MEDFORD, Ore. – An air quality advisory issued for parts of southwest Oregon has been extended. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality said the Rum Creek Fire, which is currently over 10,000 acres, is producing smoke that’s spreading across the ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – A man who allegedly eluded police in Josephine County died after he crashed his vehicle into a pole. Investigators said at about 12:55 p.m. on July 16, a Josephine County Sheriff’s Office deputy tried to pull ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a structure fire near Cave Junction. The Illinois Valley Fire District said at about 3:00 a.m. Monday, it responded to a fire on Reagor Lane. When firefighters arrived, ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Police are investigating a fatal shooting in rural Josephine County. Oregon State Police said on Thursday afternoon, 42-year-old Jacob Benson appears to have entered the home of a man living in the 100 block of Browntown ...
CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. – An illegal marijuana grow operation was busted by police in Josephine County. Investigators said on Thursday, June 23, multiple law enforcement agencies searched a property in the 600 block of Pinewood Way outside of Cave Junction. ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Two people were injured during a structure fire in rural Josephine County. The Illinois Valley Fire District said at about 3:08 a.m. Thursday, first responders were dispatched to a structure fire in the 400 block of ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – A man accused of stabbing an elderly woman to death in California was arrested in Southern Oregon. The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office said on June 1, deputies learned there was a fugitive from San Diego who ...
SALEM, Ore. – Staff shortages at Oregon DMV offices are forcing temporarily reduced hours and closures. 10 of its 60 field offices will have reduced hours and six smaller offices, including two in Southern Oregon, will be closed. According to the Oregon Department of ...
CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. – One person died after a head-on crash in Cave Junction Wednesday. The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office said on May 4 at about 8:40 a.m., a 67-year-old Grants Pass resident was driving northbound on Laurel Road when ...
CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. —Firefighters are finishing up work on two different fires that started near Cave Junction Monday morning. The Oregon Department of Forestry, says both fires were burning about 10-miles northeast of Cave Junction, near Little Greyback Peak. When ...