Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-04
Multi-Agency Task Force in Jackson County Nets Arrests in Child Abuse Material Cases Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Sep 4, 2025 Jackson County Sheriff Photo JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A Joint Child Exploitation Task Force comprising members of the multi-agency Southern Oregon Child Exploitation Team (SOCET) swept across Jackson County yesterday, netting five suspects in multiple unrelated child porn cases. Over 800 child porn images were seized, and the suspects are facing 39 felony charges. &
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-04
Oregon Joins California and Washington to Push Vaccine Policies Based on Science Over Ideology Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Sep 4, 2025 Last updated Sep 4, 2025 COVID-19 vaccine Oregon has joined a three-state coalition in a retaliatory move following the appointment of several new key members to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Pledging to promote vaccine and immunization programs based on ‘science, not ideology,’ the West Coast Health Alliance (WCHA) coalition b
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-04
Massive Illegal Marijuana Grow Busted in Josephine County With 11,600 Plants Destroyed Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Sep 4, 2025 Josephine Co. Sheriff’s Office Photo JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — The Josephine Marijuana Enforcement Team (JMET) made further inroads against illegal marijuana grow sites on August 26 when they arrested 33-year-old Richard James Bassett Jr. while executing a search warrant in the 700 Block of Althouse Creek Road, Cave Junction. Josephine County Sheriff’s Office’s J
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-04
Former Oregon Fisheries CFO Sentenced to Prison for Stealing $211,000 to Cover Husband’s Care Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Sep 4, 2025 The former chief financial officer of the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC), Pamela J. Kahut of Oregon, was sentenced yesterday to eight months in federal prison for stealing $211,083.27 from the company to cover her husband’s long-term healthcare premiums. The 68-year-old from Wilsonville was also ordered to pay PSMFC $211,083.27 in
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-02
Attempted Murder Arrest in Grants Pass After Dispute Leaves Woman Fighting for Life Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Sep 2, 2025 GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Grants Pass Police Department officers arrested 46-year-old Jeremy Johnson on attempted murder charges after a dispute between neighbours on Sunday evening ended in a woman suffering a severe cut to her neck. Responding to the 1000 block of SW Foundry for an assault between residents on the same property at about 20:15 Sunday, Grants Pass Police
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-02
Two Arrested After Portland Shooting Leaves Man Critically Injured in Centennial Neighborhood Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Sep 2, 2025 PORTLAND, Ore. — Following the shooting and critical injuries to an adult male in Portland’s Centennial Neighborhood last Friday, East Precinct officers arrested two suspects, without incident, on Sunday. Jeroshea M. Wilson (27) is facing charges of second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, and reckless endangerment. Together with Sir Jam
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-01
Oregonians Now Owe an Average of $6,200 on Credit Cards as Defaults Climb News By Lucille McNamara On Sep 1, 2025 Credit card debt has been mounting steadily in Oregon since the pandemic, with average balances of $6,200 last year. Oregon is Ranked 30 th Among all States Nevertheless, Oregon remains below the national average of $6,730, and is ranked 30 th among all states. This information has been uncovered by Experian, a credit card reporting firm, which states that fewer than 10% of Or
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-31
Oregon Will Pay $6 Million After Man Murders Wife and Her Sister When Court Fails to Activate Ankle Monitor Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Aug 31, 2025 In a tragic train of miscommunication, two Oregon sisters were shot and killed by Carlos Jimenez-Vargas (46) when he was released from custody with an ankle monitor that was not activated to prevent him from making contact with his wife. The State Will Pay the Two Families a Total of $6 Million in Damages State attorneys are now
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-24
Oregon Roads at Risk as Lawmakers Reconvene Friday to Decide Fate of Transportation Department Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Aug 24, 2025 FILE - Oregon Department of Transportation Building - October 2024 | Photo by Seth Smigelski Friday is D-Day for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) when lawmakers reconvene for a special session called by the State Governor after they failed to reach consensus on a funding package for the cash-strapped agency. Mass Layoffs and Loss of E
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-09
Oregon Ordered to Pay $500 a Day for Each Mentally Ill Defendant Left Waiting in Jail News By Lucille McNamara On Aug 9, 2025 Oregon State Hospital | Credit: Wayne Hsieh Oregon must pay up for failing to admit mentally ill criminal defendants to the state hospital while it appeals a contempt ruling, a federal judge said on Thursday. U.S. District Judge Adrienne Nelson denied the state’s request to delay payment while it appeals her June 6 ruling. She found the state had not taken “all reasonable
