Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-06
Illegal Migrant Behind Oregon Fentanyl Death Gets 7 Years in Federal Prison Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Jun 6, 2025 PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland area drug trafficker, 35-year-old.Efrain Roberto Diaz-Rangel was sentenced to federal prison yesterday for his role in distributing illicit fentanyl that played a role in the fatal overdose of a young man in Washington County. Diaz-Range is an illegal Mexican migrant. Illegal Migrant Jailed For Fentanyl Death Court documents indicate that
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-03
Feds Yank $12 Million in Unemployment Grants From Oregon Citing Misalignment With Priorities News By Lucille McNamara On Jun 3, 2025 Four federal unemployment insurance grants to the Oregon Employment Department (OED) worth $12.2 million have been canceled by the U.S. Department of Labor. OED received the notification of the immediate termination on 22 May and told that the recipients of the grants ‘no longer effectuate’ the Department of Labor’s priorities for funding. However, two of the grant
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-23
Illegal Immigrant Arrested by Oregon State Police for Possession of 60 Pounds of Fentanyl Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On May 23, 2025 Oregon State Police arrested an illegal resident of California on Interstate 5 near Albany on Tuesday after a search of his vehicle uncovered 60 pounds of fentanyl powder. Drugs Seized by Trooper in Traffic Stop Jose Ivan Iribe Camorlinga (46) was apprehended in a traffic stop when a trooper found a large quantity of fentanyl in the trunk of his
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-25
Oregon Teenagers Attempt to Spur Lawmakers into Allowing Them to Vote in School Board Elections Education By Lucille McNamara On May 25, 2025 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski To spur legislators into action, a group of teenagers met outside the Oregon Capitol earlier in the week to encourage lawmakers to introduce House Bill 3012, allowing 16 and 17 years of age to vote in local school board elections. Opponents Believe Teenagers Are Eas
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-05
Oregon Is Getting $66 Million From the Sackler Family and Purdue Pharma for Fueling the Opioid Crisis News By Diane Megaw On Jun 5, 2025 Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, part of a bipartisan coalition of states, confirmed yesterday that Oregon could expect up to $66 million of the $7.4 billion national settlement reached with the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma for their role in fueling the national opioid crisis. Sackler Family and Purdue Pharma Lawsuit Settlement In addition to al
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-12
Oregon Students Outpace All U.S. States in Academic Growth from Elementary to Middle School Education By Diane Megaw On May 12, 2025 Washington Elementary School - Medford Oregon | Credit: Ian Poellet Research by the online tutoring marketplace Wiingy on improvements in US elementary and middle school students indicates that Oregon students improve the most between elementary and middle school, with the highest overall academic achievement and reading score improvements. Oregon Learners I
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-31
Oregon Senate Narrowly Passes Sweeping Gun Control Bill Amidst Fierce Debate Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On May 31, 2025 Last updated May 31, 2025 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski Oregon’s contentious gun control bill was passed with a slender majority of five votes in the Senate on Thursday and now heads to the House despite Republican opposition. The Bill Overturns Outcries about the Right to Bear Arms One of the most contentious i
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-19
Portland’s Powell’s City of Books Named Oregon’s Top Small Business Gem in Recent Poll News By Diane Megaw On May 19, 2025 Powell’s City of Books, portland, Oregon | Credit: Adam Fagen In a recent poll of 3,014 people that asked which small businesses they would be willing to drive for over an hour to reach, Portlands’s Powell City of Books was voted #1 in Oregon. Oregon Small Businesses Worth Driving Over An Hour To Visit Poll 3,014 people nationwide were asked by a business financing co
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-13
Elderly Woman Facing Charges After Allegedly Assaulting a 70-Year-Old Resident of a Coos County Care Home Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On May 13, 2025 Last updated May 13, 2025 COOS COUNTY, Ore. — A 69-year-old woman was taken to Coos County Jail after allegedly hitting a man with the handle of a fixed-blade knife and threatening to shoot him and others at a care home in Powers, Coos County. Assailant has previous Convictions for Felonies Dorothy Shaw, who has previous convictio
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-22
New House Bill Wants to Boost Home Ownership in Oregon Among Communities of Color News By Lucille McNamara On May 22, 2025 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski Oregon’s lowly home-ownership ranking at 39 nationwide has fueled House Bill 2698 which strives to add 28,112 more owner-occupied households by 2030, with emphasis on boosting rates among ethnic groups. Oregon lawmakers will focus on boosting home-ownership among communities of color, with H
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-14
