Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-21
New Report Shows Oregon Victims Lose More of Their Income to Cybercrime Than Any Other State News By Diane Megaw On Dec 21, 2025 A recent survey showed that Oregon cybercrime victims lost over $586 million in a year, averaging $65K per victim, or 72.51% of income on average, putting the state in pole position in the rankings. Oregon Cybercrime Losses A study by SSL certificate experts SSL Dragon revealed where Americans are hit hardest financially by cybercrime. Using cybercrime data from
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-21
Two Men Arrested Near Portland ICE Facility as Police Say Their Job Is Public Safety Not Immigration Enforcement Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Dec 21, 2025 PORTLAND, Ore. — Following the arrest of two Portland residents on Friday night near the Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) detention center in South Portland, the Police Bureau reminds the public that while it does not engage in immigration enforcement, it is nevertheless responsible for maintaining public safety and enfor
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-21
Oregon’s Secretary of State Accuses Federal Agencies of Misleading Officials Over Voter Data Use Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Nov 21, 2025 Oregon Secretary of State, Tobias Read, is concerned that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) are using confidential voters’ roll information ‘to keep tearing families and communities apart’. Read Has Joined Nine Other States Demanding an Explanation by December 1 Together with nine other Secretaries of
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-21
TriMet Cuts Night Bus Service and Eliminates 68 Positions Amid $300 Million Budget Shortfall Business By Diane Megaw On Nov 21, 2025 Last updated Nov 21, 2025 Tilikum Crossing in Portland, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski PORTLAND, Ore. — To address a projected $300M shortfall between revenue and expenditure over the next several years, TriMet is implementing changes, including $17.7 million in cuts that will result in fewer night-time buses, and plans to eliminate 68 positions. Following earlie
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-21
Pacific Power Warns Oregon Customers of Scammers Demanding Immediate Payment News By Lucille McNamara On Nov 21, 2025 Pacific Power customers must remain vigilant against scammers demanding immediate payment to avoid being disconnected the same day. The utility reminds customers that this scam becomes more active over the festive season, and that they should remain vigilant to scammers posing as representatives of the power utility. Scam Protection Tips Scammers often say that a service w
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-21
Grants Pass Man Breaks Into Home Naked, Flees With Blanket, Found Hiding in Hedge Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Nov 21, 2025 Courtesy: Grants Pass Police Department GRANTS PASS, Ore. — After a bizarre burglary attempt in the 200 block of West Park Street, Grants Pass, yesterday, the naked suspect fled the scene, but was found in a neighbor’s hedge, where he was arrested. Grants Pass police responded to a report that an unknown male in his 40s had broken a window and was crawling int
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-19
Browsing Category Revels Business Crime & Courts Education Environment National Politics & Elections Top Stories News 250 Free Tokens Available As Medford Downtown Dollars Program Launches Diane Megaw Dec 8, 2024 MEDFORD, Ore. — A new initiative has been launched to support local businesses and encourage community engagement in downtown Medford. The Downtown Medford Association’s Downtown Dollars Program begins on December 7 at the Winter Lights… News Annual Festival Of Trees Taki
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-22
Florida Kingpin Who Used Oregon Couriers to Move 2,200 Pounds of Marijuana Gets Two Years in Federal Prison Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Nov 22, 2025 A drug trafficker from Florida, who used couriers from Oregon to move thousands of pounds of marijuana from the West Coast to Tallahassee, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison. Florida Man Sentenced for Distributing 2,200 Pounds of Marijuana Wesley D. Thomas (37) was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute in exces
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-19
Oregon Employment Department Holds 2026 Employer Tax Rates Steady Amid Economic Uncertainty Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Nov 19, 2025 FILE - Oregon Employment Department The Oregon Employment Department (OED is not increasing either Unemployment Insurance (UI) or Paid Leave Oregon in 2026. Director Andrew R. Stolfi says keeping rates unchanged is important for the state’s economy in increasingly uncertain economic times. “Both of our trust funds are healthy and stable, and we remain commit
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-22
Medford Confirms Severe Weather Shelter Will Open This Winter as Freezing Temperatures Loom News By Diane Megaw On Nov 22, 2025 The Medford Severe Weather Shelter, located at 332 W. 6th Stree | Courtesy: City of Medford MEDFORD, Ore. — The City of Medford confirmed that the Medford Severe Weather Shelter, located at 332 W. 6th Street, operated by ACCESS with the City of Medford’s Office of Emergency Management, will be open this winter to ensure that the community’s most vulnerable residents hav
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-21
