Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-10
Oregon Teen Accused of Plotting Attacks on ICE Agents and Making Destructive Devices Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Feb 10, 2026 Last updated Feb 10, 2026 According to court documents, 18-year-old Rayden Tanner Coleman allegedly told roommates that he would cut off the heads of ICE agents in Portland and show the severed heads to the people on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in North Central Oregon. The police became involved when a concerned parent of one of the young man’s roomm
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-10
Oregon Primate Research Center May Shift to Sanctuary Status as OHSU Enters Negotiations With NIH News By Diane Megaw On Feb 10, 2026 FILE - OHSU in Portland | Photo by Seth Smigelski The Oregon Health & Science University board of directors unanimously passed a resolution on Monday authorizing the OHSU president to enter negotiations with NIH on transitioning the controversial Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) to a primate sanctuary. NIH core grant support for ONPRC (award P51
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-13
Texans Plead Guilty in Multi-State ATM Robbery Ring That Assaulted Technicians in Oregon and Washington Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Feb 13, 2026 Last updated Feb 13, 2026 Two Texans pleaded guilty to four counts of bank robbery and two counts of attempted bank robbery for their scheme to steal from banks by assaulting and threatening ATM technicians in multiple states, including Oregon and Washington. Men Plead Guilty To Bank Robberies In Oregon And Elsewhere The U.S. Attorney
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-11
Oregon Initiative to Protect LGBTQ+ Rights Ends After Falling Far Short of Signature Requirements News By Lucille McNamara On Feb 11, 2026 Last updated Feb 11, 2026 Oregon State Capitol | Courtesy: Oregon Department of Transportation The Equal Rights for All campaign has been abandoned after failing by a large margin to obtain the required signatures to ensure its passage onto the November ballot. Only 12,402 of the Required 156,231 Signatures Were Presented According to the Oregon Electi
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-17
Sutherlin Police Search for Two Men Who Posed as Officers to Rob the Offyce Bar Early Sunday Morning Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Feb 17, 2026 DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — Sutherlin Police are hunting for two suspects who posed as law enforcement officers to rob the Offyce Bar at 208 W. Central Avenue during the early morning on Sunday. Tidings Context In Oregon, using a uniform or fake police ID to make someone believe you are an officer and doing an act in that role is criminal imperson
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-11
Remains of 60-Year-Old Eugene Man Found Outside Ashland After Weeks of Searching News By Diane Megaw On Feb 11, 2026 ASHLAND, Ore. — The remains of 60-year-old Damon Lee Petrie of Eugene, who was reported missing in December, were found near Mill Creek Drive and Highway 66 outside of Ashland on Saturday by a hiker. Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) deputies, detectives, and Search and Rescue (SAR) personnel conducted extensive searches for Petrie after he was reported missing on December 18
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-17
Oregon Confirms New Measles Case in Clackamas County but No Exposure Sites Identified Yet News By Diane Megaw On Jan 17, 2026 Measles Virus Particle The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) confirmed yesterday that a new measles case had been identified in Clackamas County. The person was unvaccinated, and OHA urged Oregonians to ensure they are protected against measles through immunization. Tidings Data Snapshot Measles Activity in Oregon 2026 3 Confirmed Oregon cases reported so far in 2026 2 Counti
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-16
Oregon Aviation Parts Smuggling Plot Exposed as Man Is Sentenced for Trying to Send Tech to Russia Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Jan 16, 2026 Last updated Jan 16, 2026 Wayne L. Morse United States Courthouse in Eugene, Oregon | Credit: M.O. Stevens Sanjay Kaushik from Delhi, India, was yesterday sentenced to federal prison for violating the Export Control Reform Act when he conspired to export aviation components and a navigation and flight control system from an Oregon-based supplie
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-03
New Asante Gastroenterology Clinic Opens in Medford as Demand for GI Care Surges Across Southern Oregon News By Diane Megaw On Feb 3, 2026 Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center - Medford, Oregon. MEDFORD, Ore. — Asante Gastroenterology Clinic opened in Medford yesterday, as the healthcare provider steps up towards long-term sustainability and growth of GI care for patients throughout southern Oregon. Medford Asante Gastroenterology Clinic Now Open Southern Oregon patients suffering gastrointestin
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-08
Amid a Housing Shortage, Portland Has $106 Million in Housing Funds Sitting Dormant News By Lucille McNamara On Feb 8, 2026 FILE - Portland, Oregon. Amid a housing shortage, Portland City Administrator Raymond C. Lee has disclosed that a surplus of $106 million allocated for new homes is lying dormant in several City Council accounts. The Surplus is a Relic of a Previous Accounting System This huge surplus could be “a relic” of Portland’s previous system of accounting, explains City Counc
