Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-03
Grants Pass Shoplifter Pulled a Knife on Customer After Clerk Tried to Lock Him Inside, Police Say Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Feb 3, 2026 Last updated Feb 3, 2026 GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A customer at a Grants Pass A-1 Market was held at knife-point when an unknown man, who had snatched several items off the shelves, was prevented from leaving the store. The incident occurred at 2.05 p.m. on Sunday at the A-1 Market at 4203 Upper River Road. The suspect, a white male between 40 and 50
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-02
Detectives Investigate Suspicious Deaths of Two Salem Women Found on Consecutive Days Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Feb 2, 2026 SALEM, Ore. — Detectives are investigating the unrelated “suspicious” deaths of two Salem women on consecutive days. The first woman was found by the police at her home in the 4600 block of Dark Forest Place Northeast on Friday, January 30, at 1.10 p.m. The second woman was found dead under suspicious circumstances near Wallace Marine Park at 6.31 p.m. the f
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-01
Oregon Lawmakers Push ‘Healthcare Without Fear Act’ as ICE Intrusions in Hospitals Drive Patients Away Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Feb 1, 2026 Legacy Emanuel Medical Center emergency room in Portland, Oregon | Credit: M.O. Stevens The increased presence of ICE agents in Oregon hospitals and clinics is not only hindering the work and daily routines of healthcare providers, but it is also forcing them into a role they were never meant to play. Having to navigate federal immigra
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-31
Oregon Pilot Program Helps Homeless Youth Secure Housing as New Report Shows Strong Early Results News By Diane Megaw On Jan 31, 2026 Last updated Jan 31, 2026 FILE - Portland, Oregon. A recent report indicates that a pilot program made a significant contribution to Oregon youths’ ability to secure stable housing by providing cash and other supports when they are experiencing homelessness, helping them achieve independence while making inroads into the state’s growing homeless population.
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-31
Oregon Governor Signs Executive Order to Handle ‘Abusive’ Federal Immigration Enforcement Tactics Top Stories By Lucille McNamara On Jan 31, 2026 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski Governor Tina Kotek signed Executive Order 26-04 yesterday in response to what she described as increasingly aggressive federal immigration enforcement, which is unsettling communities across Oregon. New Inter-Agency Council Goes Into Immediate Action The execut
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-01
Lawmakers Want Half of Oregon Taxpayers’ “Kickers” to be Allocated to Education and Wildfire Prevention News By Lucille McNamara On Feb 1, 2026 Oregon State Capitol | Courtesy: Oregon Department of Transportation Two Democratic Oregon senators are proposing a constitutional change that will divert 50% of future personal income tax “kicker” refunds to schools and wildfire funding. Currently, personal income taxpayers receive a “kicker” when revenue paid to the state exceeds projections by at leas
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-01-26
New Report Shows Oregon Homelessness Growing Faster Than Shelter Expansion News By Diane Megaw On Jan 26, 2026 FILE - Portland, Oregon. Portland State University’s 2025 Oregon homelessness report reflects the increasing number of homeless people in the state and, despite more people being sheltered, economic insecurity and Oregon’s shortage of affordable housing are leaving ever more people unhoused. Wage increases of half the rate of rent increases exacerbate the problem. Homelessn
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-02
Two Suspects Arrested After Armed Robbery at Depoe Bay Bank and Dramatic Getaway Car Fire Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Feb 2, 2026 LINCOLN COUNTY, Ore. — Two armed robbers who escaped with more than $50,000 in cash during a heist of the Columbia Bank in Depoe Bay, Lincoln County, have been arrested. Franco Armando Mereno Jr. (37) of Portland and Jonathan F. Schwenter (43) of Candy are charged with first-degree robbery , second-degree kidnapping, and aggravated theft. They are lodged
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-03-31
Oregon Man Arrested After Forest Campsite Found Polluting Creek and Housing Six Neglected Dogs Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Mar 31, 2026 Courtesy: Coos County Sheriff's Office COOS COUNTY, Ore. — An illegal campsite in the Elliott State Forest led to the arrest of a man and the removal of six neglected dogs late last Wednesday morning. A deputy from the Coos County Sheriff’s Office responded to a complaint about an illegal campsite at Marlow Creek, inside the state forest. On arriva
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-03-29
SOU President Outlines Stability Plan After Emergency Funding Approval Education By Lucille McNamara On Mar 29, 2026 Last updated Mar 29, 2026 Hannon Library on the Southern Oregon University campus in Ashland | Credit: Finetooth ASHLAND, Ore. — Work is well underway to develop a long-term plan to bring financial and operational stability to Southern Oregon University, according to SOU President Richard Bailey, in a video message posted on the SOU website. Bailey’s assurance follows a recent dec
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-04-07
