Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-12
Oregon Man Dumps Ankle Monitor Before Allegedly Assaulting a Woman in Cottage Grove Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Jul 12, 2025 LANE COUNTY, Ore. — A former inmate at Lane County Jail, required to wear an ankle monitor, has been rearrested following an early morning assault on a woman in the 500 block of East Madison Street, Cottage Grove. Fernando G. Rodas Martin (25) was arrested by Cottage Grove police officers following a tip-off at 4.15 a.m. on Wednesday about an assault with a w
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-17
Suspicious Envelopes Force Lockdown at Oregon’s Two Rivers Correctional Institution, as HAZMAT Declares Area Safe News By Lucille McNamara On Jul 17, 2025 Creator: Robert Crow | Credit: vividcorvid - Fotolia | Copyright: vividcorvid - Fotolia UMATILLA COUNTY, Ore. — The Two Rivers Correctional Institution was on high alert yesterday afternoon, evacuating and securing the administration building, after a suspicious substance was identified in the mail. A strong odor was emanating from five
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-16
Oregon Officials Accused of Secretly Selling Off Public Broadband as Value Skyrocketed News By Diane Megaw On Jul 16, 2025 Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a civil enforcement action yesterday against several Morrow County Public Officials and Community Leaders who orchestrated a self-dealing sale of the broadband company, Windwave Communications, at a sharply undervalued price, out of an NPO intended for the benefit of the community, just as the value of the company soared. Ore
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-07
Oregon’s Hottest New Career Is Where AI Meets Clean Energy News By Lucille McNamara On Jul 7, 2025 Renewable Energy Analysts is the top AI career identified by Oregon Managers, a professional organization for local government managers in Oregon, following a survey of 3,003 decision-makers. The organization notes that while most public commentary on AI focuses on job loss, a quieter and more optimistic shift is underway across the state, as new careers emerge in tandem with AI. The survey was con
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-21
Man Dies of Gunshot Wounds Despite Efforts by a Portland Policeman to Resuscitate Him Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Jul 21, 2025 PORTLAND, Ore. — A man has died of gunshot wounds despite attempts by a Portland North Precinct police sergeant to resuscitate him on the scene in the 9300 block of North Newman Avenue. Police responded to reports of a shooting at 11.04 a.m. yesterday (Sunday) and on their arrival found a male victim suffering from gunshot wounds. He died on the scene. Anyo
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-23
Oregon Breaks Record With $430K Geothermal Land Sale in Malheur County News By Lucille McNamara On Jul 23, 2025 Warm Springs Reservoir, Malheur County, Oregon | Credit: Pete Forsyth The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has leased more than 5,000 acres of land for geothermal exploration in Malheur County. The revenue will contribute to subsidizing the cost of energy in Oregon. The record-breaking $430,518 revenue from the sale of the lease will be divided between the state of Oregon, which will re
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-19
Oregon Woman Nearly Loses Her Entire Life Savings in a Gold Bar Scam Rapidly Spreading Nationwide Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Jul 19, 2025 Last updated Jul 19, 2025 Quick action by local enforcement prevented an Eastern Oregon woman from losing an additional $300,000 after she had already been defrauded of $600,000 – almost her entire life savings. Oregonians are being warned by the state Department of Justice (ODOJ) about a gold bar scam rapidly spreading across the country.  