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-07
Oregon Man Fakes EV Project and Walks Away With $1.8 Million in Carbon Credit Cash Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Aug 7, 2025 A Multnomah County Circuit Court judge has ruled that Merlin K. Thompson of Tillamook must repay $1.8 million in monthly installments of $50 to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) that he admitted defrauding. He Made False Claims for Compensation From the Clean Fuels Program Judge Andrew Lavin, who described the 55-year-old as indigent a
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-07
Federal Court Finds Oregon Violated Voter Law Amid Inactive Registration Surge News By Lucille McNamara On Aug 7, 2025 Judicial Watch has won a lawsuit to force Oregon to update its voter rolls, asserting that the voter rolls contain a large number of inactive and old registrations. The non-partisan educational foundation, Judicial Watch, announced yesterday that an Oregon federal court has ruled in its favor, ensuring that the state cleans up its voter rolls. Oregon Has Violated the Nati
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-10
Oregon’s Energy Prices Rose Far Less Than Most States but Data Centers Could Change That News By Lucille McNamara On Aug 10, 2025 Bonneville Power Administration Chenoweth Substation Oregon | Credit: Tony Webster While energy costs rose by 19.4% in Oregon over an eight-year period, residents of Maine experienced a staggering increase of 75.7% during the same time-period, the highest of any state in the nation. Oregonians can breathe a sigh of relief that they were placed 29 th on a list of energ
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-10
Portland Couple Faces Drug and Gun Charges After Police Use Stop Sticks to Foil Escape Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Aug 10, 2025 PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland couple was arrested and charged after officers from the North Precinct found them in possession of large quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine, $10,000 in cash, a semiautomatic pistol, several firearm magazines, and dozens of rounds of live ammunition. Justin C. Holder (42) and Crystal Holder (35) were arrested separately a
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-10
Grants Pass Will Enforce Public Camping Codes Again After Costly Settlement With Disability Rights Oregon News By Diane Megaw On Aug 10, 2025 GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Following the interdict granted against the City of Grants Pass earlier this year, preventing the city from enforcing two camping municipal codes, the city council has now reached a settlement with the plaintiff, Disability Rights Oregon (DRO), that will allow the city to enforce the codes. Grants Pass and DRO Settle On Municipal
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-09
Coos Bay Mother Files Wrongful Death Suit Over Son’s Death in Back of Police Car Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Aug 9, 2025 Credit: Joe Gratz COOS COUNTY, Ore. — Jennifer Smith, the mother of Nathan Bradford Smith (33), has filed a wrongful death civil rights lawsuit against the City of Coos Bay, claiming her son died in the back of a patrol car while a Coos Bay Police officer went to his office to check TikTok and reply to text messages. According to the lawsuit, Coos Bay Police Depa
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-08
Oregonians Could Pay More at the Pump and DMV as Kotek Tries to Save State Transportation Jobs Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Aug 8, 2025 FILE - Oregon Department of Transportation Building - October 2024 | Photo by Seth Smigelski The Governor of Oregon yesterday announced a funding proposal to save hundreds of Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) jobs in jeopardy, following the federal government’s cutback on financing that is crippling maintenance and project programs. Tina Kotek has
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-06
Douglas County First Responders Race to Two River Emergencies — One Ends in Tragedy News By Diane Megaw On Aug 6, 2025 DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — Responding to swimmers in difficulty on the North Umpqua River on Saturday, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) deputies attended to two incidents: 33-year-old Andrea Norton of Myrtle Creek was injured and couldn’t return to shore, and, in a separate incident, 50-year-old Jonathon Vasquez of Mapleton, Oregon, tragically drowned. 2 Wee
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-06
Feds Give 14-Year Sentence to California Man Who Delivered Meth to Oregon Customers Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Aug 6, 2025 A 34-year-old Californian has been sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment for trafficking 11 pounds of methamphetamine in Oregon. Banuelos was the target of a drug trafficking investigation by the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) team. He was arrested on February 28, 2021, while en-route from California to deliver the methamphetamine to an Oregon customer i
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-06
Oregon Woman Spent Seven Years Taking Dead Mother’s Social Security Checks to Pay Her Bills Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Aug 6, 2025 A 51-year-old Salem woman who stole $101,000 Social Security benefits from her dead mother’s bank account did so to pay her bills, an Oregon U.S. District Judge was told yesterday. Judge Adrienne Nelson sentenced Donna J. Royston to three years of federal probation. She also ordered Royston to repay $100,898.88 to the Social Security Administration and