Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-26
Dayton Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Embezzling $1.7 Million From Oregon Veterans of Foreign Wars Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Sep 26, 2025 A 61-year-old Dayton woman has been sentenced to two years and one month in federal prison for siphoning $1.7 million from the Department of Oregon Veterans of Foreign Wars. Cheryl Elizabeth Campos misused her position as Quartermaster of the VFW to access the VFW’s bank accounts between January 2022 and June 2024, embezzling large sums
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-26
Eugene Man Caught After Leaving Blood Trail During $20,000 Jewelry Heist Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Sep 26, 2025 EUGENE, Ore. — Following up on a crime scene after a bold robbery of $20,000 worth of jewelry from a kiosk at Valley River Center, a trail of blood droplets led Eugene police to Wayne Wood, who has a criminal history including assault, burglary, and kidnapping. Wood was arrested a month after the robbery for trespassing, drug offenses, and providing false information to poli
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-24
Oregon Murder Suspect in Teen’s Death Walks Free After Jail Mistake News By Diane Megaw On Sep 24, 2025 Creator: Robert Crow | Credit: vividcorvid - Fotolia | Copyright: vividcorvid - Fotolia A murder suspect, 26-year-old Ty Sage, accused of killing a Gresham teenager, was released on bail on Monday, defying a judge’s order demanding that he remain in custody until his trial. Gresham Murder Suspect Mistakenly Released From Jail Sage was arrested in May on second-degree murder and fi
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-26
Three Year Old Girl Saved From Dog Attack by Heroic Jacksonville FedEx Driver News By Diane Megaw On Sep 26, 2025 FedEx driver Chris Matthews receives a Lifesaving Award for rescuing a three-year-old girl from a dog attack in Jackson County. | Courtesy: Jackson County Sheriff JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A heroic FedEx Driver, Chris Matthews, who saved a young girl from a vicious dog attack, received a Lifesaving Award from the Jackson County, Oregon, USA Board of Commissioners yesterday. On December
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-25
Springfield Detective Cleared in Fatal Shooting After Suspect Stabs Two Officers News By Lucille McNamara On Sep 25, 2025 SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — A Springfield detective who shot twice at a fleeing suspect was justified in using deadly force, according to the Lane County District Attorney’s Office. DA Finds That the Failure of the System To Treat Mental Illness Was a Contributing Factor The DA’s office noted that the ‘tragic incident’ is the result of the failure of the system to address
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-11
Deschutes County Deputies Rescue 46 Dogs From Alleged Puppy Mill as Owner Faces Animal Neglect Charges Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Sep 11, 2025 DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. — A 62-year-old Alfalfa woman, Lorinda Maxwell, who is alleged to have been breeding and selling dogs and puppies from her home, has been charged with 49 felony counts of second-degree animal neglect. A Woman Was Arrested After a Search Warrant of Her Property Deputies from the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-11
Prisoners Claim They Were Left Choking on Tear Gas as Multnomah County Officials Ignored Pleas Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Sep 11, 2025 FILE - Multnomah County Courthouse in Portland, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacie F. Beckerman has ruled in favor of a class-action lawsuit claiming that Multnomah County, the former sheriff, and two former corrections officers failed to protect prisoners subjected to tear gas during the 2020 pro
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-11
Oakland Couple’s Arrest Uncovers Cache of Guns, Narcotics and Stolen Goods in Douglas County Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Sep 11, 2025 DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — Following a three-month investigation, the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) arrested 42-year-old Caleb M. Plueard, a previously convicted felon who is currently on parole, and 44-year-old Erica S. Hewlett after finding drugs, guns, suspected psilocybin mushrooms, cash, and many suspected stolen items at their Oakland home o
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-10
Gresham Boy Shot While Sleeping as Police Arrest One Suspect and Hunt Two More Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Sep 10, 2025 GRESHAM, Ore. — A 21-year-old has been arrested and rewards of $5,000 each offered for information leading to the arrest of two other suspects in a shooting incident that killed a young teenage boy, Liam Spahnie-Bailey, as he lay sleeping in his parents’ Gresham apartment. Anthony Hunter Jr. (21) is in custody on charges of second-degree murder, first-degree robbe
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-10
Ax-Wielding Man Arrested in Bandon After Threatening Woman and Puppies Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Sep 10, 2025 COOS COUNTY, Ore. — Bandon Police Department’s Deputy Starr apprehended an ax-wielding suspect, 31-year-old Scott Smith, on Monday evening after Smith threatened a woman and two puppies during a domestic disturbance on Rosa Road in Bandon. The Coos County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Deputy Starr was in the area when the call for help came in at approximately 7:30 PM
