Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-12-14
Oregon Coast’s Winter Whale Watch Week Starts December 27 News By Diane Megaw On Dec 14, 2024 Gray Whale off The Oregon Coast | Courtesy: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Winter Whale Watch Week runs from Friday, December 27 through Tuesday, December 31, on the Oregon Coast and is hosted by Oregon State Parks, which have volunteer-staffed sites available for those wanting to see whales and- with luck- their calves. Oregon Winter Whale Watch Week The Unusual Mortality Event affectin
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-12-15
Stewards of Oregon’s Heritage Must be Able to Survive and Thrive News By Lucille McNamara On Dec 15, 2024 Science and Learning Center at Crater Lake. It used to be the park superintendent's house. | Credit: Don Graham Oregon’s heritage resources and cultural materials are at risk if the organizations serving as stewards of these resources are not able to survive and thrive, warns Oregon Heritage Commission Coordinator Katie Henry. She says that by gathering information from those doing the work,
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-12-13
Oregon Convicted Felon, David Ralston, Arrested for Making and Selling Illegal Firearms Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Dec 13, 2024 DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A multiple convicted felon, David Ralston (35), was arrested in a traffic stop on Wednesday by members of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office following an investigation by detectives from the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT). The investigation was into allegations that Ralston was illegally producing and selling firearms fr
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-12-13
Medford Pedestrian Hit-And-Run Teen Driver Arrested News By Diane Megaw On Dec 13, 2024 Last updated Dec 16, 2024 Riverside Avenue, Medford | Courtesy: Medford Police MEDFORD, Ore. — A teen driver has been arrested after an accident in downtown Medford on Wednesday in which a pedestrian was injured. Hit-And-Run In Medford Pedestrian Collision Riverside Avenue, Medford, reopened after a vehicle driven by a teenager, 18-year-old Shane Gavazza of Medford, stuck a 31-year-old male pedestrian
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-12-13
The Drug Overdose Crisis in Oregon is Affecting Communities Statewide News By Lucille McNamara On Dec 13, 2024 Oregon’s drug overdose crisis is affecting every community statewide, and its sensitive and traumatic nature is causing harm and loss of well-being of all whose lives it touches, says Liz McCarthy, overdose epidemiologist at the Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA) Injury and Violence Prevention Program (IVPP). Database Shows that Drug Overdoses Claimed 1,833 Lives Last Year A state d
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-12-13
Oregon Rated #3 Among Bike-Friendly US States News Top Stories By Diane Megaw On Dec 13, 2024 FILE - Bike Bridge in Portland Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski Oregon was ranked #3 in the US when it comes to being bicycle-friendly. The biennial 2024 Bicycle Friendly States Report & Ranking, released yesterday by the League of American Bicyclists, indicated that Oregon has made progress in funding bicycle projects and looked at critical areas for improvement. Oregon Rates 3rd In US For B
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-12-14
San Antonio Spurs Clinch Game Against Portland Trail Blazers In Final 2 Seconds Basketball By Evan D. Brooks On Dec 14, 2024 Spurs at Trail Blazers December 13 2024 On Friday, the Portland Trail Blazers led by 17 points at one stage in the final period at the Moda Center in a nailbiting match that saw several ties throughout the game. The San Antonio Spurs tied the game at 109 on a Jeremy Sochan free throw, and at 116, Jerami Grant made a layup to tie the game with 6.1 seconds to go. Unfortunate
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-12-15
New Oregon Consumer Privacy Act Gives Power Back to the People Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Dec 15, 2024 Last updated Dec 15, 2024 Historically, most Americans have little control over their private data, but the new Oregon Consumer Privacy Act has changed that by giving power back to the people. Keep Personal Information LOCKED In terms of the new Privacy Act, Oregonians can now protect their personal information by keeping it L.O.C.K.E.D: List – ask businesses for a l
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-12-02
Dallas Mavericks Move Ahead Of Portland Trail Blazers In Nailbiting Final 2 Minutes Basketball By Evan D. Brooks On Dec 2, 2024 Dallas Mavericks vs Portland Trail Blazers - December 1, 2024 Heading into the last quarter, the Portland Trail Blazers were tied with the Dallas Mavericks at Reser Stadium on Sunday. The Mavericks scored 12 of the first 16 points in the last quarter, opening a 112-101 lead before Toumani Camara scored a three-pointer and Dalano Banton dunked the ball. With 1:54 left, t
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-12-15
Guest Opinion: There’s More We Can be Doing to Protect Gray Whales in Oregon Local Environment By Letters to the editor On Dec 15, 2024 Last updated Dec 15, 2024 Gray Whale Spout off The Oregon Coast | Courtesy: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. By Ian Giancarlo | environmentoregon.org Of all animals, few travel as far every year as Pacific gray whales. Every year, they migrate between the warm waters off Mexico to colder ones off Alaska, and back. That’s an astonishing number
