Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-09
A Growing Number of Oregonians Would Rather Let AI Handle Their Finances Than Their Partner News By Diane Megaw On Jun 9, 2025 A recent national survey of 3,000 adults asked participants about their experiences with AI managing their money, revealing that many Oregonians are embracing AI as their personal money manager. Many Oregonians Are Comfortable Letting AI Manage Their Finances The survey by leading loan provider Advance America explored questions about AI managing money, signaling
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-18
Tents Will Only Be Distributed to Homeless People in Multnomah County in Winter and Severe Weather Conditions News By Lucille McNamara On May 18, 2025 Homeless encampment, Oregon. As part of its goal to increase housing capacity for homeless people, Multnomah County has embarked on a new policy to reduce the distribution of tents as an inadequate alternative to providing appropriate shelter. Multnomah County Chair, J Vega Pederson, confirms that tent distribution can only take place during winte
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-05
Feds Bust Oregon Man Making THC and Magic Mushroom Candy That Looked Like Children’s Treats Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Jun 5, 2025 A 45-year-old career criminal from Oregon found with 1,000 kilograms of marijuana was sentenced to 13 years in prison yesterday for possession and conspiracy to distribute and launder the proceeds. Jered Hayward ran an unlicensed manufacturing and distribution operation in Salem, where he coated or infused cereal and candy with THC and psilocybin (the
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-09
Oregon Is Quietly One of the Most Dangerous States for Swimming in Natural Waters News By Lucille McNamara On Jun 9, 2025 FILE - Mount Hood above Trillium Lake in Mount Hood National Forest | Photo by Seth Smigelski Unsurprisingly, Oregon is among the Top 10 states with the most drownings in natural settings, as Beaver State is renowned for its rugged terrain with rivers, lakes, and miles of Pacific Ocean coastline. A study by the Whitley Law Firm reveals that natural swimming areas pose the big
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-02
Fentanyl Smoke and Syringes in Ceilings Threaten Safety at Portland’s Public Libraries News By Lucille McNamara On Jun 2, 2025 Central Library Portland, Oregon | Courtesy: Multnomah County Library PORTLAND, Ore. — Open displays of drug abuse and mounting homelessness are woven into the fabric of Portland’s inner-city, insidious tentacles now reaching into areas long regarded as safe sanctuaries – the public libraries of Multnomah County. The restrooms of public libraries, particularly the
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-24
Two Salem Women Arrested For Benton County Shooting After Luring Victim Via Dating App Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On May 24, 2025 BENTON COUNTY, Ore. — Two Salem women, Julia Dell Yepez and Alexa Montano Corral, both 20, were arrested earlier this week after a man was shot inside his car near Greenberry on Saturday. Benton County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) officials indicated that the victim was lured through the Chispa dating app. Yepez and Corral are facing a litany of felony charges after
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-08
Klamath County Deputy Claims Kidnapping Then Gets Arrested After Video Tells a Different Story Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Jun 8, 2025 Last updated Jun 8, 2025 KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A Klamath County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) Deputy, Jacob Brandt, was arrested after reporting he had been kidnapped in the early morning hours of June 6. After determining that there were no kidnappers, Brandt was arrested but later released. At about 1:32 AM on Friday, Brandt called 9-1-1 from the Pilot Trav
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-28
Million-Dollar Drug Bust at Oregon Wildlife Park Uncovers Guns, Meth, and a Machine Gun Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On May 28, 2025 A joint law enforcement operation involving several search warrants at the West Coast Game Park resulted in officers seizing $1.6 million in cash, firearms including a machine gun, drugs, and cashier’s bonds, checks, and certificates. Suspect Arrested 12 Days Later Twelve days later, Brian Tenney (52) was arrested by the Bandon Police Department in
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-10
Portland Police Swiftly Contain ICE Facility Protest Chaos as Vandalism and Blockades Spark Arrests News By Diane Megaw On Jun 10, 2025 Last updated Jun 10, 2025 PPB Respond to Protest Activity and Safety Concerns near ICE Building MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — Responding to reports of a protest at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in south Portland on Saturday, PPB’s Central Precinct officers made some arrests. Still, they ensured the event remained peaceful and free from c
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-24
FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office Seize Over $6 Million in Portland’s Online Scam Bust News By Lucille McNamara On May 24, 2025 FILE - Portlandia Statue on the Portland Building | Photo by Seth Smigelski PORTLAND, Ore. — By promptly contacting law enforcement about an alleged online scam, the FBI and the Oregon District of the U.S. Attorney’s Office could seize $6,748,680 fraudulent funds belonging to the City of Portland. Portland Was the Target of an Online Impersonation Scam In February t