Medford’s New Jackson Alert System to Test Evacuation Zones with Upgraded Emergency Notifications News By Diane Megaw On May 14, 2025 MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford’s Jackson Alert, the new emergency alert system formerly known as ‘Citizen Alerts,’ will be tested in each evacuation zone on Thursday, May 15, at 10:00 a.m. The City of Medford, in partnership with Jackson County Emergency Management, introduced Jackson Alerts, which was launched in Jackson County in March 2025. Jackson Alerts
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-28
Grants Pass Teen Held at Knifepoint in Facebook Marketplace Robbery by Trio of Youth Suspects Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On May 28, 2025 GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Grants Pass Police Officers arrested 20-year-old Aiden Steven McCarroll and two juveniles yesterday in connection with a robbery with a knife on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at about 5:24 p.m. in the 1200 block of Rogue River Highway regarding a robbery with a knife. Officers found a 15-year-old victim who said the trio had used a knife to
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-30
Judge Rules Grants Pass City Council Can Enforce Camping Bans At Certain Sites News By Diane Megaw On May 30, 2025 FILE - Homeless encampment, Grants Pass, Southern Oregon, 2023 GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Disability Rights Oregon et al. v. Grants Pass injunction, which blocked the removal of campsites or tents from city property until Grants Pass provided 150 spaces for public camping, was modified yesterday to allow the city to enforce overnight camping bans at certain public parks. Josephine Coun
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-26
Oregon’s House Bill Cracks Down on Deceptive Ticket Sales with Transparent Pricing and Hefty Fines News By Lucille McNamara On May 26, 2025 Eugene, Oregon | Credit: Trevor Bexon Gone could be the days when eager Oregon concert and theater-goers were hoodwinked into paying exorbitant prices for tickets, thanks to House Bill 3167 which is moving steadily forward to protect vulnerable consumers. Hidden Fees Will Become a Thing of the Past Hidden fees will become a thing of the past as
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-05
Portland Woman Sent $1.9 Million to a Man She Never Met Because He Promised to Marry Her Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Jun 5, 2025 For two years, a Portland woman sent nearly $1.9 million to a man she met online on Millionaire Match Maker, believing he would marry her. The man, Oscar Peters (65) from Britain, was yesterday sentenced to 37 months in prison after his extradition from England, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s District Office in Oregon. He was also se
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-05
Gunshot Call Leads Douglas County Deputies to Two Bleeding Men Who Refused to Speak Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Jun 5, 2025 Credit: Eric Rider ROSEBURG, Ore. — Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) officers responding to a report of males fighting and a gunshot heard in Roseburg at about 6:30 pm Tuesday found two men- one bleeding, but both uncooperative. The tense situation was defused after the DCSO Tactical Response Team intervened with a K-9 officer. On arrival at the incident in t
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-24
Third Teenager Arrested and Charged With Murder in Gresham Drive-By Fatal Shooting Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On May 24, 2025 GRESHAM, Ore. — A third teenager, all 16 years old, has been arrested and charged with murder following the fatal shooting of a man in a drive-by incident in Gresham on 13 May. Jeffrey Daniel, who was shot in the 3500 block of Southeast Richey Road during the early hours of the morning, was dropped off at a local hospital by a person or persons unknown in a si
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-07
Convicted Felon Arrested for Klamath Falls Shooting That Left 19-Year-Old Hospitalized Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Jun 7, 2025 KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Responding to a report of a shooting in the 1700 block of Gary Street in Klamath Falls early Thursday morning, Klamath County Sheriff’s Office deputies found 19-year-old Kane L. Harrell of Klamath Falls with gunshot wounds and, after investigation, arrested 34-year-old Taylor Reed Jackson of Klamath Falls in connection with the shooti
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-21
Teen Tragically Killed in Klamath County Crash After Being Thrown into River from Highway 140 Bridge News By Diane Megaw On May 21, 2025 KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A 17-year-old boy was thrown over a bridge barrier into the Klamath River after a two-vehicle crash as he was checking for faults under the hood of one of the vehicles- a Honda CRV, on Saturday on Highway 140, near milepost 1, in Klamath County. Tragically, he was confirmed deceased after his body was recovered from the river. The Oregon
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-03
Train Cars Topple in Klamath Falls as Crews Scramble to Contain Spill and Reopen Roads News By Diane Megaw On Jun 3, 2025 Courtesy: Klamath County Sheriff's Office KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Authorities are still attending to the clean-up after 3 BNSF train cars derailed in Klamath Falls at the Anderson and Altamont rail yard early yesterday morning. After the remote engine of a BNSF train derailed around 3:30 a.m., overturning onto its side, a second train car also derailed and overturned, followed