Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-06
Honduran Fentanyl Dealer Caught With 6,000 Pills in Downtown Portland Gets 70 Months in Prison Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Aug 6, 2025 PORTLAND, Ore. — As part of a crackdown on fentanyl trafficking in downtown Portland, police officers arrested a Honduran national living illegally in Oregon who was this week sentenced to 70 months in a federal prison. Ermin Izaguirre-Estrada (22) pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl on April 30, 2025, resol
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-15
Oregon Man Found With Arsenal of Modified Guns and Silencers After FBI Raid in West Linn Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Jul 15, 2025 CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — A West Linn man is in custody after agents from the FBI searched his home and seized an arsenal of weapons, including 36 firearms, three of which were converted with machine gun switches, 13 unregistered short-barreled rifles, firearm silencers, and other firearm parts. Lucas Christopher Perillo (41) has been charged with the ill
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-08
Oregon Begins Major Transportation Layoffs as Road Funding Bill Falls Through Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Jul 8, 2025 Last updated Jul 8, 2025 FILE - Interstate 5 - Interstate 84 Interchange in Portland | Photo by Seth Smigelski The first 483 of an estimated 700 Oregon Department of Transportation ODOT) employees were retrenched yesterday following the legislature’s failure to pass a funding package to maintain and upgrade a dilapidated road and bridge network system. Governor Says
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-28
Driver in Stolen Vehicle Hits Two Pedestrians in Downtown Portland Before Crashing Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Jul 28, 2025 PORTLAND, Ore. — A suspect driving a stolen vehicle struck and seriously injured two pedestrians walking in Portland’s Old Town at lunchtime yesterday (Sunday). The stolen vehicle crashed at the intersection of Northwest 6 th Avenue and Northwest Glisan Street. The Driver Was Not Injured and Taken Into Custody According to the police, the pedestrians we
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-26
Oregon Backs Off Farm Stand Regulations Amid Fears for Agri-Tourism Industry News By Lucille McNamara On Jul 26, 2025 Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek's 2025 State of the State address The Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) has halted its rule-making process regarding farm stands following a public outcry and a directive from Governor Tina Kotek. Kotek, whose office was inundated with objections from both farmers and farm stand supporters, believes that the DLCD should engage in more d
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-16
Chinese National With Broken Leg Rescued From Crater Lake After Evading Questions From Rescuers News By Diane Megaw On Jul 16, 2025 FILE - Crater Lake National Park Lodge, Klamath County, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A Crater Lake park worker rescued 26-year-old Yu Xia, a Chinese national visiting from Delaware, with a broken leg early Sunday morning after Klamath County Search and Rescue (SAR) teams could not descend to the waterline as conditions were unsafe. Xia was
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-22
West Nile Virus Found in Eagle Point Mosquitoes Prompting Warnings Across Jackson County News By Diane Megaw On Aug 22, 2025 Transmission electron micrograph of West Nile virus particles | Credit: NIAID JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The West Nile virus, typically spread in the US by a mosquito called Culex, which is found across the country, was detected in a mosquito pool in Eagle Point after the Jackson County Vector Control District collected the mosquitoes on August 20 as part of their routine surv
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-22
Federal Judge Rules Oregon School District Cannot Discipline Social Worker for Displaying Gender Identity Books Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Aug 22, 2025 The Oregon Inter-mountain Education Service District has been ordered by U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew D. Hallman not to impose disciplinary action against a clinical social worker for displaying books in his office that could offend transgender students. The Judge found that Roderick E. Theis cannot influence impressionable student
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-21
Oregon Employers Warned as AI ‘Frankencandidates’ Use Deepfakes and Fake Resumes to Land Jobs Business By Lucille McNamara On Aug 21, 2025 In a world full of bots, hiring a real human is something one can no longer take for granted. This is the ominous warning by an expert reacting to the AI bot surge in the Oregon job market. ‘Frankencandidates’ Use AI to Generate Resumes and for Deepfake Interviews Matthew J. Rodgers, president of iprospectcheck, a background-screening provider, was rea
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-21
Ashland Felon and California Trafficker Tied to Huge Medford Meth Seizure After MADGE Investigation Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Aug 21, 2025 Medford Police Photo MEDFORD, Ore. — The Medford Police Department recently shared details of two big Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement team (MADGE) drug busts, which contributed to the almost 40-pound haul of methamphetamines that the police have prevented from reaching the streets, as well as several firearms. Funded by the Oregon-Idaho HIDT
