Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-26
Oregon Moves to Ban Power Companies From Raising Rates During Peak Winter Months Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Jun 26, 2025 High-voltage transmission towers and lines in Oregon, United States | Credit: Stefan Andrej Shambora A new energy bill that bans utility companies from introducing increases during peak winter months has been given the nod by Oregon lawmakers and now heads to the Governor’s desk for signature. The Act Protects Consumers From Steep Rates Hikes The ne
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-19
Fatal I-5 Crash Near Ashland Leaves One Dead and One Hospitalized After Honda Hits Parked Semi News By Diane Megaw On Jun 19, 2025 JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A fatal two-vehicle crash in Jackson County near Ashland on Tuesday at about 2:50 p.m. led to the death of a passenger after a black Honda Civic, driven by 68-year-old Terielizabeth Smead of Lemon Grove (CA), careened into a Freightliner semi-truck and trailer parked on the shoulder of the I-5. The Oregon State Police (OSP) preliminary investig
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-13
Medford Teen Used Instagram and Snapchat to Sell Drugs to Kids as Young as 11, Police Say Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Jun 13, 2025 JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — 19-year-old Jake Eugene Cunningham of Medford was arrested on May 31 for selling marijuana to middle school children as young as 11 years old after setting up drug deals on Instagram and Snapchat. On May 31 at 3:11 p.m., Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team (IMET) detectives observed Cunningham selling marijuana to juveniles in the Rogue
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-11
Oregon-Based Energy Storage Firm Powin Files for Bankruptcy Amid $500 Million Debt Business By Diane Megaw On Jun 11, 2025 Powin, LLC, the a U.S.-based global energy storage integrator with headquarters and their main engineering location are based in Tualatin, Oregon filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in the District of New Jersey yesterday. The company, who set out on a mission to become the world’s most trusted energy storage provider, enabling clean and reliable energy specializes in des
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-25
Oregon Lawmakers Consider Ending Preschool Program That Taxes the Rich to Educate the Poor News By Lucille McNamara On Jun 25, 2025 Last updated Jun 25, 2025 Oregon State Capitol | Courtesy: Oregon Department of Transportation The Multnomah County Chair has expressed outrage at Oregon lawmakers considering scrapping the Preschool for All program. Legislation Will Prohibit Taxing High-Income Earners Members of the Senate Finance and Revenue Committee met yesterday to discuss proposed legis
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-10
Neil Creek Fire Forces Evacuation Alerts and Closes I-5 as Flames Spread Near Ashland News By Diane Megaw On Jul 10, 2025 Last updated Jul 10, 2025 ASHLAND, Ore. — As firefighters have continued to battle the Neil Creek fire burning East of I-5 near Neil Creek Road since yesterday, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) upgraded the alert to level 2 across several zones. Neil Creek Fire Ashland: Update By late last night, the fire had covered 124.4 acres, as firefighters had bui
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-09
Medford Police Shooting of Knife-Wielding Man Sparks Grand Jury Review and Public Debate Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Jul 9, 2025 Medford Police Photo MEDFORD, Ore. — Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) has released the name of the man shot by a Medford Police Department (MPD) officer during an officer-involved confrontation in Hawthorne Park last Friday. He is 55-year-old Salvador Alex Sanchez, a local transient, wanted on two counts of unlawful use of a weapon during an inciden
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-15
Oregon Democrats Push $2 Billion Tax Hike to Fix Roads and Fund Transit Politics & Elections By Diane Megaw On Jun 15, 2025 Tilikum Crossing in Portland, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski Oregon Democrats proposed a new transportation package under House Bill 2025 that contains critical funding for transit agencies across the state this week. The proposal suggests a set of controversial taxes to raise an additional $2 billion through new levies and increases. Oregon HB 2025 Adds $2 Bil
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-30
Oregon Lawmakers Slash Rental Support in New Housing Package Despite Rising Evictions News By Lucille McNamara On Jun 30, 2025 A $2.6 billion housing and homelessness package has slashed $85.4 million from emergency eviction prevention services, raising alarm bells among housing advocates who believe the new legislation will increase the number of people without a roof over their heads. Most Of the Budget Will Be Spent On Shelters The bulk of the funds passed by legislators is earmarked f
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-19
Upper Applegate Wildfire Surges Past 350 Acres as Evacuation Orders Expand Across Jackson County News By Diane Megaw On Jun 19, 2025 Last updated Jun 20, 2025 UPDATE – Upper Applegate Fire Evacuation Levels Downgraded As firefighting crews gained control over the Upper Applegate Wildfire that surged past 350 acres yesterday, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) indicated that the following evacuation levels have been amended: JAC-436: Downgraded from Level 3 to Level 2 –