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-30
Oregon’s Coquille Tribe and Veterans Affairs Forge Historic Partnership to Appoint First Tribal Veterans Service Officer News By Lucille McNamara On May 30, 2025 Coquille Indian Tribe Vice Chair Jen Procter Andrews and ODVA Director Dr. Nakeia Council Daniels shake hands after signing the historic MOU on May 13. | Courtesy: Ore. Department of Veterans’ Affairs A Memorandum of Understanding between the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs (ODVA) and the Coquille Tribe was signed at a cerem
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-17
Winston Man Arrested with Cocaine, Psilocybin, and MDMA in Douglas County Narcotics Bust Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On May 17, 2025 DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — Detectives with the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) arrested a Winston man, 29-year-old Ryian Martin, on suspicion of several narcotics-related charges on Friday. DINT detectives contacted Martin at a residence in the 100 block of SW Newton Drive in Winston, where a police search revealed about 52 grams of suspected cocaine, 7
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-11
Teenage Pair Accused of Luring and Killing Medford Man in School Parking Lot Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Jun 11, 2025 MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford Police arrested two teenagers on murder charges in connection with the dead man found in the parking lot of Wilson Elementary School in the 1400 block of Johnson Street. This incident is the second homicide in Medford in 2025. Teenage Suspects Arrested In Wilson Elementary Parking Lot Murder After a man was found dead at Wilson Elementary S
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-03
Oregon Helps Take Down Cross-State Cartel That Flooded the Northwest With Fentanyl Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Jun 3, 2025 Oregon played a pivotal role in the recent crackdown on an international drug trafficking cartel that has distributed hundreds of thousands of lethal drugs worth millions of dollars locally, to neighboring California, and primarily to Washington state. Drug traffickers concentrated their distribution network in homeless encampments. They were busted open on 29
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-23
Oregon Store Owners Can Refuse To Accept Bottle Returns After 8 p.m. if Governor Approves News By Lucille McNamara On May 23, 2025 Oregon store owners can refuse to accept bottle returns after 8 p.m. thanks to a new bill that passed both the Senate and the House with majority votes and now waits for Governor Tina Kotek to sign it into law. Cash for Bottle Returns is a Reliable Source of Income for Many The bottle redemption law has become a reliable source of income for thousands of Orego
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-11
More People Die in Oregon from Wildfire Smoke Than Nearly Anywhere Else in The Country Environment By Lucille McNamara On May 11, 2025 2020 Labor Day Fires More people die in Oregon, California, and Washington than anywhere else in the U.S. from inhaling particulate matter carried in wildfire smoke, with annual death rates between 130 and 5,100 according to a study published in the journal Communications Earth and Environment . Climate Change is an Accelerant to Wildfires Climate change i
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-31
Oregon Faces Heightened Wildfire Threat Amid Federal Budget Cuts News By Diane Megaw On May 31, 2025 Courtesy: Jackson County Fire District 3, Oregon. MEDFORD, Ore. — As wildfire season starts in Oregon, with hotter and drier conditions expected, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), U.S. Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are collaborating to respond swiftly to any fires. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon expressed concerns over federal resource shortages after funding cuts and Orego
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-15
Oregon’s Delta Sandy River Encampments Face Closure as Authorities Clear Decades of Debris, Displacing 40 Homeless Residents News By Lucille McNamara On May 15, 2025 About 40 homeless people must move out of the Delta Sandy River encampments in Troutdale this month. Some residents have called the area, off the Thousand Acres Trail, home for 20 years. The Camps are Being Closed to Clear Out Huge Amounts of Debris The Department of State Lands (DSL) is closing 50 acres of the park in a clea
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-28
Oregon Man Caught With 270 Pounds of Meth in Cross-State Drug Trafficking Bust Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On May 28, 2025 An Estacada, Oregon, man, 29-year-old Anthony Barrera, caught transporting 270 pounds of methamphetamine from Southern California to Oregon near Roseburg, has been criminally charged with possessing methamphetamine and cocaine with the intent to distribute. Estacada Dealer Transporting Drugs From Southern California Arrested Near Roseburg The U.S. Attorney’
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-09-11
Man Found Shot to Death on Portland Sidewalk as Homicide Detectives Search for Suspect Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Sep 11, 2025 PORTLAND, Ore. — The Homicide Unit of the Portland Police Detective Division is investigating the death by shooting of an adult male, found dead on the sidewalk on Northeast Grand Avenue late on Tuesday night. The North Precinct received a call at 11.28 p.m. of shots fired in the 500 block of Northeast Holladay Street. On arrival, officers found an adult m