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-10
Driver Found Dead After Car Plunges Into Rogue River in Jackson County News By Diane Megaw On Sep 10, 2025 JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Oregon State Police (OSP) and Jackson County Search and Rescue Team (SAR) officers responding to reports of a single vehicle crash on Monday faced the grim task of recovering the vehicle and the deceased driver from the Rogue River. According to preliminary investigation reports, a southbound Subaru Legacy, driven by 26-year-old Cody Austin Jenkins of Gold Hill, veere
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-09
Oregon Newborn Dies After Parents Rely on Prayer Over Doctors Leading to Jail Sentence An Oregon Couple Who Are Members of an Insular Religious Sect are Sentenced to 30 Days in Jail After the Death of their Two-Day-Old Newborn Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Sep 9, 2025 An Oregon couple, who are members of an insular religious sect that believes that faith heals all, have been sentenced to 30 days in jail for failing to obtain assistance when their two-day-old newborn died after stoppi
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-10
University of Oregon Job Losses Climb Past 100 as Budget Troubles Continue Education By Lucille McNamara On Sep 10, 2025 Lillis Hall and Anstett Hall, Lundquist College of Business; University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon Facing a $29.2 million budget shortfall, the University of Oregon has embarked on a second round of job cuts, this time affecting 60 staff members. The cutbacks do not affect tenure-track faculty staff – university professors hired for a probationary period, and will not imp
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-09
Oregon Tightens Care Home Rules After Woman Wanders Out and Dies on Christmas Day News By Lucille McNamara On Aug 9, 2025 FILE - Oregon Department of Human Services Following the tragic death last year of an elderly woman who wandered away from a care center and was found dead a day later, has resulted in legislation by Oregon lawmakers that tightens control of dementia facilities. The new legislation has been signed into law by the Governor, Tina Kotek, and follows the closure of the Mt. Hood S
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-09
Ashland Police Ask for Public’s Help After Deadly ‘A’ Street Shooting Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Sep 9, 2025 ASHLAND, Ore. — The Ashland, Oregon, Police Department has asked the public to help identify the person who fired several shots at Matthew Mark Vandersande of Ashland early Sunday Morning on ‘A’ Street before fleeing the crime scene. ‘A’ Street Shooter Still At Large Ashland Police Officers and Paramedics from Ashland Fire & Rescue (AFR) dispatched to a report of a pe
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-09
Klamath County Man Arrested After Setting Multiple Fires With Gasoline and Flare Gun Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Sep 9, 2025 KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Klamath County Sheriff’s Office deputies and fire crews responding to the area of Hummingbird Lane and Bunting Road on Bly Mountain for a reported brush fire on Friday opened an arson investigation after stopping the fire from spreading to nearby homes. The suspect was arrested on Sunday. Following a series of brush fires that broke ou
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-09
Oregon Stalker Jailed After Harassing Federal Official and Traveling to Arizona With Weapons Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Sep 9, 2025 Creator: Robert Crow | Credit: vividcorvid - Fotolia | Copyright: vividcorvid - Fotolia Brian Thomas Balda (52) of Oregon has been sentenced to three years and three months in prison after a federal jury found him guilty of one count of Cyber stalking and one count of Interstate stalking. According to the Arizona Department of Justice, for 10 months i
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-09
Chromebooks and Training Doll Stolen From Henley High as Deputies Make Arrest Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Sep 9, 2025 KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Klamath County Sheriff’s Office officers investigating the burglary at Henley High School, discovered by staff on Friday morning, arrested one of the suspects on Monday. Surveillance footage from the night of the burglary on Sept 4-5 showed two male suspects entering a detached classroom and stealing 20 Google Chromebooks and a lifelike training do
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-07
Ashland Council Approves Pay Raise as Protesters Rally Against City Spending News By Diane Megaw On Aug 7, 2025 ASHLAND, Ore. — Amidst the ‘Take Back Ashland’ protest outside of the City Council Chambers in Ashland, the City of Ashland pursued its council meeting on Tuesday afternoon and approved the city management’s proposal for a salary increase. Protesters connected to the newly formed coalition group named ‘Take Back Ashland’ held a protest outside of the counc
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-03
Oregon Roads And Jobs At Risk As Transportation Funding Vote Faces Another Delay Politics & Elections Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Sep 3, 2025 FILE - Oregon Department of Transportation Building - October 2024 | Photo by Seth Smigelski Faced with the very real threat of failed support for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) funding plan, Democrat lawmakers yesterday (Tuesday) delayed the voting process for a fortnight. Democrat Senator Chris Gorsek’s Vote is Crucial T