Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-20
Roseburg Man Arrested for Breaking Into Home and Brutally Assaulting 73-Year-Old Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Nov 20, 2025 ROSEBURG, Ore. — Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies responding to the 1300 block of Gazley Road, Myrtle Creek, for a report of an assault called in detectives after an intruder assaulted and severely injured 73-year-old Stephen Balliew of Myrtle Creek on Sunday. The suspect, 21-year-old Heath Lethlean of Roseburg, was arrested on Friday, November 14. Earlier in the ni
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-08
Albany Police Investigate Toddler’s Death Tied to Man Arrested in Medford for Domestic Violence Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Nov 8, 2025 Police are waiting for pathology and toxicology reports regarding the death of a two-year-old toddler who was allegedly beaten by Alexzander Israel Bentley-Lopez, recently arrested in Medford on domestic violence charges . Child Died During A Code Blue Cardiac Arrest The arrest of 23-year-old Bentley-Lopez in Oregon followed an investigation
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-09
Portland Police Face Fresh Scrutiny After 27-Year Veteran Officer Arrested Off Duty Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Dec 9, 2025 PORTLAND, Ore. — An off-duty Portland police officer has been arrested and lodged in the Clackamas County Jail on charges of strangulation, fourth-degree assault, and harassment. The charges relate to an incident on November 29, when deputies from the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office responded to an incident involving off-duty 27-year veteran Officer Jimmy Pr
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-09
Oregon Appeals Court Sides With Tribes and Strikes Down ODFW Rule Allowing Salmon to Be Trapped and Trucked Environment By Diane Megaw On Dec 9, 2025 Last updated Dec 9, 2025 A fall-run Chinook Salmon seen on Oct. 16, 2024, in a tributary of the Klamath River after removal of the dams marking the first fish to return since 1916. Photo by Mark Hereford, ODFW. | Courtesy: ODFW In the Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon, the applicants, including the Nez Perce Tribe as well as the Confederated
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-09
Oregon Prosecutors Say a Court Ruling Has Weakened Protections for Drug-Exposed Children Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Dec 9, 2025 FILE - Oregon Supreme Court Building - October 2024 | Photo by Seth Smigelski After an Appeals Court ruling in State v Stevens in September, 20 Washington County drug-endangered children cases face reversal. Tidings Insight The ruling means some child drug-exposure cases may not fit current mistreatment law, so county prosecutors and ODAA are pushing a 2026 fi
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-08
Pollinators Return to Walker Point Meadow After Major Oregon Habitat Restoration Effort Environment By Diane Megaw On Dec 8, 2025 A group of volunteers pull out invasive foxglove from the Walker Point meadow habitat project site. | Courtesy: Oregon Dept. of Forestry After an energetic group of volunteers and staff of several agencies and organizations completed the Walker Point meadow habitat project site to remove invasive vegetation earlier this year, summertime pollinators have returned to th
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-08
Gresham Police Seek Answers After Fatal 1 a.m. Shooting at Gas Station Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Dec 8, 2025 GRESHAM, Ore. — The East County Major Crimes Team is investigating the death of an individual who was found after a shooting at a Gresham fuel station during the early hours of yesterday morning. The fatal shooting took place in the area of W. Powell Boulevard and Miller Avenue shortly after 1 a.m. Detectives found a deceased individual in the parking lot of the fuel stati
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-07
Illegal Food Trade Fears Grow in Oregon After Invasive Chinese Mitten Crabs Turn Up in the Willamette River Environment By Diane Megaw On Dec 7, 2025 Nov. 17, 2025, a live Chinese mitten crab was spotted in shallow water of the Willamette River south of Portland. | Courtesy: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife On two occasions in 2025, a Chinese mitten crab, a prohibited species in Oregon, was found in the Willamette River near the Sellwood Bridge. The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-07
Thousands of Empty Affordable Homes in Portland Prove Oregon’s Housing System Is Broken News By Lucille McNamara On Dec 7, 2025 Last updated Dec 7, 2025 Affordable housing units - Portland, Oregon | Courtesy: SERA Architects A flawed affordable housing system has resulted in 1,863 subsidized rental units standing unoccupied in Portland, while 16,000 homeless people in Multnomah County desperately need a roof over their heads. Tidings Data Snapshot Portland Affordable Housing: Vacancy vs Need 1,8
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-07
Oregon Paychecks Grow Slower Than the National Average, and Families Are Starting to Feel It Top Stories By Diane Megaw On Dec 7, 2025 Last updated Dec 7, 2025 Credit: Christina & Peter Despite outpacing the rest of the US since the Great Recession, Oregon’s income growth has slowed over the past two years, falling below the national average. Oregon Income Growth Takes A Knock During the pandemic, Oregon downshifted, and the effects are now evident in increased financial pressure and a de
