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With Hundreds Still Without Safe Housing, Oregon Presses Trump to Reconsider Flood Aid Denial
The record-breaking flooding last March which caused widespread destruction in four Oregon counties, including the displacement of many residents following damage to 529 homes, has prompted an appeal for additional financial help to…
First Friday Returns to Downtown Grants Pass Tomorrow With Live Music, Local Shops, and Food Vendors
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — “First Friday,” a well-loved Grants Pass event, is happening downtown this Friday, September 5.
Aiming to support small businesses and foster a sense of community and local pride, downtown Grants Pass merchants have…
Massive Illegal Marijuana Grow Busted in Josephine County With 11,600 Plants Destroyed
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — The Josephine Marijuana Enforcement Team (JMET) made further inroads against illegal marijuana grow sites on August 26 when they arrested 33-year-old Richard James Bassett Jr. while executing a search warrant in the…
Multi-Agency Task Force in Jackson County Nets Arrests in Child Abuse Material Cases
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A Joint Child Exploitation Task Force comprising members of the multi-agency Southern Oregon Child Exploitation Team (SOCET) swept across Jackson County yesterday, netting five suspects in multiple unrelated child…
Attempted Murder Arrest in Grants Pass After Dispute Leaves Woman Fighting for Life
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Grants Pass Police Department officers arrested 46-year-old Jeremy Johnson on attempted murder charges after a dispute between neighbours on Sunday evening ended in a woman suffering a severe cut to her neck.…
Join Oregon Park Rangers for Fall Cleanup at Golden and Silver Falls State Natural Area
COOS COUNTY, Ore. — The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) invites Oregonians to join park rangers at Golden and Silver Falls State Natural Area for the park's fall cleanup event, scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on…
Jackson County Raids Expose Fake Hemp Operation Linked to National Black-Market Drug Trade
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Following a six-month-long investigation, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office in Oregon and the Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team (IMET), armed with 11 search warrants, conducted searches at residences and warehouses…
Massive Marijuana Bust in Josephine County Sees 1,000 Plants Destroyed and Two Arrested
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Josephine Marijuana Enforcement Team (JMET) officers executing a search warrant at a suspected marijuana grow site in the 200 block of Laurel Road, Cave Junction, on Monday, seized 1,000 marijuana plants and…
Medford Detectives Link Blue Dodge Pickup to Drive-By Shooting and Arrest Suspect Already Facing…
MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford Police Department (MPD) detectives arrested 31-year-old Joel Matthew Caswell yesterday in connection with a July drive-by shooting when shots were fired into a home.
After asking the public for help identifying…
Recreational Advisory Lifted at Odell Lake in Klamath County but Pets Remain at Risk
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — On Tuesday, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) lifted a recreational use advisory placed on Odell Lake in Klamath County earlier this month due to the presence of cyanotoxins, but advised that the lake remains unsafe…