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-18
Federal Mail Carrier Shot by Oregon Man in Bizarre and Violent Christmas Encounter Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Jul 18, 2025 TIGARD, Ore. — Kevin Eugene Irvine (34) was yesterday sentenced to federal prison for 17 years and one month after he was found guilty of shooting an Oregon postal delivery worker on Christmas Eve in 2022. Irvine, of Tigard, was found guilty of aggravated assault on a federal employee with a firearm, attempted murder of a federal employee, and discharging a fi
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-11
Firefighters Make Nighttime Push as Dozens of Southern Oregon Blazes Burn Amid Evacuation Alerts News By Diane Megaw On Jul 11, 2025 JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Assuming command of most of the lightning-caused fires yesterday after using the cooler night to make progress, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) indicated that its Complex Incident Management Team 3 continues to battle the blazes as more firefighters, crews, and additional resources arrive. Southern Oregon Fires Updates Making t
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-22
Armed Suspect Taken Into Custody After Climbing Into Portland Store Shelves to Evade Arrest Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Jul 22, 2025 PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Police Bureau (PPB) officers assigned to East Precinct arrested 41-year-old Michael Harper Monday after Harper- armed with a knife and hatchet- confronted a security officer at a retail store located in the 9800 Block of Southeast Washington Street, and then ran into the store and hid. Responding to reports of a disturbance with a
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-19
Oregonians Spend Over 4% of Their Income on Dental Care, Well Above the National Average News By Diane Megaw On Jul 19, 2025 Recently concluded nationwide research indicates that Oregon residents pay 4.03% of their outgoings on dental work, 26% above the national average. As a state, Oregon ranks 10th in the nation. Oregon Residents’ Dental Care As A Share Of Outgoings Toronto dentist Thorncrest Dental analyzed the 2023 Bureau of Economic Analysis on the average annual per capita ex
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-11
Rental Scam Resurfaces in Eugene as Tenants Lose Deposits on Fake Listings Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Jul 11, 2025 EUGENE, Ore. — Prospective tenants in the Eugene area are once again being scammed by bogus property managers and owners who demand a deposit, and on occasion one month’s rent up-front, before the gullible victims discover that the property is not available for rent or does not even exist. Eugene Police Department (EPD) says the same scam, which trapped several victim
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-10
Oregon Invokes Conflagration Act Again as Elk Fire in Klamath County Grows Fast and Evacuations Expand News By Diane Megaw On Jul 10, 2025 KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Invoking the Conflagration Act, the Oregon State Fire Marshal mobilized its Red Incident Management Team, along with several task forces, to the Elk Fire in Klamath County, approximately eight miles north of Bonanza, which had grown to 2,000 acres. Elk Fire Klamath County Update Initially reported on Tuesday morning, the fire qui
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-17
Oregon Helps Expose $202 Million HIV Drug Kickback Scandal That Put Profits Before Patients News By Diane Megaw On Jul 17, 2025 As part of a multistate settlement against Gilead Sciences, Inc., Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield helped secure a $202 Million Settlement over a kickback scheme involving HIV medications between 2011 and 2017. Oregon Settles Gilead Kickbacks Lawsuit Rayfield announced yesterday that Oregon has joined a multistate coalition in securing a $202 million settleme
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-12
City Council Plan Could Raise Portland Property Taxes by Over $300 for Park Upgrades News By Lucille McNamara On Jul 12, 2025 FILE - Portland City Hall | Photo by Seth Smigelski PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland City Council is considering increasing the current Parks Local Option Levy from 80 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value to between $1.37 and $1,47 per $1,000. Levy Will Add More Than $300 Annually to Property Owner Bills If approved, the increased levy will add between $342 and $36
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-17
Crews Contain Wildfires Near Jacksonville as Heat and Wind Keep Fire Danger High News By Diane Megaw On Jul 17, 2025 Last updated Jul 17, 2025 JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Firefighters are lining and mopping up three small fires burning in Southwest Oregon that were knocked down by yesterday afternoon. Firefighting crews from the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Southwest Oregon District and the Applegate Fire attended to small fires along Sterling Creek Road south of Jacksonville —one estimated to
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-06
Lawyer Warns Some Oregon Summer Internships Are Actually Exploitation in Disguise News By Diane Megaw On Jul 6, 2025 Last updated Jul 6, 2025 FILE - Downtown Portland | Photo by Seth Smigelski Is a summer job internship or exploitation? A lawyer has some advice on identifying the red flags. Are Summer Jobs Internships Or Exploitation? As thousands of students and recent graduates across Oregon take on summer internships, nationally recognized attorney Brian Chase of Bisnar Chase has point
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-04
Oregon Lakes Make List of Top North American Destinations for Second-Home Buyers News Home & Garden By Bernadette Obrien On Jul 4, 2025 Wallowa Lake | Credit: Finetooth In a recent poll of Americans and Canadians, a property company identified two lakefront locations in Oregon- Wallowa Lake and Detroit Lake (Oregon), among the most desirable lakefront real estate in North America. Most Sought-After Oregon Lakefront Homes A poll of 3,007 Americans and Canadians by Calgary Homes, a real
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-07-05
Oregon Judge Dismisses Privacy Lawsuit Over Student Tracking in Beaverton Schools News By Lucille McNamara On Jul 5, 2025 The father of a 13-year-old student at Mountain View Middle School in Beaverton failed to obtain a temporary restraining order to halt the school’s use of digital hall passes. Jeffrey Myers appeared in U.S. District Court in Portland on Thursday before Judge Adrienne Nelson, where he argued that the system tracks student movements in a way that could reveal psychologica
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-22
EPA Awards Oregon $6.85 Million to Revitalize Contaminated Sites and Boost Local Economies Environment By Diane Megaw On May 22, 2025 Astoria’s lush landscape frames the Astoria-Megler Bridge as the city secures $2 million in EPA Brownfield Grants to restore contaminated sites and rejuvenate the community. | FILE - Astoria, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicated last week that $6,850,000 in Brownfields Grants would go to communities in Oregon. The