Oregon Man Jailed After Allegedly Submitting Fake Receipts in $28,000 Company Fraud Case Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Apr 7, 2026 Creator: Robert Crow | Credit: vividcorvid - Fotolia | Copyright: vividcorvid - Fotolia ROSEBURG, Ore. — A former Weekly Bros. employee has been lodged in the Douglas County Jail for the fraudulent use of a company credit card exceeding $28,000. Travis Wayne Goza (41) of Roseburg admitted to making some of the purchases when interviewed by deputies from t
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-03-31
NBA Approves $4.25 Billion Sale of Portland Trail Blazers to Tom Dundon Basketball Top Stories By Evan D. Brooks On Mar 31, 2026 Last updated Mar 31, 2026 FILE - Moda Center in Portland, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski PORTLAND, Ore. — The sale of the Portland Trail Blazers from Paul Allen’s estate to Tom Dundon’s group was unanimously approved by the NBA Board of Governors yesterday. In 1988, Paul Allen bought the Portland Trail Blazers for $70 million. After he died at the age of 65 in
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-03-30
Medford Teen Shot in the Neck During 2 A.M. Altercation With Stranger Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Mar 30, 2026 MEDFORD, Ore. — A 16-year-old Medford teenager was shot in the neck during an altercation with a stranger during the early hours of Sunday morning. The teenager was admitted to a local hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. The incident unfolded at 2.21 a.m. on Sunday when officers from the Medford Police Department (MPD) responded to a report of a shoot
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-04-07
Bystanders Chase and Hold Fleeing Suspect After Rollover Crash in Eugene News By Diane Megaw On Apr 7, 2026 Last updated Apr 7, 2026 EUGENE, Ore. — Eugene Police officers responding to 911 reports of a rollover crash on Friday at 5:09 p.m at E. 11th Avenue and Franklin Boulevard found one driver who had left the scene on foot was chased and then held down by bystanders. After the crash- between a Ford Econoline and a Toyota Highlander- the Econoline driver fled, but bystanders pinned him down at
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-03-31
Coos County Deputy Assaulted and Bitten While Arresting Woman Accused of Trespassing Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Mar 31, 2026 Coos County Sheriff's Office COOS COUNTY, Ore. — A Coos County Sheriff’s Office deputy was assaulted during an altercation with a woman who refused to leave a property on which she had built a campfire and was trespassing. The incident occurred after 8 p.m. last Friday at a property on Wygant Road, south of Coos Bay, when the deputy attempted to arrest the w
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-03-31
Two Teens Shot at Hillsboro Area Party That Drew Nearly 200 People Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Mar 31, 2026 Last updated Mar 31, 2026 HILLSBORO, Ore. — Two people, believed to be teenagers , were shot at a party near Hillsboro, which attracted almost 200 revelers on Saturday night. The party took place in the forest near the landmark airplane home, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, whose deputies arrested a 16-and-17-year-old in connection with the shooting. Tidi
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-18
Oregon Moves to Block Hospice Fraud Before It Starts as Lawmakers React to Hundreds of License Revocations in California News By Lucille McNamara On Feb 18, 2026 FILE - Oregon State Capitol - October 2024 - Salem, Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski Oregon lawmakers hope to prevent corrupt hospice operators from gaining a foothold in the state before widespread acts of fraud are committed, as has been experienced elsewhere in the U.S. The Senate Committee on Health Care has referred Senate Bill 157
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-19
Oregon Woman Sentenced to Prison After IRS Says She Used Employee Tax Withholdings to Buy Luxury Real Estate Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Feb 19, 2026 Last updated Feb 19, 2026 Mark Hatfield U.S. Courthouse. Portland, Oregon | Credit: M.O. Stevens The owner of a tree removal and landscaping business in Happy Valley, Oregon, 47-year-old Joyce Leard, was sentenced yesterday to 15 months in federal prison for willfully failing to pay owner employment business taxes to the IRS amounting
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-19
Subprime Auto Loan Delinquencies Hit an All-Time High Nationwide but Oregon Borrowers Are Still Keeping Up Top Stories By Diane Megaw On Feb 19, 2026 As the 60+ day delinquency rate on US subprime auto loans soars to a record 6.9% amid surging vehicle prices and a record $1.67 trillion in auto debt, Oregon is bucking the trend as one of the lowest-delinquency states for subprime, higher-risk auto loans. Tidings Data Snapshot Record Stress in Subprime Auto Loans 6.90% Subprime borrowers 60 plus d
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2026-02-20
Roseburg Teacher Arrested After Deputies Link Him to Misconduct Allegations in Developmental Learning Center Program Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Feb 20, 2026 Last updated Feb 20, 2026 Credit: Eric Rider ROSEBURG, Ore. — A 35-year-old teacher from the Fremont Middle School in Douglas County has been taken into custody on allegations of initiating unwanted and offensive physical contact with several special needs children in the school’s Developmental Learning Center program. His det