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-08
Oregon Supreme Court Rules Cases Must Be Dismissed When Defendants Go Too Long Without a Court Appointed Attorney News By Diane Megaw On Feb 8, 2026 FILE - Oregon Supreme Court Building - October 2024 | Photo by Seth Smigelski In a landmark ruling on Thursday, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled that criminal charges must be dismissed when the state fails to provide a court-appointed attorney within specific deadlines. Oregon Court Rules Cases To Be Dismissed If Defendants Have No Court-appoin
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-08
Oregon Lawmakers Propose Adding 1,700 Acres for Industrial Expansion in an Agricultural Area Northwest of Hillsboro News By Lucille McNamara On Feb 8, 2026 Last updated Feb 8, 2026 Intel Facility - Hillsboro, Oregon | Credit: Sam Beebe, Ecotrust An Oregon Senate bill proposes adding 1,700 acres of industrial land, excluding additional data centers, to a predominantly agricultural area northwest of Hillsboro. This highly contentious proposal is likely to attract fierce opposition from farmers and
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-06
Oregon Man Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison After Cocaine Trafficking and Money Laundering Scheme Unravels Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Feb 6, 2026 CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — A resident of the affluent Lake Oswego suburb has been sentenced to six years in a federal prison for trafficking cocaine and money laundering. He Must Also Forfeit Assets Worth Over $500,000 Forty-seven-year-old Michael Wayne Frost must also forfeit assets worth more than half a million dollars th
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-06
Medford Heart Care Services Grow With Asante and Southern Oregon Cardiology Extending Their Partnership News By Diane Megaw On Feb 6, 2026 Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center - Medford, Oregon | File. MEDFORD, Ore. — Following the signing of a multi-year extension of an existing co-management relationship, Southern Oregon Cardiology and Asante announced a cardiac care expansion project that is scheduled for completion in fall 2026. Cardiac Services Expanded As Asante- Southern Oregon Car
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-05
Oregon Pushes New Housing Bill to Help Seniors Stay in Their Communities as Rents Outpace Incomes News By Diane Megaw On Feb 5, 2026 Affordable housing units - Portland, Oregon | Courtesy: SERA Architects Testifying before the House Committee on Housing and Homelessness on Tuesday, Governor Tina Kotek gave her support for House Bill 4082, the Governor’s bill that seeks to make it easier to build housing for older and working-class Oregonians. Oregon House Bill 4082 Hearing Reaches House C
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-05
Oregon Mother Gets Three Years in Prison After DUI Crash That Killed Her 5-Year-Old Daughter Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Feb 5, 2026 Credit: Joe Gratz A 29-year-old Portland mother, whose five-year-old daughter died in a car accident, admitted to investigators that she had smoked marijuana and consumed a shot of tequila and two malt liquors before driving. She Will Never Be Able to Drive Again Amber Gonzalez-Riddle was sentenced to three years in federal prison for driving t
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-27
Portland Man Accused of Shooting Two Officers Arrested After Citywide Search Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Jan 27, 2026 Last updated Jan 27, 2026 Eric F. Oelkers in custody | Courtesy; Portland Police Bureau PORTLAND, Ore. — Forty-one-year-old Eric F. Oelkers of Portland has been identified and arrested as the shooter of two local police officers on January 19. Oelkers is charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder, two counts of first-degree attempted assault, and the u
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-27
Oregon Biotech CEO Sentenced After Pocketing $4.4 Million in Investor Fraud Scheme Over HIV and COVID Drug Claims Business By Diane Megaw On Jan 27, 2026 Biotech CEO Nader Pourhassan, 62, of Lake Oswego, Oregon, was sentenced Friday in a securities fraud scheme in which he misled investors about his company’s development of a new drug, then sold his shares at artificially inflated prices, pocketing $4.4 million. Tidings Context Restitution repays victims. Forfeiture takes the proceeds of crime f
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-27
Oregon Mother and Daughter Accused of Forcing Haitian Workers Into Labor and Defrauding Medicaid Program Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Jan 27, 2026 A mother and daughter from Tigard are facing 12 counts of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud after a grand jury returned a *superseding indictment last Wednesday. Tidings Context A superseding indictment replaces an earlier indictment in the same case, usually to add charges or details after new evidence, while the original indictment
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-26
Washington Begins Transfer of Radioactive Capsules at Hanford Along the Columbia River After Years of Delays Environment By Diane Megaw On Jan 26, 2026 The State of Washington’s Department of Ecology successfully moved the first batch of highly radioactive capsules from underwater pools to safer, long-term dry storage at the Hanford Site last week. Washington State Moves Nuclear Waste To Safer Hanford Site To reduce one of Hanford’s biggest environmental risks, radioactive cesium an