Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-03-07
Nearly Half of Oregonians Can’t Afford a $500 Emergency as Debt and Financial Strain Rise Top Stories By Diane Megaw On Mar 7, 2026 Oregonians are feeling the squeeze. The 2026 Financial Wellness Scorecard shows retirement funding is increasing, yet almost half can’t cover a $500 emergency amid rising financial pressure. Oregonians’ 2026 Financial Wellness Scorecard Rising costs have forced tough trade-offs, as bankruptcy filings rose 25% over the past year. In the 2026 Financial We
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-21
Oregon Forms Data Center Advisory Committee as AI Growth Raises Fears Over Energy Costs and Water Use Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Jan 21, 2026 Google data center on the Columbia River in The Dalles, Oregon | Credit: Lambtron Amid growing concerns about the energy needs of rapidly expanding data centers, which are investing billions of dollars in training and running AI models, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has appointed a statewide Data Center Advisory Committee. The governor has tasked the
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-21
Portland Neighborhood Urged to Share Surveillance Footage as Manhunt Continues for Gunman Who Shot Two Officers Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Jan 21, 2026 Suspect - Portland Police Bureau Photo PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) is appealing to the public who live in the Sullivan’s Gulch Neighborhood, and who have surveillance cameras at their homes, to assist them in the search for a white male who shot and injured two police officers on Monday. Tidings Insight If you
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-20
Oregon Lawmakers Push to Scrap the 27-Year-Old School Funding Model Over Weak Student Outcomes Education By Lucille McNamara On Jan 20, 2026 Courtesy: Oregon State University Some lawmakers are ‘sick and tired’ of pouring huge amounts of money into the Oregon education system, with little to no satisfying outcomes at the end of every school year. Instead, they propose a new and streamlined system to replace the antiquated model that has been in operation for the last 27 years. Democrats Rep. Ric
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-20
Oregon’s Controversial Drone Rules Get a Public Hearing Today as Wildlife Advocates Request Stronger Safeguards News By Diane Megaw On Jan 20, 2026 The drone takeoff and landing policies initiated by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) in 2022, which have been subject to public scrutiny, reach the next level today (January 20) at a virtual public hearing midway through the public comment period, which runs from January 1 to February 15. Drones In Oregon State Parks: Public H
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-15
Oregon’s Overdose Deaths Climb to One of the Highest Rates in America Despite Nearly 1 Billion Spent on Treatment News By Lucille McNamara On Dec 15, 2025 Opioid overdose rescue kits | Courtesy: Southern Oregon University Oregon’s drug use problem continues to claim lives, despite millions of dollars spent by the state government to curb death by opioid overdose. The state government spent more than $980.7 million on publicly funded substance use services in a recent 12-month period and allocate
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-05
Oregon Voters Will Decide This Year Whether to Block Gas Tax and Payroll Tax Hikes after the Petition Was Certified News By Diane Megaw On Jan 5, 2026 FILE - Oregon Department of Transportation Building - October 2024 | Photo by Seth Smigelski A statewide vote on increases to the gas tax, payroll tax, and vehicle registration fees is now certain this year after enough petitioners signed to force a ballot. Oregon Gas And Taxes On Ballot Measure In 2026 Last Monday, after Oregon paused a ne
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-04
Watch Portland Street Takeover Caught on Video End With 19-Year-Old Driver Crashing and Facing 24 Charges Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Dec 4, 2025 Last updated Dec 4, 2025 Suspect's damaged vehicle | Courtesy: Portland Police Bureau PORTLAND, Ore. — A video showing an illegal street takeover, in which speeds up to 90 miles an hour were recorded, has been made public by the Portland Police Bureau. Suspect Faces 24 Counts of Reckless Endangerment The video, recorded by Air-1 an
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-09
Oregonians Urged to Return Shredded Cheese Over Possible Metal Fragment Contamination News By Lucille McNamara On Dec 9, 2025 Last updated Dec 9, 2025 Oregonians are warned to return shredded cheeses contaminated with metal fragments that have been recalled by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Cheese Can Cause Adverse Health Problems If consumed, the cheese can cause adverse health problems, such as dental damage, intestinal perforation, and lacerations to the mouth or throat. A
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-14
Oregon Rolls Out New School Rating System, But ODE May Be Too Short-Staffed To Make Them Work Education By Lucille McNamara On Dec 14, 2025 Corvallis High School | Courtesy: Oregon Secretary of State The Oregon State Board of Education (OSBE) has begun the process of implementing Senate Bill 141 to create a new education accountability system . The OSBE has approved a set of rules introducing statewide metrics that all 197 school districts, charter schools, and other educational agencies must fo
