Josephine County News

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Rabid foxes in Josephine County have made eight known attacks on people and domestic animals in the last two months, according to a news release from Josephine County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO). Five Foxes…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Grants Pass Police Department issued an alert as fraudulent debit cards are increasingly being used in the region after being skimmed. A fraudster will put a "skimmer" at the debit card terminal to read the…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A 39-year-old Grants Pass woman,  Allison Jenkins, has been arrested after allegedly stabbing her husband on Tuesday, April 8t, at about 2:18 p.m. in the 1400 block of East Park Street. Grants Pass Police, responding…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A white male of average height wearing dark clothing, white shoes, and a dark bandana was caught on video robbing the A1 Market on SW G Street late on the evening of March 29. Police are seeking him. Can you help…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Josephine County Circuit Court granted a preliminary injunction suspending enforcement of municipal camping site rules until disability-friendly sites are made available yesterday in the Disability Rights Oregon et…

A Californian pedestrian, Buck Carlos Gene Arby Ward (58) of Crescent City, died after being struck by a pickup truck on Highway 199, near milepost 16, in Josephine County early on Wednesday morning. The Oregon State Police, assisted by…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A convicted felon, 30-year-old  Killian Mavity,  on supervised release from custody, was arrested by Grants Pass Police on Thursday for possession of guns and drugs, including 3D-printed gun parts. Josephine County…

Pioneering new approaches to infant health will contribute to a brighter future for the children and communities of Oregon says Senator Lisa Reynolds. Sen. Reynolds, pediatrician and Chair of the Senate Committee on Early Childhood and…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Grants Pass Police Department responded to multiple calls of a man shot near SW 6th Street and SW M Street in the early hours of Monday morning. The victim, who was found with a gunshot wound to an extremity, was…

The Josephine County Sheriff’s office reported that a driver, 63-year-old Alec James Varner, who crashed into a stationary Illinois Valley Fire District (IVFD) engine shortly before midday on Wednesday, was arrested after failing field…