Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-01
Oregon Places 30 Logs in Rock Creek to Restore Salmon Habitat in New Clatsop State Forest Project Environment By Diane Megaw On Dec 1, 2025 Last updated Dec 1, 2025 The trees, some with root wades still attached, will help influence the formation of pools, spawning gravels, and provide cover for aquatic species. | Courtesy: Oregon Dept. of Forestry An Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) stream enhancement project on Rock Creek in the Clatsop State Forest that included new wood to help influence
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-30
Thousands of Oregonians Finally Get Lawyers as Public Defense Plan Slashes Unrepresented Cases by 30% Top Stories By Diane Megaw On Nov 30, 2025 Last updated Nov 30, 2025 FILE - Multnomah County Courthouse in Portland, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski The number of unrepresented defendants in Oregon courts decreased by 30% over the last 6 months as the Oregon Public Defense Commission’s (OPDC) 12-month plan started delivering results. OPDC Public Defenders Shrink Number Of Unrepresented D
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-30
Passing Attempt on Oregon’s Highway 140E Leaves Two Klamath Falls Residents Dead and Children Miraculously Unhurt News By Diane Megaw On Nov 30, 2025 Last updated Nov 30, 2025 KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A Cadillac driver, 24-year-old Kaden Shakur Moses, and his passenger, 52-year-old Bonner Deb Conney, both of Klamath Falls, died tragically on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. on Highway 140E, near milepost 16, in Klamath County, after the car clipped the front of another, causing the vehicle to roll into an a
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-30
Oregon Homes Ranked Among the Most Dangerous in America With 418 Accidental Deaths per 100,000 Residents News By Lucille McNamara On Nov 30, 2025 Credit: The EnergySmart Academy Oregon ranks eighth as the state with the highest number of fatalities in the U.S. According to a new study, 418 out of every 100,000 people in Oregon die in an accident at home. Compared with national benchmarks, Oregon’s home-fatality toll jumps off the page. Tidings Data Snapshot Oregon vs. U.S. Home Fatality Rates 41
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-03
Oregon Pacific Power Bills Drop Slightly in January After Years of Sharp Increases Business By Diane Megaw On Jan 3, 2026 Pacific Power customers in Oregon will see a slight decrease in their electric bills starting January 1, 2026. Pacific Power Electricity Bill Decrease In January Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) officials confirmed that, after the PUC approved new rates based on PacifiCorp’s annual forecast of power costs needed to meet customer demand in 2026, Pacific Power customers c
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-03
Oregon Bans Medical Debt From Credit Reports Starting Jan 1, Shielding Consumers From Lasting Financial Harm Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Jan 3, 2026 Last updated Jan 3, 2026 Lebanon Community Hospital, Oregon | Credit: Rytyho usa As of January 1, 2026, medical debt will no longer be reported to credit bureaus, providing Oregonians with a protective measure to shield them from the damaging repercussions of poor creditworthiness. Tidings Data Snapshot Oregon health costs and unpaid bills 14
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-29
Oregon Will Allow 24 Hour Squatter Eviction Notices Starting January 1 News By Diane Megaw On Dec 29, 2025 FILE - Multnomah County Courthouse in Portland, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski A raft of new Oregon laws takes effect Jan 1, including HB 3522, which makes it easier to evict genuine squatters on a 24-hour notice. Oregon Squatters Can Get 24 Hours Notice From Jan 1 House Bill 3522 will make it simpler for property owners and landlords to remove squatters who are residing on a prope
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-28
Mt. Ashland Opens Tomorrow With Limited Terrain as Snowfall Hits 70% Below Average Events By Bernadette Obrien On Dec 28, 2025 FILE - Mt. Ashland, Oregon, January 2019. ASHLAND, Ore. — Despite 70% below-average snowfall, Mt. Ashland is gearing up to open on December 29, but with limited terrain. Conditions are early season, with thin, limited cover, and any activity off the groomed piste is for experts only for now. The team is working towards a smaller terrain park build on Lupine to kick off t
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-28
Oregon Expands Affordable Housing for Seniors Yet Thousands Still Stuck on Waitlists Top Stories By Diane Megaw On Dec 28, 2025 American Apartment Building - Portland Oregon | Credit: Ian Poellet Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) is pushing for affordable and accessible solutions for Oregon’s older adult population. House Bill 3589 , which establishes the state’s Senior Housing Development Initiative, recently passed the state’s House of Representatives, allocating $
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-12-27
Portland’s Affordable Housing Vacancies Surge to 10-Year High, City Struggles to Move People In News By Diane Megaw On Dec 27, 2025 Affordable housing units - Portland, Oregon | Courtesy: SERA Architects The number of vacant affordable units in Portland has reached a 10-year high as developers aim to get homeless people , particularly older people, into safe and stable living arrangements. More Portland Affordable Housing Units Now Available Nearly 1,900 vacant affordable housing units ar
