several vehicles on Saturday night.  
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-14
Two Roseburg School Assistants Arrested After Children Suffer Injuries During Class, Deputies Say Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Feb 14, 2026 Last updated Feb 14, 2026 ROSEBURG, Ore. — Following an investigation into the suspicious injuries of two children at a school for special learning needs in Roseburg, two teacher assistants were arrested on Thursday by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Erich Michael Hoque (23) and Brian Joseph Marsters (60), both of Roseburg, are lodged in th
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-03-11
Burglary Suspect Exits Church and Surrenders After Grants Pass Police Deploy K9 Team Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Mar 11, 2026 Last updated Mar 11, 2026 Courtesy: Grants Pass Police Department GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A burglary suspect surrendered yesterday after Grants Pass patrol officers, including Interim-Corporal Lexi Pittman and her K9 partner Kick, responded to reports of a burglary in progress at New Song Church and warned that the K9 would be entering the building. Following 911 rep
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-09
Oregon Officials Demand Answers After Federal Agent Shoots Two People in Portland Amid Conflicting Reports Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Jan 9, 2026 FILE - Portland, January 8th 2026 - Crime scene tape marks the area where a federal agent shot two people in Portland on Thursday afternoon. PORTLAND, Ore. — The true facts surrounding yesterday’s shooting in Portland – in which a man and a woman were injured and whose conditions are still unknown – remain unclear as updates have ye
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-14
Oregon Could Remain One of the Only States With Unlimited Political Donations as Lawmakers Seek a Delay Politics & Elections Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Jan 14, 2026 Last updated Jan 14, 2026 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski Oregon will most likely continue to be one of five states where political donations remain uncapped, as multiple lawmakers from both parties support postponing the law that will change the complexion of campaigns
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-11
More People Are Moving to Oregon Than Anywhere Else but the Housing Shortage Is Getting Worse News By Diane Megaw On Jan 11, 2026 A recent survey showed that the percentage of inbound workers- those coming to Oregon from other states- was higher than in any other state across the US, but that may be bad news for the existing housing shortage. Oregon Is Top US State Where People Migrate To United Van Lines tracks state-by-state migration, and the United Van Lines 49 th Annual National Move
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-20
Multnomah County Sees First Drop in Homeless Deaths in a Decade but Fentanyl Overdoses Still Surge News By Lucille McNamara On Dec 20, 2025 Opioid overdose rescue kits | Courtesy: Southern Oregon University Of the 372 homeless people who died in Multnomah County last year, 183 overdosed from fentanyl, more than double the 91 deaths linked to the synthetic opioid in 2022. Tidings Data Snapshot Fentanyl linked deaths : people experiencing homelessness 1 2017 : first fentanyl linked death 36 2021 :
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-23
Oregon Woman Faces Prison After Dumping Half a Million Gallons of Toxic Wastewater Into Hillsboro Sewer Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Jan 23, 2026 An Oregon woman is facing prison and a hefty fine for allowing half-a-million gallons of water contaminated with *hydrofluoric acid, titanium, arsenic, molybdenum, vanadium, and other heavy metals into a sanitary sewer system in Hillsboro. Thirty-five-year-old Kayla Hartley, of Troutdale, pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to con