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-08
Oregon Ranks Second in the Nation for Shoplifting With a Rate 78% Higher Than the National Average News By Lucille McNamara On Dec 8, 2025 Shoplifting in Oregon is second only to New Mexico, and is 78% higher than the national average. This staggering rate of theft from Oregon shops is revealed in a study that analyzed FBI crime data . Researchers discovered that shoplifting is most prevalent among Oregonians in the 30-to-39-year-old age category. With the second-highest shoplifting rate in the
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-14
Portland Man Shot at Two Officers and Could Spend 30 Years in Prison Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Dec 14, 2025 PORTLAND, Ore. — A sentence of 20 years handed down earlier this week to a man who shot at two Portland Police officers sends a strong message that this type of crime will not be tolerated in Multnomah County, says Senior Deputy District Attorney Shawn Overstreet. Overstreet, who prosecuted the case, said in a press release after Christian Fitz-Henry (31) was sentenced to 2
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-04
Longtime Oregon Bookkeeper Accused of Quietly Taking More Than a Quarter Million Dollars From Employer Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Dec 4, 2025 A 59-year-old Albany woman is facing nine charges of aggravated theft for embezzling more than a quarter of a million dollars from her Linn County employer. Jodi Faye Kenagy had been working as a bookkeeper for Michael Dean McHenry, the owner of Safe-Lock Self Storage, McHenry Remodeling, and Emroe Properties, for more than a decade. At her
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-15
Oregon Watchdog Saves Residents More Than 5 Million Dollars as Insurance Complaints Surge in 2025 News By Lucille McNamara On Dec 15, 2025 Courtesy: Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services The insurance industry dominated consumer complaints investigated by the Oregon government watchdog agency, the Division of Financial Regulation (DFR), which saved Oregonians $5,658,813 in the first nine months of 2025. Tidings Data Snapshot Oregon DFR consumer help in 2025 so far $5,658,813 Recove
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-18
Medford Man Sent Back to Prison After Dark Web Cocaine Parcels Trigger Federal Sting Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Jan 18, 2026 Last updated Jan 18, 2026 MEDFORD, Ore. — An Oregon man on federal supervised release for distributing cocaine was again sentenced to federal prison in Medford, Oregon, earlier this week for attempting to sell cocaine he had bought on the dark web. Dominick Jeffrey Aragon (32) was sentenced to five years in federal prison and three years of supervised releas
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-17
PacifiCorp Forced to Rewrite Clean Energy Plan After Oregon Court Says It Fell Behind on 2030 Goals Environment By Diane Megaw On Jan 17, 2026 High-voltage transmission towers and lines in Oregon, United States | Credit: Stefan Andrej Shambora An Oregon court ruled on Tuesday that the Public Utility Commission (PUC) has discretion over PacifiCorp’s Clean Energy Plan, and that the utility will now have to provide revised plans showing how it will accelerate its efforts to reduce emissions b
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-17
Oregon–Washington I-5 Bridge Replacement Gets Coast Guard Approval but Cost Balloons to $13.6 Billion News By Lucille McNamara On Jan 17, 2026 Last updated Jan 17, 2026 The Interstate Bridge, across the Columbia River | Credit: Steve Morgan The I-5 replacement bridge across the Columbia River, which will link commuters between Oregon and Washington, will be a fixed-span construction, according to the Commander of the U.S. Coast Guard, Admiral Kevin E. Lunday, who yesterday confirmed that the meg
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-17
Oregon Man Indicted for Cyberstalking After Allegedly Threatening to Kill Massachusetts Prosecutor Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Jan 17, 2026 Lewis Floyd (40) of Oregon has been indicted by a Boston federal grand jury for alleged Cyber stalking and threatening a Massachusetts state prosecutor. Tidings Context A federal indictment is a formal charge approved by a grand jury. It starts the case in court but does not prove guilt. Prosecutors still must prove the allegations beyond a rea
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-20
Evacuation Orders Expand Across Oregon as Rising Rivers and Landslides Trigger New Flood Warnings News By Diane Megaw On Dec 20, 2025 Flood alerts across Oregon are at various levels today as the state prepares for more rain and flooding during the festive season. Tidings Data Snapshot Real Time River Gauges Near The Alerts Clackamas River at Estacada 17.05 ft Discharge: 11,600 cfs Willamette River at Salem 19.53 ft Gage height Molalla River near Canby 13.09 ft Discharge: 1,870 cfs Siletz River
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-19
Oregon Cities From Portland to Salem Declare Immigration Emergencies Amid Reports of ‘Harmful’ ICE Activity News By Lucille McNamara On Dec 19, 2025 Portland City Hall - Portland, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski Responding to ‘harmful’ federal immigration enforcement activities, Multnomah County is part of a growing list of Oregon cities and counties declaring immigration emergencies and sanctuary measures. Although Oregon is a statewide sanctuary state , at least six cities and two counties ha