Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-02-28
Oregon Tax Worker Stole Over $426k in Life Savings from an Intellectually Challenged Victim Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Feb 28, 2025 A Portland man, who knowingly and intentionally used personal identification and bank account information to steal more than $426,000 in life savings of an intellectually disabled victim, has been sentenced to three years in prison. Clinton Wells (36) was also sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $426,481.14 in restitution
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-02
Microchip Technology Layoffs Expected Tomorrow at Oregon Plant as Sales Plummet and Inventory Piles Up Business By Diane Megaw On Mar 2, 2025 Chipmaker Microchip Technology indicated that it will lay off factory workers on Monday at its Oregon and Colorado plants following poor results postings driven by declining sales. Arizona-based Microchip manufactures embedded chips used in industrial and aerospace systems, consumer products, and cars. It employs about 900 at Fab4, its Gresham factory. A 4
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-07
Get Your Boat Spring-Ready with Jackson County’s Free Safety Check Event News By Diane Megaw On Mar 7, 2025 Last updated Mar 7, 2025 Jackson County Sheriff's Office Photo JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) Marine Division wants to help you prepare for safe spring water activities. The annual Watercraft Dry Dock Safety Inspections will occur on March 15 at the Marine Patrol / Search & Rescue Building, 620 Antelope Rd., White City, on Saturday, March 15, fr
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-31
Police Find Oregon Woman with Gunshot Wound in Crashed Car; Ex-Partner Arrested for Murder Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Jan 31, 2025 The body of a woman who died from a gunshot wound was inside a vehicle that had rolled in the 10000 block of Corvallis Rd in Independence, Polk County. The driver, Tyler Andrew Holman (39) of Salem, was injured in the accident and transported to a hospital for treatment. An autopsy conducted on the woman determined a gunshot wound as the cause of death
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-17
Oregon Recoups 22 Cents on the Dollar at Auction for Defective Modular Homes News By Lucille McNamara On Jan 17, 2025 Royal Oaks Mobile Manor in Phoenix, Oregon An attempt by Oregon state to recoup some of the millions lost with the purchase of defective modular units to replace homes destroyed in the 2020 wildfires yielded 22 cents on the dollar at auction. The state paid more than $170,000 for each of the 140 units found to be defective on delivery – inspections uncovered waterproofing issues
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-31
Oregon Business Owner’s Murder Leads to Dramatic Car Chase and Arrest Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Jan 31, 2025 The murder of a Depoe Bay business owner ended with the arrest of a suspect after a car chase on Highway 20 in Lincoln County yesterday (Thursday). Brennon Michael Neal (29) was arrested for the murder by multiple gunshot wounds of Sarabjit Singh (44), the owner of the Four Winds Inn on Highway 101 in Depoe Bay. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) responded to a c
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-14
Oregon Governor Calls for Improved Services for Drug Addiction and Sharpened Focus on Climate Resilience Top Stories Politics & Elections By Lucille McNamara On Jan 14, 2025 Last updated Jan 14, 2025 Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek's 2025 State of the State address Providing homes for the homeless, frustration with mental health and addiction treatment problems, and the urgent need to focus on climate resilience following the devastating 2024 wildfires came under the spotlight of Oregon Governor Tina
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-30
Oregon Homeless Paraplegic Takes Curry County Officials to Court for Eviction Order Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Jan 30, 2025 A 66-year-old wheelchair-bound homeless paraplegic is seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages from Curry County after his eviction from a strip of land in a plan devised by the sheriff and county commissioners. According to John Malaer’s attorney, Alicia LeDuc Montgomery, a $1 lease was given to the owner of a liquor store opposite her client’s
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-23
Ex-Employee Turned Robber: Oregon Man Jailed for 25 Years After Crime Spree Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Jan 23, 2025 Creator: Robert Crow | Credit: vividcorvid - Fotolia | Copyright: vividcorvid - Fotolia EUGENE, Ore. — A Eugene man, Lonnie Huddleston, 37, a former employee of the Everyone’s Market convenience store on Barger Drive, was sentenced on Friday to 25 years in prison for armed robberies at several convenience stores committed between 2021 and the spring of 2024.
