Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-01
Oregon Could Become First State to Ban Secret Police Through Constitution Politics & Elections By Diane Megaw On Sep 1, 2025 Oregon State Capitol | Courtesy: Oregon Department of Transportation Bipartisan Oregon lawmakers, Rep. Tom Andersen (D-South Salem) and Rep. Cyrus Javadi (R-Tillamook), made public a proposed amendment on Friday that seeks to ban the so-called “secret police” through an amendment to the state’s Constitution, enshrining transparency requirements for law enforcemen
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-27
Oregon Trucking Association Backs Governor Kotek’s $6 Billion Transportation Rescue Plan Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Aug 27, 2025 FILE - Oregon Department of Transportation Building - October 2024 | Photo by Seth Smigelski The Oregon Trucking Association has come out in full support of Governor Tina Kotek’s funding proposals to salvage the state’s cash-strapped Department of Transportation (ODOT). At a public hearing on Monday, the Trucking Association urged lawmakers to stop playing poli
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-08
Las Vegas Man With Oregon Drug Convictions Gets Six Years for Firearms Heist in Nevada Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Aug 8, 2025 A convicted felon, who previously committed drug trafficking crimes in the Oregon counties of Douglas, Clackamas, and Coos, has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of theft of firearms from a licensee and one count of possession of stolen firearms. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Nevada Dist
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-29
Massive Marijuana Bust in Josephine County Sees 1,000 Plants Destroyed and Two Arrested Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Aug 29, 2025 Courtesy: Josephine Co. Sheriff’s Office JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Josephine Marijuana Enforcement Team (JMET) officers executing a search warrant at a suspected marijuana grow site in the 200 block of Laurel Road, Cave Junction, on Monday, seized 1,000 marijuana plants and arrested two individuals on the site. The 1,000 marijuana plants were destroyed, and, as
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-08
Oregon Governor Greenlights $45 Million Willamette Falls Project Despite Tribal Opposition News By Diane Megaw On Aug 8, 2025 FILE - Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek's 2025 State of the State address After the Willamette Falls Trust leaders persuaded Oregon Governor Tina Kotek that they would use the funds effectively, the governor indicated yesterday that she won’t veto the $45 million award to the trust for a project to expand public access at the iconic waterfall, despite the intense intertribal confli
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-08
Fentanyl Dealer Brought Down by Wiretaps Gets Five Years in Jackson County Court Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Aug 8, 2025 Last updated Aug 8, 2025 JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — 32-year-old John Steven Diaz of Eagle Point, one of the 15-member drug trafficking family arrested in January on fentanyl trafficking charges, was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday. Diaz played a central role in the large-scale drug trafficking operation investigated over two years by the Medford Area Drug a
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-08
Portland Police Find Three People Dead From Gunshot Wounds in Southeast Home News By Lucille McNamara On Sep 8, 2025 PORTLAND, Ore. — The bodies of three people were found at a Portland home in the Brenton-Darlington Neighborhood by East Precinct officers who were responding to a report of a suspected suicide. The incident, reported at 5.05 p.m., took place at the 7000 block of Southeast 64 th Avenue. On arrival, the police discovered the bodies of two females and a male. All three died from app
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-08
Suspect on the Run After Ashland Man Gunned Down on ‘A’ Street Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Sep 8, 2025 ASHLAND, Ore. — The Ashland, Oregon, Police Department has reopened ‘A’ Street after a preliminary investigation into the shooting incident early Sunday morning that left a 40-year-old Ashland man, Matthew Mark Vandersande, dead following a targeted attack. ’A’ Street is now open and the area is clear after an investigation that involved the Jackson County Major Assault/Dea
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-08
Salem Police Shield Hit by Bullet in Shootout Before Suspect Surrenders Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Sep 8, 2025 Last updated Sep 8, 2025 Salem Police Dept. Photo SALEM, Ore. — Salem police officers were involved in a shooting incident on Saturday afternoon after responding to a report of a burglary near the 4300 block of 25th Avenue NE. According to a police news release, a subject fired shots at officers as they approached the premises. A bullet struck a ballistic shield held by a
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-08
Oregon Drivers Rank Third in the Nation for Car Customization With Window Tinting Obsession News By Diane Megaw On Sep 8, 2025 Credit: Steevven1 A recent nationwide study on car modifications has revealed that Oregon drivers are obsessed with window tinting, the most popular car mod across all states, earning the state 3rd position for car mods in the country. Window Tinting: Oregon Drivers’ Favorite Car Mod The study, by the leading source of vehicle performance data, 0-60 Specs , uncove
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-09
Human Remains Found in Board Shanty Fire Believed to Be Missing Grants Pass Woman News By Diane Megaw On Aug 9, 2025 Courtesy: Josephine County Sheriff's Office GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office (JSCO) indicated that the human remains found by investigators may be the woman reported missing on July 17 when the Board Shanty Fire was reported, 42-year-old Sarah Caron. During the evening of July 17, first responders called to the 2200 block of Board Shanty Creek Road f
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-07
Oregon Launches $65 Million Overhaul of Mental Health and Addiction Treatment News By Lucille McNamara On Aug 7, 2025 Oregon State Capitol | Courtesy: Oregon Department of Transportation Drug addiction care and mental health will be improved and expanded throughout Oregon following Governor Tina Kotek’s signature on four new bills this week. The Governor worked with lawmakers during the last legislative session to address the top priority of increasing access to mental health and addiction care.
