Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-05
Oregon Secretary of State Gives Portland Until Month’s End to Clean Up ‘Material Weaknesses’ in Its Annual Budget Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Jan 5, 2026 FILE - Portlandia Statue on the Portland Building | Photo by Seth Smigelski The Oregon Secretary of State has granted the City of Portland an extension to January 31, 2026, to file a corrective Plan of Action for its 2024-25 Financial Report, after auditors uncovered “material weaknesses” in the original report. The city received a clean
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-19
Oregon Could Soon Regain Control Over Gray Wolf Management as Congress Moves to End Federal Protection Environment By Diane Megaw On Dec 19, 2025 Male wolf from Wenaha pack | Courtesy: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Gray Wolves may soon be removed from federal protection and enjoy state protection. The Pet and Livestock Protection Act passed the House of Representatives yesterday with bipartisan support, restoring wildlife management authority to state agencies. Gray Wolf Delistin
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-09
Oregon Woman Pleads Guilty After Feds Say She Stole Nearly $500K in COVID Relief Meant to Save Jobs Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Jan 9, 2026 The owner of three businesses, 50-year-old Jodi Aliece Jennings of Junction City, Oregon, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to stealing over $487,386.75 in federal funds during the COVID-19 pandemic. Junction City Woman Pleads Guilty To Stealing COVID Funds On June 15, 2023, a federal grand jury in Eugene returned an indictment charging Jennings with nine
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-11
Mexican National Previously Deported in 2018 Arrested at Portland Airport on Illegal Reentry Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Feb 11, 2026 Last updated Feb 11, 2026 Portland International Airport (PDX) | Credit: Quintin Soloviev PORTLAND, Ore. — A Mexican national, who was returned to his country of origin in June 2018, appeared in federal court in Portland last Thursday, charged with illegal reentry into the USA. Manuel Cruz-Ramirez (38) appeared in court on an amended indictment that
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-11
Oregon Job Numbers Reveal Unemployment Was Climbing All Along After Shutdown Left Economists Blind Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Dec 11, 2025 FILE - Oregon Employment Department The federal government shutdown left economists flying blind about unemployment in Oregon, but newly released figures from the Oregon Department of Employment show the picture was worsening all along. Preliminary August data pegged unemployment at 5% with 6,900 jobs added, but unemployment insurance claims averaged
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-07
Traffic Congestion in Oregon Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels, Costing Motorists Time and Money Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Dec 7, 2025 Last updated Dec 7, 2025 FILE - Interstate 5 - Interstate 84 Interchange in Portland | Photo by Seth Smigelski Traffic congestion throughout Oregon has returned to pre-pandemic days, but it is the Portland Metro area that costs motorists the most time and money. On average, Portland-area commuters spend 41 hours stuck in traffic at an annual cost of $755, a
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-19
Oregon Families Lose SNAP Benefits to $160,000 Scam and Are Told They Can’t Be Reimbursed News By Lucille McNamara On Dec 19, 2025 Oregon families who fell prey to scammers who stole more than $160,000 from SNAP recipients have been dealt a double blow – first the loss of their food benefits, and now they have been told that their loss cannot be reimbursed. Two Romanians Steal More Than $160,000 SNAP Benefits Yesterday, two Romanians, living in the U.S. illegally, appeared in the U.S. Dis
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-12
Oregon Nurses Say ICE Is Turning Trauma Hospital Into an Extension of Detention and Scaring Patients Away News By Diane Megaw On Dec 12, 2025 Last updated Dec 12, 2025 Legacy Emanuel Medical Center emergency room in Portland, Oregon | Credit: M.O. Stevens The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) wrote to the President of Legacy Emanuel Medical Center on behalf of Oregon nurses at the hospital who are concerned about policies that aren’t being enforced equally. They said U.S. Immigration and Cus
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-03
Oregon Man Arrested After Woman With Restraining Order Against Him Escapes Brutal Assault Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Dec 3, 2025 A woman was severely injured in an early-morning assault in Springfield on Monday by a man who is currently under a restraining order. Anthony Leon Vancil (39) was arrested by Lane County Sheriff’s Office deputies later the same evening. He is in custody in Lane County Jail on charges of second-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, violation of a res
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-08
Legacy Health Nurses Strike Heads to Mediation Today as Walkout Enters Fourth Day in Oregon News By Diane Megaw On Dec 8, 2025 Legacy Mt Hood Medical Center - Gresham, Oregon| Credit: M.O. Stevens As the Legacy Health nurses’ strike entered its fourth day, Legacy Health and the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) agreed to mediation proceedings scheduled to begin on Monday. Legacy Health Strike Moves To Mediation Phase ONA is returning to the bargaining table after the health system dec