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-29
Dozens of Firefighters Respond After Smoke Pours From Roseburg Storage Unit on Diamond Lake Boulevard News By Diane Megaw On Nov 29, 2025 Last updated Nov 29, 2025 Commercial Structure Fire – 2405 Ne Diamond Lake Boulevard. Roseburg, Oregon | Courtesy: Roseburg Fire Dept. ROSEBURG, Ore. — A fire in a commercial structure at 2405 NE Diamond Lake Boulevard, Suite L, on Wednesday, November 26, at 7:14 p.m. was extinguished by Roseburg Fire Department firefighters, and the cause is now under investi
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-28
Springfield Fire Sparks Meth-Lab Rumors After Second Victim Found Blocks Away Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Nov 28, 2025 Courtesy: Eugene Springfield Fire SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — It seems that the majority of Springfield residents believe the late-night fire in the 3900 block of River Road on Wednesday was caused by someone cooking methamphetamine. Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a report of a fire that occurred after an explosion in the Santa Clara neighborhood, shortly before midn
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-28
Multnomah County May Soon Charge People Who Drop Out of Drug Deflection Programs After Poor First-Year Results Top Stories By Diane Megaw On Nov 28, 2025 FILE - Multnomah County Courthouse in Portland, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski The Multnomah County District Attorney proposed on Tuesday that people who fail to complete the county’s Deflection Program face criminal penalties, following disappointing results from the Deflection Center. Multnomah County May Soon Charge People Dro
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-27
Oregon Triples Down on Rent Assistance and Supportive Housing as 3,000 Residents Seek Help Monthly Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Nov 27, 2025 Last updated Nov 27, 2025 FILE - Portland, Oregon. Everyone deserves safe and stable housing, says Metro Supportive Housing Services (SHS) in its recently released annual report. The organization collaborates with Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties to reduce homelessness through programs and services that provide safe and stable homes. Duri
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-27
Oregon Cracks Down on HelloFresh for Charging Hidden Costs Behind Its So-Called Free Offers Business By Diane Megaw On Nov 27, 2025 Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield confirmed that the Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ) settled with Grocery Delivery E-Service USA, Inc., doing business as HelloFresh, after finding that the company misled consumers with deceptive “free meal,” “free shipping,” and “free gift” offers. No More HelloFresh “Free” Meals, Shipping & Gifts Adverts Allowed I
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-27
Oregon Voters Force Governor Kotek’s Transportation Tax Hike to the 2026 Ballot After 150,000 Signatures News By Diane Megaw On Nov 27, 2025 Last updated Nov 27, 2025 FILE - Oregon Department of Transportation Building - October 2024 | Photo by Seth Smigelski Groups challenging the tax increases in Oregon Governor Tina Kotek’s transportation bill said they have collected over 150,000 signatures, and the measure will now have to be put on the ballot. Oregon Transportation Bill Tax Increase
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-26
Oregon Man Faces Life in Prison After Pleading Guilty to Federal Anti Gay Hate Crime Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Nov 26, 2025 Twenty-six-year-old Daniel Andrew McGee of Springfield, who spent at least one month researching and planning an attack on a gay man, appeared before a U.S. District Court yesterday, charged with one count of a Hate Crime Act involving an attempt to kill. McGee, who pleaded guilty, now faces life imprisonment, the maximum sentence that can be imposed in a fe
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-25
Oregon Families Get Major Relief as Donors Match State’s $6 Million Commitment to Combat Food Shortages News By Lucille McNamara On Nov 25, 2025 Coordination between the Oregon Governor’s office and philanthropic organizations has leveraged additional funds of more than $6 million to provide food to needy families statewide – from Tillamook County to Klamath County, and from La Grande to Coos Bay. In a news statement released yesterday, Governor Tina Kotek says that, thanks to the Oregon Disaste
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-25
Portland Woman Says She Was Spat On by Stranger While Buying Coffee at Powell’s Books in Downtown Portland News By Lucille McNamara On Nov 25, 2025 Powell’s City of Books, portland, Oregon | Credit: Adam Fagen A woman, identified only as Kate, claims she was spat on by a man while she was buying coffee at Powell’s Books in Downtown Portland on Sunday afternoon. In an interview with KATU, the local television station, Kate said she was waiting to meet her husband. In the meantime, she decided to
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-11-25
Grants Pass Woman Dies After Driving Wrong Way on I-5 and Hitting Semi Truck Head-On News By Diane Megaw On Nov 25, 2025 GRANTS PASS, Ore. — After a tragic two-vehicle crash on Interstate 5, near milepost 62, in Josephine County, on Saturday, at 2:04 a.m., 34-year-old Annette Dea Dimmick of Grants Pass was declared dead at the scene. Oregon State Police (OSP), the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office, Rural Metro Fire, Grants Pass Fire, and ODOT responded to the crash scene. The preliminary investi