GRANTS PASS, Ore. – The city of Grants Pass and the family of a man who was shot and killed by police have reached a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit. Attorneys on both sides negotiated a $3 million settlement for the family of 48-year-old Mark Caldwell. Caldwell was shot and killed at his home […]
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – A Josephine County couple battling cancer has had their power shut off. Doug Estes was born and raised in Grants Pass. Forty four years ago he married his wife, Kathy. Little did he know the medical struggles they would face. “Ten years ago the wife had breast cancer, and then 10 years, […]
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Grants Pass Mayor Sara Bristol spoke with NBC5 about the Supreme Court case Tuesday, centered on whether or not the city can criminalize sleeping in public spaces. Monday saw the first oral arguments in front of the country’s highest court, in a case that’s garnering nationwide attention. Mayor Sara Bristol said […]
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the community’s help locating a missing teen. According to police, 15-year-old Kaiden Eugene Thayer was last seen leaving his home on Hubbard Lane on April 17. Kaiden is described as a white male, 5 foot 8 inches tall and approximately 140 pounds. He […]
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – The city of Grants Pass argued its case in front of the Supreme Court Monday, its the case that has cities all over the country watching closely, even San Diego joined the case. It’s about the city’s homeless issue. The Supreme Court case is regarding the criminalization of sleeping in public […]
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office is searching for Stephen David Bowen, 75, of Grants Pass. Bowen was last seen on Wednesday at around 4 p.m. when he left a home in the 100 block of Sunflower Lane to go on a nature walk. He was wearing a t-shirt, jeans, tennis shoes, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court on Monday is weighing the constitutionality of whether cities, specifically in the western United States can criminalize sleeping or camping in public places when a person has nowhere else to go. According to an NBC News report, the court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, will review an appeals […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In Grants Pass V. Johnson, a lawyer made opening arguments, saying, “In 35 suits
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – A Grants Pass High School student is conducting music that he created for the upcoming Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival in Newport. His piece was one of only a few that was selected and he’s been working on it for the last six months. Nathaniel Lee has composed music before, but […]
To the editor: The U.S. Supreme Court may allow municipalities to crack down on homeless encampments within their jurisdiction. This would effectively make homelessness a crime. This attitude is nothing new. Nearly 100 years ago, G.K. Chesterton wrote: "For our law has in it a turn of humor or touch of fancy which Nero or Herod never happened to think of: that of actually punishing homeless people for not sleeping at home." We live in a culture where we idolize the rich and despise the poor. We...
SOUTHERN OREGON – The American Lung Association released the new State of the Air report, showing Medford as one of the top ten worst areas in the nation for year-round pollution. The 2024 State of the Air report was published this week, breaking down the best and worst places for air quality in the nation […]
Police determined Beerman began to pass the vehicles on the left in a no-passing zone, just as the green truck was turning left onto CR 650 N.