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-01
‘Home Improvement’ Actor Zachery Ty Bryan Arrested in Eugene After Partner Allegedly Tries to Hit Him With Truck Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Dec 1, 2025 Last updated Dec 1, 2025 EUGENE, Ore. — The mother of “Home Improvement” star Zachery Ty Bryan’s three children tried to run him down in a pickup truck in Eugene on Saturday afternoon. They were both arrested. Bryan (44) is in Lane County Jail on charges relating to a probation violation, and Johnnie Faye Cartwright (32) has been c
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-10
Oregon Man Changes His Plea to Guilty Mid-Hearing and Gets More Than Six Years in Prison Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Dec 10, 2025 Last updated Dec 10, 2025 JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Forty-year-old Christopher Michael Jenkins, who, without coercion, changed his plea to guilty halfway through his hearing, was sentenced to 76 months in an Oregon Department of Corrections prison. Jenkins appeared before Judge Jeremy Markiewicz in the Jackson County Circuit Court on December 4. Tidings Ins
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-28
Gresham Man Accused of Making Up Violent Robbery After Video Reveals He Was Abusing His Dog Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Nov 28, 2025 The return of a Shepherd/Rottweiler mix, Shayla, to the Gresham Police by a caring and concerned citizen has resulted in a charge of first-degree aggravated animal abuse after he fabricated a story about being attacked by four unknown robbers. However, Shayla’s owner, Christian Myles, has disappeared and is being sought by the police. Anyone with info
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-29
Historic Umtanum Suspension Bridge in Washington Wins Prestigious Global Award After Remarkable Restoration National By Bernadette Obrien On Nov 29, 2025 Last updated Nov 29, 2025 Historic Umtanum Suspension Bridge | Photo by Matt Hester, BLM. The century-old-plus Umtanum Suspension Bridge over Washington’s Yakima River Canyon, which was rehabilitated by the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Bridge Rehabilitation Project with design and engineering support from HDR, was recently name
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-26
Oregon Sues Federal Housing Department After New Rules Threaten to Cut $39 Million From Local Housing Programs News By Lucille McNamara On Nov 26, 2025 Credit: Joe Gratz Oregon has joined with 20 other states in a lawsuit for illegally upending support to tens of thousands of Americans experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity.” The New Rules Will Create Administrative Chaos The federal government’s “wholesale changes” to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) fu
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-26
Oregon Puts Federal Officers on Notice After Reports of Tear Gas, Forced Arrests, and Excessive Force Top Stories By Diane Megaw On Nov 26, 2025 Last updated Nov 26, 2025 The Oregon Attorney General co-signed a letter with District Attorneys from 3 counties- Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas, yesterday to the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Pam Bondi and the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Kristi Noem demanding they put an end to unlawful and reckless actions by federal officer
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-10-12
Bodycam Shows Portland Officers Fighting for Control as Suspect Reaches for Gun Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Oct 12, 2025 September 27, 2025 Use of Deadly Force Body Worn Camera Footage | Courtesy: Portland Police Bureau PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau has made public a bodycam video of a struggle between two officers and a suspect, which ended when Officer Melissa Babasin struck the man on the head with her taser and then applied a neck-hold. PPB Officer is on Pa
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-26
Oregon Sees a Surge in Biliterate Students as Language Diversity Grows in Public Schools Education By Lucille McNamara On Nov 26, 2025 Corvallis High School | Courtesy: Oregon Secretary of State Oregon educators continue to increase bi-literacy at schools, where students speak a total of 379 unique languages. Since joining the State Seal of Bi-literacy (OSSB) program in 2016, Oregon has consistently increased the number of bi-literate students among its 550,000 public school attendees. According
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-26
Oregon’s Fuel Supply Stabilizes as Key Pipeline Segment Restarts After Third Leak in Five Years News By Diane Megaw On Nov 26, 2025 Credit: Rama Testing by BP, the company that operates the Olympic pipeline, east of Everett, uncovered no leaks in the 16-inch segment, allowing it to be safely restarted on Tuesday morning. Plans are being developed for a 20-inch segment where a leak was found. The Olympic pipeline, which is responsible for sending fuel to Sea-Tac airport and supporting the t
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-13
Man With Shotgun Shot by Eugene Police, State Investigators Reviewing the Incident Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Nov 13, 2025 Courtesy: Eugene Police Department EUGENE, Ore. — The Lane County Interagency Deadly Force Investigation Team (IDFIT) is investigating an incident in which Eugene police officers were involved in a shooting in the 1400 block of Railroad Boulevard yesterday. Callers to 911 at 12.32 p.m. reported that a man armed with a shotgun was in the area, and, at 12,50 p.m