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-15
Most Oregonians Say Using Bottle Bill Money for Wildfires Is the Wrong Move News By Diane Megaw On Jun 15, 2025 In a recent poll commissioned by the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative (OBRC) and Protect Oregon’s Bottle Bill coalition, voters made it clear that they strongly support the state’s iconic Bottle Bill and want it protected and expanded. 72% of voters don’t want lawmakers to change it and oppose diverting its funds to wildfire management. Voters Don’t Want Oregon
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-11
Federal Judge Fines Oregon Over Delays in Psychiatric Treatment for Jailed Defendants News By Lucille McNamara On Jun 11, 2025 The state of Oregon must pay a fine of $500 a day for every individual who has been waiting in jail for more than seven days for psychiatric treatment at the Oregon State Hospital. The decision was handed down by a federal judge on Friday when he found the state in contempt of a court order dating to 2002. The contempt of court relates to a decision by a different judge
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-18
Oregon Commissioner Warns New Bill Could Undermine Mental Health and Public Safety Reforms News By Diane Megaw On Jun 18, 2025 Oregon State Hospital | Credit: Wayne Hsieh Marion County Commissioner Danielle Bethell, testifying before the Oregon State Legislature’s Joint Committee On Addiction and Community Safety Response earlier this week, proposed renewed focus on House Bill 2467 over House Bill 2005 as a more effective path to supporting vulnerable individuals in the community. House B
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-26
Cliff Jump at Toketee Falls Ends in 40-Foot Fall and Dramatic Rescue of California Man News By Lucille McNamara On Jun 26, 2025 Toketee Rescue | Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Photo DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — It took a multi-agency task force more than five hours to rescue a young Californian who fell 40 feet onto rocks below while jumping from the top of a cliff into a pool at Toketee Falls in the Oregon Umpqua National Forest on Monday. Together with a group of friends, Nicholas Foy (20) of Newbu
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-06-29
Nicotine Pouches Will Be Taxed From September To Help Pay the Cost of Fighting Oregon Wildfires News By Lucille McNamara On Jun 29, 2025 Tobacco-free nicotine pouches | Credit: Swenico Oregon nicotine pouch consumers will contribute to wildfire protection with taxes of an additional 65 cents on packs of 20 or less, and three cents on larger pouches, from the beginning of September. House Bill 3940 passed the House of Representatives and the Senate and has been forwarded to Governor Tina Kotek fo
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-25
Workplace Discrimination in Oregon Jumps 233 Percent Putting the State Among the Worst in the Nation News By Lucille McNamara On Aug 25, 2025 Credit: Alesia Kazantceva Workplace discriminatory bias has risen by 233% in Oregon from 2015 to 2024, placing it in fourth position of states with the highest discrimination rate in the U.S. The study by the online HR platform, Techr , shows that Oregon has experienced a sharp increase in workplace discrimination based on national origin. Analyzing data f
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-25
Oregon Researchers Train Dog-Like Robots in Desert Sands to Prepare for Future Mars Missions News By Diane Megaw On Aug 25, 2025 Courtesy: Oregonstate.edu Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU), having made field trips to Mount Hood in 2023 and 2024, recently spent five days teaching quadruped robots to walk on the sands of Mars and beyond from the sands of New Mexico for future science exploration on other celestial bodies. Oregon Quadruped Robot Training For Outer Space Missions O
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-25
Portland Man With Gun Climbs Onto Neighbor’s Roof as Police Deploy Drone and K-9 in Late Night Siege Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Aug 25, 2025 Portland Police Bureau PORTLAND, Ore. — A man firing gunshots inside a Piedmont home late on Friday night unfolded into a dramatic police operation deploying a drone, a K-9 unit, and a negotiator to the scene in the 6100 block of North Moore Street, Portland. Drone and Canine Units Were Called to the Scene North Precinct police officer
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-24
Medford Uses National Opioid Settlement to Tackle Teen Drug and Vaping Use News By Diane Megaw On Aug 24, 2025 Medford City Hall. Jackson County, Oregon | Credit: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives MEDFORD, Ore. — The City of Medford has concluded three-year National Opioids Settlement Fund funding agreements for a teen substance abuse prevention program launched in schools in late March that has already supported 56 students across six Medford schools. Teen Intervene, a nationwide, evidence-
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-08-23
Oregon Man Pleads Guilty After Girlfriend Jumps From Vehicle to Flee Pistol Whipping on Warm Springs Reservation Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Aug 23, 2025 A resident of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation faces 10 years in prison after pistol- whipping his girlfriend around the head, resulting in life-threatening injuries when she jumped from a moving vehicle to escape him. Henry Jonathan Andrews (29) yesterday pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon and will be sentenced