Josephine County

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – A decades-long cold case finally catches a break, as the Josephine County Sheriff’s office identifies the DNA of a young girl found in the woods in 1971. “Young women just don’t die of natural causes in the woods,” …

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — After hearing complaints from Josephine County residents, county commissioners are considering an ordinance on panhandling. The ordinance would ban people from passing things from a car that is in the lane of traffic. That would involve any highway, …

GRANTS PASS, Ore. – “I was just like help, get help, she’s screaming for help…” Lizzi Peden says she’s traumatized by what she heard early Monday morning. The 18-year-old recently moved into her grandmother’s home in Grants Pass. She was reading a book …

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Nyla Gunderson has found a new sense of purpose caring, loving, and nurturing a life-like doll. “It just, I think, brings her back to… holding a baby,” said Gunderson’s daughter, Tami Paulson. The 77-year-old was diagnosed with dementia …

GALICE, Ore. — A project to clear out log jams in a Josephine County creek is happening now. Drivers should expect traffic delays if they’re traveling Taylor Creek Road this week. The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest says several large wood jams were created …

GRANTS PASS, Ore. – An alleged sex offender was arrested in the Grants Pass Walmart parking lot. The Grants Pass Department of Public Safety said on the evening of March 4, they arrested 65-year-old Danny Ray Sinclair in connection with a sex …

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore.— Homelessness is a serious issue in southern Oregon, but there are services and ways to escape it. NBC5’s Blakely McHugh went to ROC Food Pantry in Josephine County. It’s the largest food pantry in Josephine County, feeding thousands of people …

GRANTS PASS, Ore. —  The Josephine County Food Bank is kicking off its month-long campaign to find the best grilled cheese sandwich in Grants Pass. During the month of March, 19 participating restaurants will be vying for the title of best-grilled cheese in …

Galice, Ore. — A man was treated for hypothermia Monday after he was rescued by Josephine County Search & Rescue crews. The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office was notified around 11:15 PM on Sunday, February 24th, that a group of 5 people was …

MEDFORD, Ore.– Police say one of the cars shot at during the high-speed chase Saturday that ended in Josephine County had a young child in it. One of those bullets hit the boy’s car seat. Luckily, he wasn’t hurt but the incident still …