Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-03
Portland Man Released From Jail After Punching 21 Year Old Does the Same Thing Days Later to a 69 Year Old Woman Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Dec 3, 2025 Last updated Dec 3, 2025 Suspect under arrest a second time. | Courtesy: Portland Police Bureau PORTLAND, Ore. — A man has been taken into custody following two unprovoked assaults on Portland residents on Southeast 122 nd Avenue in separate attacks last week. The first incident took place at 8.30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-03
With Budget Cuts Looming, Kotek Launches 2026 Prosperity Roadmap to Jump-Start Oregon’s Economy Top Stories By Diane Megaw On Dec 3, 2025 Governor Kotek News Conference - December 2nd 2025 On Tuesday, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek announced her 2026 economic plans, unveiling a Prosperity Roadmap detailing strategies to focus on the state’s contribution to economic development. Oregon Prosperity Roadmap Prioritizes Businesses & Job Growth To Accelerate Economic Growth In her vision for 20
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-03
Salem Police Arrest 17-Year-Old After Metal Detector Finds Gun in Backpack at Sprague High School Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Dec 3, 2025 Last updated Dec 3, 2025 Courtesy: Salem Police Dept. SALEM, Ore. — A firearm was found in the backpack of a 17-year-old student at Sprague High School in Salem yesterday (Tuesday) morning, when a metal detector alerted staff to its presence on the boy as he entered the building. Staff conducted a search and notified the Salem Police Department a
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-02
Oregon Man Arrested at OHSU After Allegedly Stalking Sandy Hook Parent for More Than a Decade Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Dec 2, 2025 FILE - OHSU in Portland | Photo by Seth Smigelski Oregon resident Kevin Purfield, who has been stalking the parent of a Sandy Hook murder victim since 2013, ignoring a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), was arrested at his target’s workplace at OHSU last week. Habitual Stalker Of Sandy Hook Parent Arrested AT OHSU For years, 57-year-old Purfield, w
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-02
New Portland Burglary Task Force Expands Efforts to Combat Repeat Offenders Following Pipe Shop Break-In Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Dec 2, 2025 Camera footage screenshot | Courtesy; Portland Police Bureau The Portland Police Bureau’s Burglary Task Force is appealing to the public to help them identify two additional suspects in a robbery at a pipe shop in the early hours of the morning on November 13. Here’s how Portland’s burglary numbers compare to citywide property-crime trends
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-10-30
Oregon Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Causing the Death of His 15-Month-Old Daughter Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Oct 30, 2025 Last updated Oct 30, 2025 On Tuesday, a Lincoln County Circuit Court judge sentenced Emerson Cromwell to life imprisonment, saying that he was responsible for the violent and horrible death of his 15-month-old toddler. Imposing the presumptive sentence prescribed by the legislature, Judge Sheryl Bachart said the child was often left at home alone and
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-01
Man Found Dying on I-5 Near Gold Hill; Suspect Arrested Hours Later Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Nov 1, 2025 Sheriff’s Office Detectives Investigating Rural Gold Hill Homicide | Jackson County Sheriff Photo JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) revealed that the suspect in a rural Gold Hill homicide that took place next to Interstate 5, on Thursday, 34-year-old Michael Lloyd Balestra Jr., of Gold Hill, was taken into custody after the victim, 47-year-old Steven Ja
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-10-30
Ashland Police Increase Patrols, Towing Downtown Ahead of Tomorrow’s Children’s Halloween Parade News Revels By Diane Megaw On Oct 30, 2025 FILE - Children’s Halloween Parade - Ashland, Oregon ASHLAND, Ore. — Ashland police confirmed that the Children’s Halloween Parade on Friday will be closely monitored and that additional resources will be deployed to address incidents. The Halloween parade starts at 3:45 PM in front of the Ashland Public Library, before moving west along East Main Stre
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-10-31
Quick-Thinking Passersby Prevent Major Damage in Downtown Grants Pass Fire News By Diane Megaw On Oct 31, 2025 Grants Pass Fire/Rescue Photo GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Passersby who noticed smoke coming from the front window of a Grants Pass office building yesterday at approximately 11:30 AM in the 600 block of SE 7th Street managed to contain the fire after calling 911. Grants Pass Fire quickly extinguished it upon arrival shortly thereafter. Grants Pass Commercial Building Fire Extinguished B
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-10-31
Oregon Man Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter After Fatal Shooting on Warm Springs Reservation Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Oct 31, 2025 Carlos Ralph Miller-Smith (31) appeared in federal court earlier this week, charged with involuntary manslaughter following a fatal shooting on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Miller-Smith is a resident of the reservation and has also been charged with assault resulting in serious bodily injury. The Victim Had a Gunshot Wound to the
