Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-18
Four Oregon Public Buildings Ranked Among the Ugliest in America News By Diane Megaw On Aug 18, 2025 Multnomah County Justice Center | Credit: Another Believer Oregon boasts a wide array of natural wonders, from rugged coastlines, lush forests, and arid deserts to its cascading mountain range. Yet, four of it’s manmade buildings ranked among the ugliest in America in a recent survey. 4 Oregon Public Buildings Rank Among The Ugliest in America In a recent poll of 3,012 people by New
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-18
Gresham’s Legacy Mount Hood Nurses Ready to Walk Out if Hospital Fails to Meet Demands News By Lucille McNamara On Aug 18, 2025 Legacy Mt Hood Medical Center - Gresham, Oregon| Credit: M.O. Stevens GRESHAM, Ore. — After 21 months of negotiation, 400 nurses at the Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham are ready to go on strike if two further round-table discussions do not meet their demands for fair wages and benefits. Two Further Rounds of Discussion Are Scheduled The Oregon Nurses
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-18
FBI Uses AI to Identify Reed College Graduate Accused of Attacking Agents at Portland ICE Protest Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Aug 18, 2025 Last updated Aug 18, 2025 PPB Respond to Protest Activity and Safety Concerns near ICE Building - June 10, 2025 PORTLAND, Ore. — FBI agents utilized artificial intelligence to identify a suspect involved in a protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Portland on June 14. Robert Hoopes, who recently graduated from
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-20
Police Seek Grants Pass Suspect Accused of Breaking Into Local Businesses During Months-Long Spree Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Aug 20, 2025 GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Grants Pass Police Department is looking for 33-year-old Anthony Boyd Mooney of Grants Pass, who was indicted on charges related to a spree of commercial burglaries between September 2024 and January 2025 in the city. According to a months-long police investigation, Mooney was identified during a series of commercial burglari
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-20
Sequence of Dramatic Events Ends With Arrest of Eugene Man After Rear-Ending Girlfriend’s Car Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Aug 20, 2025 EUGENE, Ore. — After rear-ending his girlfriend’s vehicle and chasing her onto Willamette Street, Adam Cole Young (35) was arrested by officers from the Eugene Police Department after a sequence of dramatic events. After the incident with his girlfriend, who was not injured and chose not to press charges, officers from the EPD intervened. Young fled
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-18
Lake Oswego Man Dies After Setting His House on Fire During Late-Night Police Standoff Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Aug 18, 2025 CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — A standoff with Lake Oswego police responding to reports of a domestic assault incident on Thursday ended after the accused man died in a fire that started during the standoff. Responding to a report of domestic assault by the unnamed girlfriend of the deceased man at about 10.30 pm Thursday at the house on Timberline Drive, police made
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-27
Oregon’s McMinnville and Ashland Make National List of Most Inviting Wellness Walks News Travel & Outdoors By Bernadette Obrien On Jul 27, 2025 Ashland Historic District (Ashland, Oregon) | Credit: Visitor7 In a recent poll, two Oregon Main Streets were named among the healthiest for walking —one in McMinnville and another in Ashland. Best Streets For Healthy Walks In Oregon Assisted Living Magazine, a senior living concierge, recently polled 3,007 respondents, asking which main stree
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-27
Scammers Are Preying on Oregon Seniors—Here’s What They’re Falling For Oregon seniors have lost over $5 million to online scams in 2025 alone, with fake business and government calls leading the way, according to the FTC. News By Lucille McNamara On Jul 27, 2025 FILE - Balch Gulch Bridge, Lower MacLeay Park in Portland | Photo by Seth Smigelsk Oregon senior citizens have lost more than $5 million this year alone to con artists scamming internet users, according to the Federal Trade Commission (F
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-23
Governor Steps In to Halt ODOT Layoffs as Oregon Faces Infrastructure Crisis Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Jul 23, 2025 FILE - Oregon Governor Tina Kotek More than 400 Oregon Department of Transportation workers, laid off after legislators failed to reach consensus on a funding package for ODOT, have been thrown a six-week lifeline by Governor Tina Kotek. Lawmakers Must Reach Consensus on a Transportation Network Funding Package Recalling legislators to a special session
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-18
Grants Pass Fentanyl Dealer Caught After Dropping Meth in Walmart Dressing Room Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Jul 18, 2025 GRANTS PASS, Ore. — An investigation by members of the Rogue Area Drug Enforcement (RADE) team of a person believed to be selling fentanyl in Grants Pass culminated in arrests after 40-year-old Bryan Beaman dropped a bag of methamphetamine in a Walmart dressing room after a previous interaction with RADE officers. Grants Pass Fentanyl Dealer & Accomplices A