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-07
Oregon Parents Pay More Than a Quarter of Their Paychecks to Cover Childcare News By Lucille McNamara On Sep 7, 2025 Oregon is ranked as the 10 th most expensive state in the U.S. for childcare, spending an average of 25.47% of annual income on fees, underscoring the financial strain on families throughout the U.S. who face funding freezes on federal childcare support programs. Oregonians Spend an Average of $12,738 on Childcare The average income in the Beaver state is $50,010, while the
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-06
Oregon Breaks Ground on 1,171 Affordable Homes in Cities From Portland to Grants Pass News By Lucille McNamara On Sep 6, 2025 Downtown Grants Pass, Oregon The construction of 1,171 affordable homes across Oregon begins this month in Beaverton, Dallas, Grants Pass, Portland, Salem, Tigard, and The Dalles. The project is undertaken by Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) at a cost of $291 million to offer safe and affordable homes to senior citizens, veterans, and previously homeless famil
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-06
Latest Oregon Jobs Report Highlights Growth in Health Care and Construction Despite Regional Losses News By Diane Megaw On Sep 6, 2025 Significant trends in unemployment and industry changes across the state are reflected in the Oregon Employment Department’s latest data, which analyzes trends through July 2025. The employment change across Oregon metro areas is illustrated in the respective cities’ data, showing: Salem experienced the highest job growth. Medford had a slight job gai
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-06
Oregon DEA Bust Ends With 11 Year Sentence for Drug Kingpin Who Laundered Millions Through Tualatin Salon Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Sep 6, 2025 A Mexican national was yesterday sentenced to 11 years and three months in a federal prison for conspiring to distribute drugs in Oregon and to launder money through his fiancée’s beauty salon in Tualatin. Huge Amounts of Drugs and Cash Were Seized by DEA Agents Luis Antonio Beltran Arredondo (35) is the 12 th and final member of a
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-06
Strange Noises Lead Clackamas County Homeowners to Man Secretly Living in Rooftop Crawl Space News By Lucille McNamara On Sep 6, 2025 Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Photo CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — After the owners of a Clackamas County condominium alerted the local Sheriff’s Office to strange noises coming from the crawl space, deputies found a man living in the rooftop space who had created a comfortable, rent-and-electricity-free home for himself. Benjamin Bucur (40) was arrested and transpo
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-05
Oregon Sells $14 Million Worth of Timber in August, Supporting Hundreds of Western Oregon Jobs News By Diane Megaw On Sep 5, 2025 Courtesy: Bureau of Land Management Ore. & Wash. Oregon’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released details of August timber sales yesterday, revealing that 55.1 million board feet of timber across 2,281 public acres were sold for $14,343,372 over nine Western Oregon timber sales. Western Oregon Timber Sales: August Western Oregon August timber sales from the 2.
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-05
Medford Man Arrested in Drive-By Shooting With Bail Set at $1 Million Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Sep 5, 2025 Courtesy: Medford Police MEDFORD, Ore. — A suspect in the shooting incident in Carnelian Street, Northeast Medford, late July, Joel Matthew Caswell, was arrested Wednesday and has been indicted on several charges, including Unlawful Use of a Weapon. The court hearing followed an investigation by Medford detectives who linked Caswell’s blue Dodge pickup to the drive-by shooting .
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-04
Eugene Man Arrested After Cutting Off Ankle Monitor in Alleged Kidnapping Case Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Sep 4, 2025 EUGENE, Ore. — An alleged kidnapper who had removed his pre-trial ankle monitor was arrested in Eugene late on Tuesday night and charged with contempt of court and resisting arrest. Jonathon Brian Kelly (45) was taken into custody after the Eugene Police Department received a report at 11.35 p.m. about a domestic violence incident. The caller said Kelly had cut off