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-10-31
Oregon Woman Allegedly Punched a Federal Officer in the Face as He Tried to Handcuff Her Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Oct 31, 2025 An Oregon woman from Happy Valley appeared in federal court yesterday, charged with assaulting a Federal Protective Service (FPS) officer by punching him in the face. Twenty-five-year-old Breeanne Rivas allegedly assaulted the officer on Wednesday in an incident during which she made an obscene hand signal at him. According to court documents, the on-dut
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-10-24
Oregon Is Sitting on $100 Million in Unclaimed Tax Credits and Needs Volunteers to Help Unlock It News By Lucille McNamara On Oct 24, 2025 The Oregon Department of Revenue is seeking volunteers to assist in preparing taxes for elderly individuals and low- to moderate-income families. Oregon needs more volunteers to help these residents gain access to unclaimed tax credits that could serve as the starting point for stronger financial security, says Oregon’s Tax Advocate, Codi Trudell. Many
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-10-25
Oregon Woman Faces Prison After Laundering $4.2 Million in Drug Money to Mexico Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Oct 25, 2025 A Guatemalan national living unlawfully in the U.S. yesterday pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder drug trafficking proceeds involving more than $4.2 million. Brenda Lili Barrera Orantes (40), the owner and operator of a money service business, La Popular, with branches in five Oregon locations, and one in Vancouver, Washington, admitted to laundering the proc
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-10-25
Eugene Police Help Capture Florida Fugitive Tied to Armed Robbery at Local Nightclub Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Oct 25, 2025 EUGENE, Ore. — The Eugene Police Department was instrumental in assisting Florida law enforcement officers in arresting a fugitive living in Oregon’s Lane County. Forty-seven-year-old Steven Charles Whitney was also a suspect in an armed robbery at the Cowfish Dance Club & Cafe in Eugene in June, earlier this year. EPD Officer Discovered That Susp
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-10-24
Oregon Shoppers Tricked by JustFab and ShoeDazzle Set to Get a Share of $1 Million Settlement News By Diane Megaw On Oct 24, 2025 Oregon customers of fashion brands sold by the online clothing retailer TFG Holding, Inc., are set to share in a $1 million settlement reached by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, following a multistate consumer protection win after the brand was challenged for tricking shoppers into costly memberships that were difficult to cancel. Settlement Reached In TF
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-10-24
Portland Trail Blazers Coach Chauncey Billups Arrested in Mafia-Linked Illegal Gambling Ring Crime & Courts Basketball By Lucille McNamara On Oct 24, 2025 The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers has been arrested in connection with an illegal gambling operation, said to involve members of at least three New York-based mafia families. Chauncey Billups was Allegedly Involved in High-Stakes Poker Games Chauncey Billups’ arrest by federal agents allegedly involves high-stakes illegal
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-10-25
Medford’s Eastwood Cemetery Gets New Life as Crews Restore 22 Historic Headstones News By Diane Megaw On Oct 25, 2025 Eastwood Cemetery, an IOOF cemetery constructed in 1890 in Medford, Oregon | Credit: ZabMilenko MEDFORD, Ore. — As part of an ongoing effort to preserve the integrity of one of the City’s oldest burial grounds, 22 of the historic monuments at Eastwood Cemetery were repaired in mid-October using funds from a grant from the Oregon Historic Cemeteries Program, which were matched by
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-10-24
Ashland’s Annual Monster Dash Returns Tomorrow With Costumes, Cash Prizes, and a Cause News Revels By Diane Megaw On Oct 24, 2025 Courtesy: Ashland Monster Dash on Facebook. ASHLAND, Ore. — Signing up early for Ashland’s 17th annual Monster Dash, taking place on Saturday, Oct. 25, in Lithia Park, offers lower registration fees for a healthy, fun outing. The Ashland Schools Foundation invites the community to this year’s Monster Dash, which raises funds toward classroom grants for Ashland P
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-10-23
ICE Agents Arrest Two Suspects in Eugene Burglary Ring as They’re Leaving The Lane County Jail Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Oct 23, 2025 EUGENE, Ore. — Two plain-clothes ICE agents detained two suspects as they were released from the Lane County Jail last week. The incident, involving two men suspected of involvement in a burglary ring targeting Asian-American families in Eugene, has been confirmed by the Lane County Sheriff’s Office. The incident, on October 15, was filmed by at le
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-10-14
Eugene Police Bust Organized Crime Ring Accused of Targeting Asian-American Families Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Oct 14, 2025 EUGENE, Ore. — Seven foreign nationals, all members of a well-resourced and financially supported crime ring, have been arrested by the Eugene Police Department for allegedly targeting Asian-American families in the area. In what the EPD describes as ‘a chaotic scene’ last Thursday night, the seven men were detained after the police ordered a shelter-in-plac