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-21
Roseburg Man Faces 17 Animal Neglect Charges After Puppy Attack Leads to Breeding Raid News By Diane Megaw On Aug 21, 2025 ROSEBURG, Ore. — Responding to reports of large dogs fighting a puppy in the backyard of 66-year-old Edward Andrew Whitely’s home, a Roseburg Police Department, accompanied by a Douglas County Sheriff’s Office animal control deputy, uncovered a large illegal dog breeding operation on Monday. While visiting the residence in the 1400 block of SE Stephens at approxi
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-30
Oregon Republicans Reject Kotek’s Gas Tax Hike and Push No-Tax Plan to Fix Failing Roads Politics & Elections Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Aug 30, 2025 Last updated Aug 30, 2025 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski Somewhat surprisingly, Oregon Republican lawmakers are not supporting funding proposals tabled by Governor Tina Kotek in her attempt to salvage the state’s cash-strapped Department of Transportation and ensure the continued mai
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-30
Oregon’s New Privacy Law Sparks 214 Complaints in First Year as Residents Demand Data Control News By Lucille McNamara On Aug 30, 2025 Transgression of the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA) attracted 214 complaints during its first year, which, according to Attorney General Dan Rayfield, is a ‘significant number compared to other similarly sized states.’ The Law Gives Oregonians the Right to Control Their Personal Data In a report-back, Rayfield says it is obvious ‘Oregonians care about
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-21
Medford Woman Who Killed Cyclist While Huffing Inhalants Receives 10-Year Prison Sentence Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Aug 21, 2025 MEDFORD, Ore. — A Jackson County woman, 36-year-old Cassie Cavagnaro, was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday for a DUII crash on South Pacific Highway that killed 41-year-old Jason (Jimilee) Thomas, a former Bend chef, as he was bicycling in South Medford on October 11 last year. Court documents indicate that Cavagnaro swerved into the bike lane and h
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-29
Oregon Woman Sold Counterfeit Gold Worth Over $40,000 Before Coffee Shop Sting Arrest Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Aug 29, 2025 A 37-year-old woman from Portland has been detained in a sting operation by officers from the North Precinct Neighborhood Response Team (NRT) following the sale of counterfeit gold to two known suspects. Police Seek Help From the Public to Identify More Victims The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) is now appealing to the public to come forward if they ha
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-03
Gunfire Scare In Salem Park Ends With Arrests Of Man And Three Juveniles Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Sep 3, 2025 Salem Police Dept. Photo SALEM, Ore. — A 25-year-old male adult and three juveniles were arrested in Salem’s Wallace Marine Park late on Monday night after the police received a report of several gunshots and the possible injury of a female. Officers arrived on the scene, and after a search detained the male adult, Grant Pizzuto, and then three juveniles, all aged 17. Al
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-31
Springfield Driver Flees Traffic Stop, Crashes Into Dorris Ranch Gate and Gets Arrested Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Aug 31, 2025 SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — A Springfield driver, 21-year-old David Stewart Hernandez-German, was arrested after fleeing a Lane County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) traffic stop around midnight last night, resulting in a police chase that ended after he crashed into a security gate. Just after midnight on Saturday, an LCSO deputy gave chase after an Acura Integra seda
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-26
Oregon Governor Signs Bills to Cut Energy Costs and Hold Big Data Centers Accountable News By Lucille McNamara On Aug 26, 2025 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed into law four bills yesterday that will assist lower-income households with the cost of energy and ensure that large consumers, like data centers, pay accordingly. $20 Million Extra to Assist Lower-Income Households Apart from channeling an additi
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-30
After Seven Years of Searching, Missing Woman’s Remains Found in Tillamook County Woods News By Lucille McNamara On Aug 30, 2025 TILLAMOOK COUNTY, Ore. — The Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office confirms that human remains found in a wooded area near her home this year are those of Maria Del Carmen Quintana (59) who went missing in 2018. The woman was last seen alive on November 30, 2018, in the Tillamook County area of the Nehalem/Highway 53. Large-scale searches by the Tillamook County Sheriff’s
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-09
Douglas County Crash Leaves Passenger Dead as Police Seek Armed DUI Suspect Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Aug 9, 2025 DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A warrant was issued for the arrest of a Merlin, Douglas County man, 65-year-old Craig Hindle, on Thursday. Hindle faces six charges arising from the fatal crash in April that resulted in the death of his passenger. Oregon State Police indicated that Hindle veered off the road and hit a tree in a Chevrolet Tahoe on Highway 138 East in Douglas County.