Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-20
Elon Musk’s DOGE Targets 10 Oregon Federal Offices for Lease Termination News By Lucille McNamara On Mar 20, 2025 In a relentless campaign to slash the size of the federal government, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) targets 10 agency buildings in Oregon where leases are about to expire. Releasing a list of 657 federal real estate leases facing termination at cities across the nation – 10 of them in Oregon – Musk has confirmed that the effort will significantly cut the size
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-28
Josephine County Police Arrest DUII Driver Who Crashed Into Fire Truck In Cave Junction Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Feb 28, 2025 The Josephine County Sheriff’s office reported that a driver, 63-year-old Alec James Varner, who crashed into a stationary Illinois Valley Fire District (IVFD) engine shortly before midday on Wednesday, was arrested after failing field sobriety tests. Sherriff’s deputies responding to the crash on February 26 at the 76 Gas Station in Cave Junction establ
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-02
Oregonians Can Help Eradicate Invasive Ivy at Sunset Bay State Park to Honor Earth Day Environment By Lucille McNamara On Apr 2, 2025 Sunset Bay State Park | Courtesy: Oregon Parks and Recreation Dept. To honor Earth Day, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department invites Oregonians to join rangers at Sunset Bay State Park, Coos Bay, to help remove invasive English ivy from the landscape. The event will be from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday 26 April when the public can help park rangers identify a
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-12
Oregon DMV Mistake Added 118 More Non-Citizens to Voter Rolls with At Least 13 Casting Ballots in Elections News By Diane Megaw On Apr 12, 2025 DMV headquarters on Lana Avenue in Salem. | Courtesy: Oregon Department of Transportation Over 1,700 non-citizens may have been erroneously registered in Oregon to vote in the presidential election last year, but the DMV estimated on Friday that at least 13 of these individuals could and did vote in at least one election. Non-Citizens Voting In Or
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-20
Portland Police Seize Money, Gold And Stolen Goods In Retail Theft Organized Crime Ring Investigation Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Mar 20, 2025 Last updated Mar 20, 2025 PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) swooped on organized retail theft suspects on Tuesday with search warrants at three different locations. Thousands of dollars in cash, Amazon gift cards, and stolen goods were seized in the operation. Collaborating with the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office, PPB
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-09
Senate Bill Will Give Oregon Law Enforcement Agencies More Leniency to Use Drones in Emergency Crime-Fighting Situations News By Lucille McNamara On Apr 9, 2025 Thermal drone image | Portland Police Bureau Photo Oregon law enforcement agencies could soon widen the use of drones and join the ranks of other crime-fighting states to search for fleeing suspects and missing children and to help prevent crimes in progress like bank robberies and shoplifting. At present, Oregon law enforcement units ca
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-21
Oregon Sneaker Scam Duo Plead Guilty to $80 Million Fraud Involving Fake Preorders and Bank Loans Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Mar 21, 2025 Two Eugene residents, Michael Malekzadeh, 42, the owner of the now-defunct Zadeh Kicks, and Bethany Mockerman, 42, its Financial Officer, pleaded guilty to criminal charges on Thursday relating to the Zadeh Kicks fraud scheme. The scheme cost customers over $65 million in unfulfilled orders. Zadeh also defrauded financial institutions out of over $15
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-20
Oregon Health Authority Warns of Toxic Cyanobacteria Blooms as Dogs Face Illness and Death in State’s Lakes and Rivers News By Diane Megaw On Apr 20, 2025 Because of the health risks of the potentially toxic cyanobacteria blooms in Oregon’s lakes, rivers, and reservoirs, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) urged residents and visitors to be vigilant and report the possible presence of cyanobacteria in freshwater bodies across Oregon. The Agency has also made an online map available to see wh
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-16
Oregon Woman Admits to Siphoning $1.7 Million from Veterans’ Funds for Crystals and Personal Splurges Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Apr 16, 2025 A Dayton woman has pleaded guilty to transferring more than $1.7 million from the Department of Oregon Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) into her bank accounts. Misused Her Position to Access the Bank Accounts of Veterans Cheryl Elizabeth Campos (61), was the Quartermaster of the VFW when she committed wire fraud between January 2022 and
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-02
Oregon AG Joins Lawsuit Against RFK Jr. Over ‘Assault On Well-being Of All Americans’ Caused By $12 Billion Health Grant Cuts News By Diane Megaw On Apr 2, 2025 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. | Credit: Gage Skidmore Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a coalition of 23 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia yesterday in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (RFK Jr) for abruptly and illegally terminating a