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-06
Oregon Man Admits Torching Abandoned Paper Mill After Claiming Homeless People Living There Stole His Belongings Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Dec 6, 2025 A 22-year-old man, found guilty of arson and sentenced to five years in prison, admitted to deliberately setting fire to an abandoned wooden building in Oregon City because transients who lived there had stolen his belongings. The Inferno Took 190 Firefighters Several Hours to Control Christian Gannon Dukes pleaded guilty to
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-06
Oregon Replaces 1,300 Food Benefit Cards After Skimming Hits Coos Bay and North Bend News By Lucille McNamara On Dec 6, 2025 Last updated Dec 6, 2025 This week, the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) deactivated and replaced more than 1,300 EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) cards, following card-skimming incidents in Coos Bay and the North Bend areas. This was announced by ODHS, which confirmed that SNAP benefits will be issued as normal in December, following last month’s uncertainty wi
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-06
Ashland Confirms It Was Not Part of Asante’s Hospital Decision as $4 Million Contract Clause Draws Attention News By Diane Megaw On Dec 6, 2025 Asante Ashland Community Hospital ASHLAND, Ore. — The City of Ashland recently acknowledged the announced changes at Ashland Community Hospital (ACH) and confirmed that the City is not involved in the decision-making process. Earlier this week, Asante announced that Ashland Community Hospital will keep the ER open 24/7 but transition overnight and matern
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-05
Deschutes County SWAT Arrests Suspect Wanted Nationwide After Fleeing Crash That Left Woman Trapped Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Dec 5, 2025 Courtesy: Deschutes County Sheriff's Office DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. — Twenty-nine-year-old Trent Michael Conley, who fled the scene of a single-vehicle accident in which a female was trapped, has been arrested by the Deschutes County Sheriff’s SWAT team. Conley, who is wanted on a nationwide felony assault charge and who is now facing a string o
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-05
Medford’s Winter Lights Festival Returns Tomorrow With Tree Lighting, Santa and Fireworks Revels By Bernadette Obrien On Dec 5, 2025 FILE - Medford’s Winter Lights Festival 2022 MEDFORD, Ore. — Lights, music, treats, and festive fun for all ages will be op tap at Medford’s 2025 Annual Winter Lights Festival tomorrow, Saturday, December 6. The festival kicks off the holiday season at Pear Blossom Park tomorrow. Details of this year’s Medford Annual Winter Lights include: Detail Inform
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-05
Oregon Joins Push to Stop DHS From Blocking Legal Oversight of ICE Detention Facilities News By Diane Megaw On Dec 5, 2025 FILE - ICE agent - Portland, Oregon Thirteen US senators, including USegon’s Sen. Ron Wyden, co-signed a letter to Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, insisting that DHS grant Congress access to immigration detention facilities. After immigrant rights advocates, former detainees, and members of Congress raised concerns about conditions at ICE detention facil
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-04
Ashland Community Hospital Will Keep ER Open but Move Overnight and Maternity Care to Medford by 2026 News By Bernadette Obrien On Dec 4, 2025 Last updated Dec 4, 2025 Asante Ashland Community Hospital ASHLAND, Ore. — Asante’s Ashland Community Hospital will transition to a satellite campus of Rogue Regional Medical Center (RRMC) by spring 2026, while continuing to offer emergency and outpatient services at its current location on Maple Street. Asante Ashland Community Hospital Tran
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-04
Oregon Adds Nearly 14,000 Affordable Homes With 40,000 More In The Pipeline But Building Still Falls Short Of Targets Top Stories By Diane Megaw On Dec 4, 2025 Last updated Dec 4, 2025 Affordable housing units - Portland, Oregon | Courtesy: SERA Architects Oregon Governor Tina Kotek released new data yesterday indicating that, with state support during her administration, nearly 14,000 affordable homes have been financed or built and that, through newly available land opportunities and infrastru
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-04
Police Say Oregon Woman Using ‘Space Gas’ Tried to Run Down Two Boys With Her SUV Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Dec 4, 2025 Courtesy: Gresham Police Department. GRESHAM, Ore. — Gresham Police believe that a 28-year-old woman was using ‘space gas’ while chasing youngsters with her vehicle on Monday, December 1. Alyssa Jean Williams has been charged with four counts of unlawful use of a weapon. She was arraigned on Tuesday and is scheduled to appear in court on December 30. Tidings Con
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-03
Oregon Man Crashes Into Patrol Car With Car Full of Fentanyl, Meth and Guns, Then Gets Nearly 14 Years in Federal Prison Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Dec 3, 2025 A Douglas County man, 51-year-old Glenn Allen Gearhart, is facing nearly 14 years in federal prison- plus 5 years of supervised release- on charges relating to fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution and illegal possession of firearms. Douglas County Fentanyl & Meth Dealer Sentenced To Federal Prison Term In a case