Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-17
Unemployment in Oregon is at its Highest Level Since August 2021 News By Lucille McNamara On Apr 17, 2025 Oregon’s unemployment rate is growing steadily, rising from 4.5% in February to 4.6% in March, resulting in the highest rate of people without work since August 2021. Unemployment Has Risen from 4.1% to 4.6% in 12 Months Unemployment in the state has been rising gradually since March 2024 when it stood at 4.1%, while unemployment nationwide in 2025 rose from 4.1% in February to 4.2% in March
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-02
Roseburg Dog Trainer Sentenced to More than Three Years in Jail for Animal Neglect Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On May 2, 2025 ROSEBURG, Ore. — A Roseburg dog training company owner has been sentenced to more than three years in Douglas County Jail after pleading no contest to two charges of first-degree animal neglect. Haden Dorsey (45) was investigated by the Roseburg Police Department in 2022 for multiple complaints of animal abuse lodged by the owners of dogs sent to his training s
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-06
Oregon Fire Marshal Calls for Wildfire Awareness Month Action to Prevent Repeat of 2024’s 1.9 Million Acres Burned News By Lucille McNamara On May 6, 2025 The Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM) says residents who ensured their properties were clear of debris and timber to feed wildfires, escaped the 1.9 million acres of scorched earth that was the season of 2024. Despite the destruction, some homes survived thanks to defensible space, highlighting the power of preparation, the Oregon State Fire Ma
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-21
Portland Police Make Arrests & Tow Cars To Stymie Illegal “Swing Into Easter” Street Race News By Diane Megaw On Apr 21, 2025 Spiked tire | Portland Police Bureau Photo PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Police successfully prevented an illegal street takeover on Saturday evening through pre-emptive measures that targeted violations before a planned illegal street race event advertised as “Swing into Easter” and “PDX is Everyone.” The event, a planned illegal street racing/street takeover event sche
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-24
Portland Social Media Figure Gets Ankle Bracelet After His Hit-And-Run Report Leads To His Arrest Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Apr 24, 2025 Suspect truck rear | Portland Police Bureau Photo PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland Judge ordered ankle monitoring for 33-year-old Oscar Burell Jr., who faces charges related to reckless stunts he shared on Instagram. Burell was arrested after reporting a hit-and-run earlier this month. Burell, who is accused of reckless driving in Portland and recording h
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-08
Oregon Bill Ensures New Communities Allow Manufactured Homes and Extends Tenant Legal Support News By Lucille McNamara On May 8, 2025 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski Manufactured and modular homes cannot be banned from any new residential community currently on the drawing board if a bill is passed by Oregon lawmakers. House Bill 3144 will only apply to new communities, and manufactured units will be subject to the same design requirements as
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-02
Oregon Doctors Clash with Hospitals Over Bill to Slash Surprise Medical Fees News By Lucille McNamara On May 2, 2025 OHSU Hospital - Portland, Oregon | Credit: M.O. Stevens Oregon physicians and the Hospital Association of Oregon are pitted against each other in a squabble over the efficacy of a new Senate bill to protect patients from unexpected medical costs. Senate Bill 539 prohibits hospitals or their health systems from charging, billing, or collecting facility fees for certain services. It
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-29
Fleeing Josephine County Felon with Attempted Murder Warrant Apprehended by K9 Officer in Wild Chase Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Apr 29, 2025 JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — After fleeing from a traffic stop near Fish Hatchery Road and Colin Road in his white van on Saturday at about 7:24 pm, 48-year-old Jack Conklin, who has an active felony warrant, fled to the east, where the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) caught up with him a few miles later. Police deployed K9 Officer Yana, who
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-09
Firefighters Stumble Upon Illegal Marijuana Grow House In Rural Josephine County While Putting Out Blaze News By Diane Megaw On May 9, 2025 JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Josephine County Rural Metro (JMET) firefighters responding to a fire in an industrial building in the 300 block of Merlin Avenue on Monday discovered the commercial building was being used as an indoor Marijuana grow house. After the fire was extinguished, over 1,300 marijuana plants that survived the fire were destroyed after evide
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-06
Motorcycle Crash Claims Life of Cave Junction Rider After Harley Davidson Collides with Tree on Highway 199 News By Diane Megaw On May 6, 2025 JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — After responding to reports of a single-vehicle crash on Highway 199, near milepost 35, in Josephine County on Friday, at 9:08 a.m., Oregon State Police (OSP) investigators determined that 37-yer-old William Robert Murhpy of Cave Junction had died after his Harley Davidson motorcycle crashed into a tree. OSP’s preliminary investig