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-26
Mystery Poachers Slaughter Juvenile Blacktail Deer in Oregon’s Tillamook Forest Sparking Urgent Police Hunt Environment By Diane Megaw On Mar 26, 2025 Juvenile blacktail deer | Courtesy: Oregon State Police The Fish and Wildlife Division (ODFW) of the Oregon State Police (OSP) has appealed to the public for help identifying the perpetrator/s of the unlawful killing of two juvenile blacktail deer on March 17 in the Tillamook forest in Clatsop County, Oregon. 2 Juveniles Blacktail Deers Kil
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-01
Oregon Governor Proclaims April Arbor Month to Combat Tree Loss and Boost Community Health Environment By Diane Megaw On Apr 1, 2025 Portland’s Boise-Eliot neighborhood |" Courtesy: Oregon Dept. of Forestry Oregon Governor Tina Kotek issued a proclamation yesterday proclaiming April 2025 to be Oregon Arbor Month, making the whole month of April a time to observe the importance of trees to the state’s people. Oregon Arbor Month Takes Place In April The spring season in Oregon officia
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-15
Two More Sue Asante and Nurse for Millions in Fentanyl Diversion Case Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Apr 15, 2025 Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center - Medford, Oregon | File. MEDFORD, Ore. — Following the 21 plaintiffs who launched lawsuits seeking $348 Million, two new lawsuits against Asante and Dani Marie Schofield, their former nurse accused of diverting fentanyl and replacing it with tap water, were filed on Thursday. Asante Fentanyl Diversion Civil Lawsuits Increase In the o
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-20
Southern Oregon Flooding & Landslides: Governor Kotek Declares State of Emergency News By Diane Megaw On Mar 20, 2025 On Tuesday, Governor Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency due to the potential threat to life, safety, and property and significant damage to infrastructure caused by flooding and landslides across Southern Oregon that started on February 24. Oregon Flooding State Of Emergency Ongoing storms since February 24 have caused significant flooding and landslides throughout Ore
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-15
Drunk Driver Fresh from Prison Flips Car in Wild Midnight Chase Through Medford Streets News By Diane Megaw On Mar 15, 2025 Medford Police Photo MEDFORD, Ore. — An intoxicated driver on transitional leave from prison crashed in a yard on Lone Pine Road in Medford, landing his car upside down, after attempting to elude Medford Police Officers late Thursday night. An MPD officer observed a vehicle traveling in the continuous left-turn lane on Crater Lake Avenue at around midnight on Thursday. The
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-19
Oregon Nurse’s Blood Alcohol Hits 3x Legal Limit After Work, Lands Third DUII Arrest in a Year Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Mar 19, 2025 SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — A registered Springfield nurse, 39-year-old Jesse Flannery, was charged with felony DUII after allegedly leaving the PeaceHealth Riverbend hospital- where he worked at the time, visibly intoxicated in February. This is his third arrest in a year. The court records indicate that after a hospital guard noticed a visibly intoxicated Fla
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-05
Elderly Brookings Woman’s Jeep Plunges Off Highway 255 in Fatal Curry County Crash News By Diane Megaw On Apr 5, 2025 CURRY COUNTY, Ore. — Responding to reports of a single-vehicle fatal crash in Curry County on Thursday at about 5:11 p.m., the Oregon State Police (OSP), assisted by the Curry County Sheriff’s Office, Brookings Fire Department, the Oregon Department of Transportation, and CAL-ORE, established that the driver, Virginia Gayle Peare (81) of Brookings, unfortunately, did not su
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-03
Oregon Man Accused of Murdering His Mother’s Boyfriend to Receive Pre-Trial State-Paid Therapy Sessions Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Apr 3, 2025 Sean Joseph Lynn, accused of murdering his mother’s boyfriend last August, will undergo 10 therapy sessions at a cost to the state of $163 a session, while he awaits trial in custody at the Lane County Jail. Lynn’s attorney, Michael Hajarizadeh, succeeded in obtaining the approval of a judge after three attempts, according
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-13
Oregon Lawmakers Reject Bill to Soften Penalties for Misdemeanors, Angering Defense Attorneys News By Lucille McNamara On Apr 13, 2025 FILE - Supreme Court Building. Sisters, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski The Oregon House Judiciary Committee decided at the last minute to withdraw House Bill 2469 – to allow judges to downgrade some misdemeanor offenses to violations – because it needed a majority vote of the committee to succeed. Its Failure is a Bitter Blow to Defense Attorneys T
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-23
Oregon Senate Bill Will Prevent Landlords from Increasing Rentals More Than Once a Year News By Lucille McNamara On Mar 23, 2025 A bill limiting Oregon landlords from increasing rentals more than once a year is under consideration by lawmakers. Tenants Must Be Given Three Months Notice If passed, Senate Bill 722 will ensure tenants are given a three-month notice of increases and that rent hikes do not exceed the legal percentage limit set by Oregon state law, linked to the Consumer Price