Josephine County

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Thousands remain without power as crews work to clear the roads of downed trees. “Knocked out power to a lot of folks and then in the city we had a few of them, but these heavy, wet storms, …

MEDFORD, Ore. – *UPDATE* — Thousands of residents across southern Oregon are without power after the recent winter storm brought large amounts of snow to the valley floors. The bulk of the outages are in Josephine County near Merlin, Wilderville, and Cave …

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A Grants Pass man who hit and killed a local mother was sentenced to nearly a decade behind bars. 46-year-old Freddie Tillett pleaded guilty to manslaughter and driving under the influence of intoxicants. NBC5 News broke the story …

CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. — The start of the new year brought additional patrols to Josephine County including night patrols. In 2018, Cave Junction resident Belinda Wright’s store “Wright’s World Emporium” was broken into twice in one week. “It was like the wild …

GRANTS PASS, Ore. – A man who tried to unlawfully pull three girls out of a Grants Pass school was sentenced to 16 months in prison. On October 23, 2018, staff members at Allendale called police saying Christopher Cane Stout tried to …

EUGENE, Ore. – A Grants Pass man was arrested in connection with a New Year’s Day shooting in Eugene. Police said at about 9:20 a.m. on January 1, people in two separate cars were arguing near 7th Place and Seneca road. At …

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore.– Several children in Josephine County will be sleeping in beds this weekend thanks to the work of a local non-profit. Volunteers recently joined up with Sleep In Heavenly Peace to build new 21 beds for children. On Saturday, those beds …

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Rural Metro Fire is notifying residents that controlled burns will be taking place from December 28 – 29 in the hills between Sunny Valley and Wolf Creek. The agency says the burn on Smith hill will be visible …

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Kim Collins has been named ‘executive director’ of the Josephine County Food Bank, the executive board announced on Thursday. The board says it’s thankful for the work of former executive director Kevin Widdison, who retired in early December. …

CAVE JUNCTION, Ore.– A celebration honoring the life of Agnes Baker Pilgrim, better known as Grandma Aggie, was held by some of her friends at the Takilma Community Building in Cave Junction Sunday night. Dozens came out to the event to pay …