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-23
Ashland Poised to Become First City in Oregon to Introduce Youth-Led Pollution-Free Policy Environment By Lucille McNamara On Jan 23, 2025 Last updated Jan 23, 2025 ASHLAND, Ore. — Ashland City Council is on the brink of adopting a pollution-free policy that will be the first of its kind statewide. Carbon Emissions Fee If the city council green lights the plan, owners of newly constructed homes who elect to install gas and not electric appliances will be liable for an upfront carbon emiss
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-31
Rogue River Man Charged After Striking Horse and Rider, Fleeing Scene Crime & Courts By Diane Megaw On Jan 31, 2025 JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A suspect, Jason Allan Baker, 40, of Rogue River, is in custody and facing charges arising from a hit-and-run accident on Sunday, January 26, at about 5.51 pm in a rural area near Rogue River involving his vehicle and a horse and rider. Baker fled the scene without stopping, and the woman on the horse was hospitalized. The horse was unharmed. The rider wa
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-01-27
Elderly Skier Dies After Colliding with a Tree on Mt. Ashland’s Most Difficult Run News By Lucille McNamara On Jan 27, 2025 Mt. Ashland | Courtesy: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region ASHLAND, Ore. — A 76-year-old man died on Friday after colliding with a tree while skiing on Mt. Ashland Ski Area’s most difficult run, the Windsor Chairline. Ski Patrol and Ashland Fire and Rescue responded promptly and administered life-saving support while waiting for the arrival of a Mercy Flights hel
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-14
Oregon House Bills Push Utility Companies to Get Certified and Pay for Homes Lost in Wildfires Politics & Elections By Diane Megaw On Mar 14, 2025 Two House Bills have been introduced in Oregon. The first would create a fund paid for by public utility companies to assist those who lose their homes to wildfires, and the second requires utility companies to apply for a wildfire safety certification. Introduced by Representative Pam Marsh on Tuesday, HB3917 would allow utilities companies to cr
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-24
Oregon State Trooper’s Actions Were Justified When Shooting and Killing a Knife-Wielding Man, says Grand Jury Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Mar 24, 2025 A Marion County grand jury has found that the actions of an Oregon State Police trooper who shot and killed a knife-wielding man were justified. According to the Marion County District Attorney’s Office, Matthew Walter Wong (22) was shot and killed by Senior Trooper Justin Oxenrider on 27 February 2025 when he refused to obey command
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-08
Oregon Drug Courier Stashing 135 Pounds of Meth for Mexican Cartel Sentenced to Nearly Five Years Before Deportation Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Apr 8, 2025 An Oregon courier for a Mexican drug cartel who had 135 pounds of methamphetamine worth $189,000 stashed in the trunk of his car was sentenced to four years and nine months in federal prison on Monday. He will be deported back to Mexico on completion of his jail term. Fausto Antonio Aspeitia Mojica was arrested by the FBI last
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-15
A Black Mustang Driven at High Speed Passed Linn County Deputies Led to an Unexpected Chain of Events Crime & Courts By Lucille McNamara On Apr 15, 2025 LINN COUNTY, Ore. — While investigating an unrelated disturbance near Lebanon, a black Mustang drove past deputies from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) at 117 mph, heading towards Albany, leading to an unexpected chain of events that ended in the arrest of three suspects. A Deer Was Shot From a Window of the Black Mustang Mean
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-23
Oregon AG Joins Veterans’ Struggle to Secure Education Benefits Denied by Federal Agency News By Diane Megaw On Mar 23, 2025 Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield has joined 51 other attorneys general to support the court appeal by two veterans, U.S. Army veteran Lieutenant Colonel Paul Yoon and U.S. Air Force veteran Colonel Toby Doran, who have been struggling to access education benefits to which they are rightfully entitled. The bipartisan group of attorneys general filed an amicus brief in t
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-03
Oregon Could Add Six Forever Chemicals to Hazardous List as Health Risks Spark New Regulations Environment By Diane Megaw On Apr 3, 2025 The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is adding six perfluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to its list of over 800 regulated contaminants as a precursor to creating regulations to limit exposure to them. Public participation will take place in an online Zoom meeting. Oregon’s Regulated Substances List To Include 6 PFAS
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-04-09
Oregon Will Share a $335 Million Multi-State Settlement From a Pharmaceutical Company That Fueled the Opioid Crisis Business By Lucille McNamara On Apr 9, 2025 Oregon will receive more than $4 million of a $335 million multi-state settlement with a pharmaceutical company that fueled the opioid crisis, according to a news release from the Oregon Department of Justice. Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced yesterday that the settlement in principle is with the pharmaceutical company, Myla
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2025-03-26
New Senate Bill Tightens Control of Compensation Payments to Oregon Farmers for Livestock Killed by Wolves News By Lucille McNamara On Mar 26, 2025 FILE - Ranch Land in Southern Oregon | Photo by Seth Smigelski Oregon lawmakers are clamping down on compensation claim guidelines for payment for livestock killed by wolves. Farmers Will Have to Prove That Wolves Killed Animals and Spend 50% of the Compensation on Non-Lethal Deterrents In the future, farmers will have to prove that their live