Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-28
Oregon Veterans Do Not Earn Enough to Cover the Cost of Rehabilitation Programs News By Lucille McNamara On Jan 28, 2025 Residential substance abuse treatment for veterans living in Oregon costs $5,305 more than their annual average income, but the state’s 251,629 veterans are not facing this dilemma alone. The Cost of Rehab Exceeds Annual Incomes A study to investigate financial challenges faced by veterans was conducted by Zinnia Health. The findings reveal that Oregon is among 15 state
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-29
Oregon’s New Privacy Toolkit: Empowering Families Against Data Privacy Threats News By Diane Megaw On Jan 29, 2025 The Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ) introduced a new toolkit yesterday, on Data Privacy Day, geared towards helping families protect their online information and manage their children’s internet access. Oregon Data Privacy Toolkit Introduced To Entrench Privacy Rights Aligning with the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA)- which took effect last July, the DOJ ini
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-03
Salem Hostage Crisis: Child Safe After Multi-Agency Manhunt for Armed Ex-Boyfriend Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Feb 3, 2025 SALEM, Ore. — A high-drama kidnapping and hostage-taking in Salem on Saturday ended after a two-and-a-half-hour search involving K-9s, drones, and officers from four agencies. Officers learned that at 3 a.m. that morning, a suspect entered an apartment in southeast Salem occupied by a woman and a young child. He kept them hostage at gunpoint for 12 hours. The w
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-22
Oregon Woman in Custody After Leaving Her Baby for Hours Without Food or Diapers Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Jan 22, 2025 A woman who left her six-month-old baby at a friend’s house without food or diapers for more than 10 hours, is in custody in the Lane County Jail. Charged with Second-Degree Child Neglect Faith Miranda Rhoads (24) of Springfield has been charged with second-degree child neglect and the unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Rhoads was at a house with a hist
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-21
Oregon Couple Arrested for Impersonating Firefighters at a Palisades Restricted Zone News By Lucille McNamara On Jan 21, 2025 An Oregon married couple who impersonated firefighters when entering a restricted zone of the Palisades fires in Los Angeles are in custody. They were in a Fire Truck Bought on Auction Driving a fire truck bought at an auction with insignia stating they were from the fictitious Roaring River Fire Department in Oregon, the couple attempted to enter the restricted zo
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-01
Fatal Crash Near Roseburg: Woman Ejected After Car Rolls Down HWY 138 Embankment News By Diane Megaw On Feb 1, 2025 ROSEBURG, Ore. — Oregon State Police (OSP) investigators of a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred on Thursday at about 3.15 pm on Highway 138 near Roseburg confirmed that the driver of the silver Honda Accord, Jessica Rae Thompson, 36, of Winston, died in the accident. Preliminary investigations by OSP, assisted by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Central Douglas Fir
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-31
Toddler Left in Freezing Cold on School Bus: Oregon DHS Launches Investigation Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Jan 31, 2025 An allegation that a two-year-old child was left strapped in a safety seat on a school bus for three hours in 36-degree weather is under investigation by the Oregon Department of Human Services. The incident occurred at an Aumsville children’s learning center on Monday and the local police department was called in to investigate. The toddler was not wearing a coat
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-01
Medford Police Crack Down on Retail Theft: 12 Arrested in Target Operation Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Feb 1, 2025 Courtesy: Medford Police MEDFORD, Ore. — Officers involved in the Medford Police Department (MPD) ‘s proactive retail theft enforcement operation arrested 12 people at Target. Funded by an Oregon Criminal Justice Commission grant, MPD partnered with Target in a retail theft operation. Aside from the direct effect on the 12 people arrested, the operation is expected to
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-17
Lincoln County DA Demands Independent Probe into County Counsel and HR for Alleged Misconduct News By Lucille McNamara On Apr 17, 2025 Credit: Joe Gratz LINCOLN COUNTY, Ore. — Lincoln County District Attorney, Jenna Wallace, has reacted with a no-holds-barred attack on the heads of County Counsel, and Human Resources for attempting to block, control, threaten, and silence her while trying to perform her duties. DA Jenna Wallace Calls for Unbiased and Independent Investigation In a written
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-19
Guatemalan Woman Charged with Laundering $89 Million in Drug Money Through Oregon Money Service Stores Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Apr 19, 2025 Brenda Lili Barrera Orantes (39), a Guatemalan national living in Beaverton, has been charged with laundering drug money via her money service business, La Popular. She Charged 10% For Her Money Laundering Service Barrera Orantes allegedly charged a 10 percent commission for laundering drug proceeds cash and wiring the funds via her two La
