JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore.– Josephine County commissioners are putting a new measure on the ballot that would establish a new law enforcement district. Voters will have to decide whether they want to pay higher property taxes to keep deputies on the ...

Update (07/06/23) – According to the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office, 15-year-old Jasmyne Pernicka has been found. No further information was provided. Original story: JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office is trying to find a 15-year-old girl reported ...

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office says a 73-year-old man was arrested after police say he tried to meet an underage girl. The Sheriff’s Office says John F. Morgan, 73, was trying to communicate with the girl ...

Update (05/29/23, 9:50 a.m.) – Sunday morning, the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office said Hope Hoover has been located. No further information was provided. Original story: JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Josephine County Sheriff’s Office says it’s currently searching for a woman ...

SELMA, Ore. – Deputies responded to a home in Selma Thursday afternoon for a report of shots fired. According to police, 38-year-old Ryan Vanhoy entered a neighbor’s home, pointed a gun at them, then fired a round into the victim’s fridge, ...

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore.– The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office is sharing data about the calls it got over the past year. According to the sheriff’s office, more than a quarter of its calls came in from the Cave Junction and the ...

SELMA, Ore. – The owner of a Josephine County pet boarding facility could soon be facing charges. On Wednesday, police searched Pawsitive K-9 Solutions, a boarding business, in Grants Pass. They found 13 neglected dogs. On Monday, the Josephine County ...

GRANTS PASS, Ore. —Josephine County leaders, following through with what the sheriff feared, cuts to the agency’s budget. Josephine County Commissioners, approved the budget for its sheriff’s office this week. It will, as the sheriff feared, result in cuts. We’ve ...

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. —Josephine County officials hosted a town hall Wednesday, about finding a sustainable way to fund law enforcement. The town hall was an opportunity to educate the public about future possibilities and hear from them directly. Sheriff Dave ...

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. —The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office is still working to find a permanent funding stream for law enforcement. NBC5 News told you last week about recent efforts to also bring the city of Grants Pass in, to find ...

Skip to content