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-12-09
Portland Trail Blazers Extend Skid To 4 Games Against Los Angeles Lakers Basketball By Evan D. Brooks On Dec 9, 2024 Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trail Blazers, December 8 2024 The Portland Trail Blazers went into Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers hoping to end a three-game skid. The Lakers ended their three-game skid, but Portland extended theirs to four games by losing 98-107, despite the absence of LeBron James on the Lakers team. Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angele
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2024-12-14
Honda Vehicle Owners in Portland are Targeted by Thieves Stealing Electronic Parts Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Dec 14, 2024 Last updated Dec 14, 2024 Courtesy: Portland Police Bureau Honda owners living in Portland are alerted by the police to a suspect stealing electronic parts from the front of the vehicle. Portland Police Bureau says in a news release that since mid-November, they have received reports of at least 18 electronic parts stolen from the front of Honda vehicles. Poli
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-10
Underage Vaping Pandemic Sweeps Oregon Amid Regulatory Loopholes News By Lucille McNamara On Feb 10, 2025 Credit: Lindsay Fox Oregon teenagers who smoke e-cigarettes hold the dubious #10 crown in what has been called an underage vaping pandemic. 21.4% of the Population Vape Data on smoking among the youth collected by the American Lung Association reveals that 21.4% of the state’s teenage population vape – 6.1% less than teenagers in West Virginia who took the number one spot. Since Decem
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-08
Medford’s Lee-Janouch House Secures Historic Status in Oregon Despite Crater Lake Stone Scandal News By Diane Megaw On Mar 8, 2025 Lee-Janouch House in Medford | Courtesy: Oregon Parks and Recreation Dept. MEDFORD, Ore. — The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department announced yesterday that the Lee-Janouch House is one of Oregon’s newest entries in the National Register of Historic Places. Lee-Janouch House Officially One Of Oregon’s Historic Places For its significance as an excellen
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-09
Oregon’s Skyrocketing Infant Care Costs Force Parents to Choose Between Work and Family News By Diane Megaw On Mar 9, 2025 Credit: Sean Dreilinger Data released by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, indicates that infant care in Oregon is the highest in the U.S., at 50% more than the cost of in-state tuition for a four-year public college. Childcare costs in Oregon ranked 10th nationally. Oregon Infant Care Highest In U.S. The data on the new applica
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-07
Oregon Family Needs Help With Medical Costs After Birth Of Premature Baby In Car Crash News By Diane Megaw On Mar 7, 2025 Last updated Mar 7, 2025 Oregon Highway 42 - Coos-Douglas county line | Courtesy: Oregon Department of Transportation A Coos Bay family has opened a GoFundMe page to raise money that will go towards medical expenses for their son, who was born just 25 weeks into the pregnancy after a car crash in Coos Bay on Sunday. Oregon State Police (OSP) responded to a two-vehicle crash o
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-02
Mystery Shrouds Oregon Man Found Dead Atop Shopping Carts in Troutdale Home Depot Lot News By Lucille McNamara On Mar 2, 2025 The body of an adult male resting on top of shopping carts in the Troutdale Home Depot parking lot is under investigation as a suspicious death by the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to a welfare call at 5 a.m. yesterday (Saturday) at 25101 SE Stark Street. They found the body resting on top of shopping carts. Detectives on the scene could find no ob
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-19
Oregon Father Charged with Stabbing and Assaulting Daughter’s Boyfriend Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Feb 19, 2025 A Springfield father allegedly stabbed and assaulted his daughter’s 27-year-old boyfriend last Saturday morning. Police visited the boyfriend at the McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center and found that he had been stabbed, had two front teeth broken and partially missing, and had severe lacerations on his arm, face, and lip. Officers from the Springfield Police Department a
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-22
Whistleblower Sues Oregon DOE Over $3.1M Misuse, Neglect of Students with Disabilities Education By Lucille McNamara On Jan 22, 2025 A former Oregon Department of Education (ODE) employee claims the agency mishandled $3.1 million in state funding tied to Senate Bill 819, a 2023 law aimed at ensuring full school days for high-needs students. Allison Watkins joined the ODE in November 2023 to manage the rollout of Senate Bill 819, which was designed to stop schools from placing students with disab
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-24
Portland Police Adopts Spot – The Agile Robot “Dog” for Explosives Disposal News By Diane Megaw On Jan 24, 2025 Sport | Portland Police Bureau Photo An Agile Mobile Robot, model name “Spot,” an advanced four-legged robot manufactured by Boston Dynamics, has been assigned to Portland’s Metro Explosives Disposal Unit (MEDU)- a team of law enforcement officers dealing with explosives-related incidents. The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) confirmed that Spot would be deployed this mon