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-21
Medford Man Sentenced to 50 Months for Shooting at Car Over Cash Stolen During Party Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Mar 21, 2025 MEDFORD, Ore. — Two days after a dispute over money allegedly stolen at an Ashland party on May 4 last year, 21-year-old Elijah Zeigler fired multiple shots at the vehicle of two men in northeast Medford, leading to a conviction on attempted assault and other charges. Zeigler was sentenced to 50 months in prison. Court records indicate that on May 4, 2024, Zeigle
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-05-04
Oregon Fights to Keep LGBTQ+, Race, and Disability Books in Libraries Despite Conservative Censorship Efforts Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On May 4, 2025 Last updated May 4, 2025 FILE - State Library Building - Salem, Oregon - October 2024 | Photo by Seth Smigelski Oregon remains one step ahead of many states in its refusal to bow to conservative pressure to remove books from libraries containing themes of sexual orientation, race, religion, gender, and disability. Republicans Restrict
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-18
Oregon’s House Bill Shields Manufactured and Floating Home Residents from Soaring Rent Hikes News By Lucille McNamara On Apr 18, 2025 Oregonians living in manufactured park homes and moored homes on marinas will receive protection from rental increases if House Bill 3054 is passed by the Senate. Oregon Has 3,500 Park Homes and 1,500 Floating Home Residents Last year, about 3,500 people were living in manufactured home parks. This figure includes the 28 Resident-Owned Communities (RO
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-13
Governor Kotek Orders Leadership Shakeup at Oregon State Hospital After 21st Patient Death Since 2020 News By Diane Megaw On Apr 13, 2025 Oregon State Hospital | Credit: Wayne Hsieh After another patient died at the Oregon State Hospital, bringing the number to 21 since 2020, Governor Tina Kotek announced a leadership overhaul at the hospital, including a new acting superintendent. Kotek directed Kristine Kautz, the acting Director at the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), to install new leadership
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-16
Oregon Man Convicted of Stabbing Victim 55 Times and Burning Body in Car Trunk Faces Life Sentence Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Mar 16, 2025 Seven years after Andrew Hathaway of Portland was found dead with 55 stab wounds in the trunk of a burning car, a 44-year-old man was found guilty by a jury of the Multnomah County Circuit Court on Friday. Sentencing Will be on Wednesday in the Multnomah County District Circuit Court Thomas Robert Colon will be sentenced on Wednesday, 19
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-26
Oregon Lawmakers Push Bill to Save Schools from Fluorescent Lamp Ban Until 2030 News By Diane Megaw On Mar 26, 2025 Credit: russellstreet Oregon House Bill 2307 , sponsored by four Republican state lawmakers, has been passed in the House of Representatives. It would give school districts a five-year exemption from requirements banning certain fluorescent lamps until January 3, 2030. House Bill 2531 banned “new screw- or bayonet-base type compact fluorescent lamps” during the 2023 leg
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-25
Portland Police and Businesses Team Up to Bust Thieves and Drug Users in Dawson Park Crackdown Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Mar 25, 2025 PORTLAND, Ore. — Dawson Park in Portland was ‘safe-proofed’ on Sunday when the police partnered with local area business owners and the Organized Retail Crime Association of Oregon to arrest thieves and illegal drug users. Twenty-six people were arrested, 100 criminal charges were filed, and 16 outstanding warrants were served in the crime-busting
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-08
Albany Man Suspected of DUII-Inhalant Crashes Head-On into Hyundai, Leaving Medford Woman Seriously Injured News By Diane Megaw On Apr 8, 2025 Courtesy: Medford Police MEDFORD, Ore. — Responding to reports of a head-on motor vehicle collision at Crater Lake Hwy/Justice Road yesterday, the Medford Police Department (MPD) established that one of the drivers, a 56-year-old male from Albany, Oregon, had crossed over the center median. He was detained on suspicion of DUII-inhalant. The other driver w
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-15
Cyclist’s Fatal Red-Light Run Collides with Subaru on Klamath County Highway News By Diane Megaw On Mar 15, 2025 KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Responding to a vehicle versus bicycle crash on Wednesday on Crater Lake Parkway (Highway 97 Business) at the intersection with Shasta Way in Klamath County, Oregon State Police (OSP) discovered a cyclist, 48-year-old Douglas Duane Robinson of Klamath Falls, was critically injured. He was taken to hospital, where he was later declared dead. According to the prel
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-19
Bill Revamping Measure 114 Could Save 1,000 Lives in Oregon Over the Next Decade Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Mar 19, 2025 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski Oregon’s contentious Measure 114 which tightens gun ownership controls came under the firing line when lawmakers heard evidence at a hearing on Monday on a bill that will modify the measure. Plethora of Arguments Presented to a Hearing on Monday There were arguments