Josephine County News

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Following the interdict granted against the City of Grants Pass earlier this year, preventing the city from enforcing two camping municipal codes, the city council has now reached a settlement with the plaintiff,…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Josephine County Sheriff's Office (JSCO) indicated that the human remains found by investigators may be the woman reported missing on July 17 when the Board Shanty Fire was reported, 42-year-old Sarah Caron.…

Passage of a new Oregon state law- the Oregon Mattress Stewardship Act- means Oregon Residents can now recycle their mattresses for free. In terms of the new act, the Mattress Recycling program is now allowed to operate in Oregon, rather…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Another scam involving callers claiming to be Grants Pass law enforcement personnel using Grants Pass area telephones has emerged, and at least one person has become a victim. Grant Pass Police Department Scam…

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — The Josephine County Sheriff's Office indicated that an illegal marijuana site in Cave Junction was dismantled, one man was arrested, and four firearms were seized at one of the properties on July 23. During the…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Oregon State Police are searching for the person or persons who shot a buck deer and left it to die in Grants Pass on July 21. The police from the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Division are appealing to the public who have…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — An investigation by members of the Rogue Area Drug Enforcement (RADE) team of a person believed to be selling fentanyl in Grants Pass culminated in arrests after 40-year-old Bryan Beaman dropped a bag of methamphetamine…

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Justice is prosecuting 72-year-old Mark Sanfratello for the 1983 Murder of Teresa Peroni in Josephine County. He has been extradited to Oregon and was arraigned in court yesterday. …

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — The Rogue River ‘Glow Flow’ on Saturday ended in a nightmare for at least a dozen of the participants who were trapped on a large log after losing their flotation devices or failing to wear life jackets. Officers…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Assuming command of most of the lightning-caused fires yesterday after using the cooler night to make progress, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) indicated that its Complex Incident Management Team 3 continues…