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-12
New Online Nursing Degree Will Cut Study Costs and Help Solve Shortage in Southern Oregon Education By Lucille McNamara On Jul 12, 2025 FILE - OHSU in Portland | Photo by Seth Smigelski DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — As the ever-increasing shortage of qualified nursing staff continues to hinder Oregon healthcare services, particularly in rural areas, the Umpqua Community College (UCC) and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) are offering students the opportunity to obtain a nursing degree onlin
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-27
Salem Man Dies After Being Hit by Train; Police Investigate Why He Didn’t Move News By Diane Megaw On Jul 27, 2025 SALEM, Ore. — Responding to a report from Union Pacific personnel who called to report a collision with a person on the railroad tracks in the area of McGilchrist ST and Pringle RD SE, Salem, at approximately 11:00 a.m. yesterday, the Salem Police Department confirmed that a 66-year-old man was declared dead at the scene. According to police reports, a rail crew traveling southbound
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-27
Oregon Woman Wins Appeal After Being Denied Foster Role Over LGBTQ+ Views News By Lucille McNamara On Jul 27, 2025 Last updated Jul 27, 2025 A devout Christian and widowed mother of five from Malheur County has won an appeal against a ruling by the State of Oregon that prevented her from becoming a foster parent because she could not accept the sexual orientation of LGBTQ+ children Woman’s Freedom of Speech and Religious Rights Were Violated The ruling was handed down on Thursday in a spl
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-08
Oregon’s Bias Crime Numbers Drop but Experts Fear Underreporting and System Gaps Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Jul 8, 2025 Credit: Islander61 Oregon’s 2024 Bias Crimes Annual Report indicated that, for the first time since the Bias Response Hotline launched in 2020, overall bias reports declined in 2024. Rather than a decline in incidents, the report suggests other reasons for the decline in hate and bias incidents, and action is called for. Oregon’s 2024 Hate And Bias Crimes Repor
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-12
Evacuation Alert Eases Near Ashland as Neil Creek Fire Slows Down News By Diane Megaw On Jul 12, 2025 ASHLAND, Ore. — The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) indicated yesterday that the evacuation alert in Zone JAC-536 in the area of the Neil Creek Fire burning in Ashland has been downgraded to Level 1. All other zones remain on level 2. Due to successful firefighting efforts, the evacuation alerts for the Neil Creek fire Forces near the I-5 are now: Zone JAC-536 (south of Ashland): Do
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-20
Governor Silent as Oregon’s Transport System Begins to Unravel With First Major Layoffs News By Lucille McNamara On Jul 20, 2025 FILE - Interstate 5 - Interstate 84 Interchange in Portland | Photo by Seth Smigelski Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has yet to announce her plans to resolve the transportation network crisis following the failure of the legislature to reach consensus on a funding package for the state’s Department of Transport (ODOT). In the meantime, warnings that ODOT services will begi
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-28
Oregon Breaks Into Top 10 for Childcare Costs Despite Earning Less Than Other States News By Lucille McNamara On Jul 28, 2025 Last updated Jul 29, 2025 Oregon is the 10 th most expensive state in the U.S. to rear a child, according to a new study by the Remax New Jersey Real Estate Network . Childcare needs cost Oregon parents 25.47% of their annual median income reflected as $50,010. A closer examination of the results reveals that of the top 10 most expensive childcare states in the country, O
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-14
Protect Your Home From Wildfire Smoke With These Simple Air Quality Tips News Home & Garden By Diane Megaw On Jul 14, 2025 Protect your home from smoke this wildfire season with the following tips: Drafty doors or windows: Install weatherstripping to help stop smoke from drifting into the house. Tighten seals: Ensure that the seals on windows, doors, and window air conditioners are secure. Air out your home after a smoke event: Open the windows or use the fresh air intake on your air conditi
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-05
Oregon Wildlife Officials Hunt Poachers Who Vandalized Cameras and Stole Salmon From Jackson County Hatchery News By Diane Megaw On Aug 5, 2025 Trail Cam Photo 7-5-25 | Oregon State Police JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division (OSPFWD) is looking for two people of interest in the vandalism of a cellular trail camera and theft of salmon from a fish trap at the Cole Rivers Fish Hatchery in Trail, Oregon. OSP Wants You To Identify These Jackson County Salm
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-05
Ashland Residents Invited to Speak Up at Oregon AG’s Town Hall on Federal Overreach News By Diane Megaw On Aug 5, 2025 Last updated Aug 5, 2025 Southern Oregon University, Ashland. | Credit: Library of Congress ASHLAND, Ore. — Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is hosting a public “Federal Oversight Town Hall” on Thursday, August 7th at 6 pm at Southern Oregon University (SOU) and wants to hear directly from Oregonians personally affected by federal actions. Oregon Attorney General Town