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-23
Portland Police Intercept Massive Fentanyl Haul from Sinaloa Cartel-Linked Traffickers Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Apr 23, 2025 Drugs Seized | Portland Police Bureau Photo PORTLAND, Ore. — Drug raids organized by the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) in a multi-agency sting operation helped disrupt the flow of dangerous substances by Honduran drug trafficking organizations that work with the Sinaloa Cartel. Dozens of Suspects Arrested, and Large Amounts of Lethal Drugs Seized Doz
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-25
Mother and Felon Partner Arrested in Southern Oregon After Fleeing Georgia with Kids to Evade Custody Laws Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Apr 25, 2025 Acting on a custodial interference investigation from the Woodstock Police Department, Cherokee County, Georgia, the Oregon State Police (OSP) arrested a mother, 32-year-old Haley Noel Nelson, in the company of a convicted felon, 28-year-old Carlos Figueroa, on Wednesday. Figueroa was also arrested, and a firearm was seized. After determinin
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-01
Salem Man Arrested After Three Explosive Attacks Rock Private Residence and Damage Vehicles News By Lucille McNamara On May 1, 2025 SALEM, Ore. — Douglas Kiser (38) of Salem has been arrested in connection with three explosions at a private residence in the 5700 block of SE Woodside Drive. Salem Police say in a press release that the owner of the property is known to Kiser. When Kiser was arrested on Tuesday, 29 April, members of the Bomb Squad found an improvised explosive device while searchin
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-22
Medford Police Arrest Driver for DUII After Easter Monday Crash Injures Passengers at Stewart Avenue Intersection News By Diane Megaw On Apr 22, 2025 Medford Police Photo MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford Police and Medford Fire, responding to a serious crash at the intersection of Stewart Avenue and Maple Grove Drive at about 1:44 a.m. on Easter Monday morning, came upon a vehicle with three occupants. A male passenger with a leg injury had to be extracted from the car, and the driver, 29-year-old Albert
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-10
Douglas County Task Force Busts Convicted Felon with Drugs and Illegal Firearm in Glendale Traffic Stop Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On May 10, 2025 The Douglas Inter-Agency Narcotics Team (DINT) arrested a felon in possession of suspected drugs and an illegal firearm during a traffic stop on the I-5 Interstate in Glendale on Thursday afternoon. Bobby Hogue (34) of Riddle was detained on the scene after detectives uncovered suspected fentanyl and methamphetamine during a search of his
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-27
Oregon Senate Passes Bill to Protect Consumers from Paying for Utility-Caused Wildfire Damages News By Diane Megaw On Apr 27, 2025 An Oregon Senate bill preventing utility companies from pushing part of the financial burden of wildfire-related damages onto consumers when a court finds the company liable for causing the fire passed the senate on Thursday with a vote of 22-6. Oregon Senate Bill 926 Prevents Utility Companies From Recovering Certain Wildfire Costs Oregon Senate Bill 926 was
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-21
Oregon Lawmakers Pass Bill Criminalizing Explicit AI-Generated Deepfakes Targeting Women and Children News By Lucille McNamara On Apr 21, 2025 Criminalizing pornographic, sexually explicit AI-generated images, mostly involving women and children, has been unanimously approved by the Oregon House in a bipartisan bill that now moves to the Senate for consideration. HB2299 Approved in the Wake of Increased Distribution of Deepfakes HB 2299 will criminalize the distribution of artificially ge
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-02
Portland Police Clear Squatters From Parkrose Home: Drugs, Guns & Stolen Property Seized Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On May 2, 2025 Officer at scene of search warrant | Portland Police Bureau Photo On Tuesday, a team led by the Portland Police Bureau East Precinct Neighborhood Response Team (NRT) cleared a Parkrose Heights home of squatters and suspects engaged in other criminal activity. Several arrests were made, and drugs, guns, and stolen property were seized during the operation.
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-18
Romanian National Sentenced to Over Four Years for Stealing $176k with ATM Skimmers Across Oregon and Maine Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Apr 18, 2025 A 45-year-old Romanian national, Florin George Ionita, who lived in Garden Grove, California, was sentenced to 54 months in federal prison yesterday for stealing over $176,000 by installing Automated Teller Machine (ATM) skimming devices throughout Oregon and Maine- while wearing a GPS monitor because of his immigrant status. Man Sen
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-29
California Mother and Daughter Duo Caught Passing Counterfeit Cash and Meth in Southern Oregon Sting Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Apr 29, 2025 Jackson County Sheriff's Office Photo JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Responding to reports of counterfeit $20 bills presented as payment at several local businesses, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) White City deputies arrested a California duo, Samantha Jo Ann O’Neil, 42, and her daughter, Jamie Aileen O’Neil, 18, both of Walnut Grove, on Saturday.