Oregon Schools See Record Attendance and Best-Ever 9th-Grade On-Track Graduation Rates Education By Lucille McNamara On Nov 21, 2025 Corvallis High School | Courtesy: Oregon Secretary of State The percentage of Oregon 9th-graders on track to graduate is the highest ever recorded in the state, according to data released by the Department of Education (ODE). Yesterday, the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) released data for the 2024-25 school year, providing statewide comparisons of schools and
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-22
School Bus and Truck Crash in Jackson County Sends Driver and Passenger to Hospital With Serious Injuries News By Diane Megaw On Nov 22, 2025 Passenger Truck Runs Stop Sign, Strikes School Bus | Courtesy: Jackson County Sheriff JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A bus driver and passenger were hospitalized with serious injuries, and one child suffered minor Injuries after a passenger truck ran a stop sign and crashed into a Jackson County School District 6 school bus at the intersection of Newland Road and
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-22
Man Wanted in Deadly Portland Parking Garage Shooting Found Hiding at Tigard Hotel Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Nov 22, 2025 A 39-year-old man was arrested at a hotel in Tigard yesterday afternoon, following a shooting earlier in the day in a Portland parking garage where one man was killed and another injured. Portland Police Bureau detectives received information indicating that the victims were specifically targeted by Daniel A. Snegirev. After Snegirev’s arrest by the Washington
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-10-30
Court To Hear Arguments on Releasing Covenant School Shooter’s Manifesto in Nashville National By Bernadette Obrien On Oct 30, 2025 Oral argument will be heard today by a three-judge panel in the Tennessee Court of Appeals in the public records lawsuit Judicial Watch brought against the Nashville Government and Davidson County seeking the records related to the March 2023 Covenant School shooting. There, an ex-pupil, Audrey Hale, who identified as a man, shot her way into the school and killed s
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-10-29
Oregon Court Overturns Murder Conviction in Ruling That Could Rewrite Forensic Evidence Standards Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Oct 29, 2025 Pioneer Courthouse, Portland, Oregon A 71-year-old Portland landlord, who has been in prison for the past six years, has won an appeal to overturn his second-degree murder conviction for the killing of two of his tenants. Ruling Will Have Major Ramifications in Future Criminal Cases if Upheld by the Oregon Supreme Court If the ruling by t
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-10-28
Son Arrested in Fatal Stabbing of Father at White City Mobile Home Park After 5-Hour Manhunt Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Oct 28, 2025 Sheriff’s Office Detectives Investigating White City Domestic Violence Homicide | Courtesy: Jackson County Sheriff JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) confirmed that their search for the suspect wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing at a mobile home park in the 3600 block of Avenue G, White City, on Saturday night ende
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-10-29
Oregon Health Officials Warn Swimmers After Gower Creek Sewage Spill Hits Cannon Beach Environment By Diane Megaw On Oct 29, 2025 FILE - Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) issued an alert for Cannon Beach at Gower Creek on Monday, warning that a sewage spill could increase the risk of exposure to fecal bacteria. Oregon Beach Monitors Raise Alarm On Gower Creek Sewage Spill Into Cannon Beach OHA issued the alert as a precaution a
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-10-29
Salem Suspect Found in Bar After Domestic Violence Threats, Gun and Drugs Seized Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Oct 29, 2025 Stolen Gun Recovery, and Drug Seizure | Courtesy: Salem Police Dept. SALEM, Ore. — A 40-year-old Salem resident was found by police in a bar on Monday night after allegedly being involved in a domestic violence incident in which he threatened his victim with a knife and a firearm. The Police Discovered that the Suspect Was Wanted on Multiple Felony Charge
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-10-16
Klamath Falls Man With Felony Warrant Arrested After Backyard Shooting Spree Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Oct 16, 2025 Courtesy: Klamath County Sheriff's Office KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — A Klamath Falls man, who has an active felony warrant and is prohibited from possessing firearms, has been arrested following a shooting incident in the 1500 block of Derby Street on Monday. Klamath Falls County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report at 11.30 a.m. and, on arrival at a residence
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-07
Oregon Health Officials Warn Parents as Sports Betting Among College Students Surges News Football By Diane Megaw On Sep 7, 2025 Welcome to Autzen Stadium Sign | Courtesy: University of Oregon Athletics As many states, including Oregon, grapple with the rise in sports betting among college students, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has encouraged parents to discuss this phenomenon as football and other sports seasons are now starting, with the associated gambling on the games. OHA is raising aw