Josephine County News

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…

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JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — A 72-year-old man has been arrested and charged with the murder of Teresa Peroni on the 4th of July 41 years ago, after the cold case was reopened by the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO). Mark Sanfratello…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Grants Pass Fire & Rescue Fire Marshal has elevated the fire danger level to High (yellow) due to the current extended periods of high temperatures, which have dried out vegetation. The yellow alert starts at…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — After approximately two years of relocating parts of its business to Arizona, the iconic Oregon drive-thru chain Dutch Bros confirmed that it is formally relocating its headquarters from Grants Pass to its rapidly…