GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A 63-year-old Josephine County man, facing prosecution for allegedly selling medical marijuana, is now in trouble with the city of Grants Pass. Larry Lacey recently opened this business on Northwest 6th Street, the “Southern Oregon Cannabis Club”. City code enforcement officials say he did not have proper permits for the operation, … Continue reading »
Homeless Community Forum In Grants Pass
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Dozens of people gathered for the first homeless community forum in Grants Pass. Several organizations city officials and law enforcement held the event Tuesday night, to discuss transient issues in the community. The city manager says the discussion helped shape how to better modify current services and programs. New ideas were … Continue reading »
Search & Rescue Training at North Valley
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The parking lot of North Valley High School in Grants Pass was flooded with sheriff’s cars. Local law enforcement representatives used the school to learn new search and rescue skills. California Oregon Regional Search and Rescue or CORSAR hosted a day-long training session for search and rescue crews, law enforcement officers … Continue reading »
Men Arrested On Marijuana Charges
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — 40 pounds of pot and two men were taken into custody in a Grants Pass parking lot. Around noon Monday, officers pulled into the parking lot of Motel 6 on 7th Street for a disturbance call. They saw 32-year-old Alex Carabollo smoking marijuana in the parking lot. When officers approached they … Continue reading »
Transient Suspected of Starting Fire
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Another fire is still under investigation in Grants Pass. Fire crews responded to the 400 block of Union Avenue on Saturday around 10:30 a.m. witnesses reported seeing black smoke coming out of the doors and windows of a vacant residence. Both Grants Pass Fire-Rescue and Rural-Metro responded quickly putting the flames … Continue reading »
Jury Selection For Hudson Trial
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Jury selection began Thursday for the murder trial against a 41-year-old Grants Pass man, accused of stabbing his neighbor to death in the middle of a neighborhood street. Witnesses say a trivial disagreement led Kylie Hudson to fatally stab 60-year-old Gary Solamon on Yorktown Road, in July of 2011. Hudson faces … Continue reading »
Meth Arrests In Grants Pass
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Three men have been arrested and lodged in the Josephine County Jail in relation to a meth distribution organization in the county. According to Oregon State Police Sergeant Jim Johnson, detectives with the inter-agency Rogue Area Drug Enforcement (RADE) team, with assistance of Grants Pass Department of Public Safety (GPDPS), established … Continue reading »
Road Closures In Grants Pass
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Beginning Wednesday, construction crews will begin the installing new water services on NW E Street in Grants Pass. The city of Grants Pass stated the installations are necessary to prepare for the abandonment of an aging 16 inch cast iron water main. Construction crews will conduct the water service work on … Continue reading »
New Signs Installed For Asante
MEDFORD, Ore. – A Southern Oregon hospital that is re-branding its name after more than 50 years put up the first signs on Monday. Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center installed signs near its north entrance. Crew members plan to put up all of the new signs this week in Medford and in Grants Pass at … Continue reading »
Shooter Sentenced To Nearly 6 Years
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – A Grants Pass man who shot another person will spend nearly six years behind bars. Back in September, 18-year-old Anthony Rodriguez shot a man after a verbal argument. The victim was sent to the hospital. Officers arrested Rodriguez a few days later at a residence on Northwest Highland Avenue. Rodriguez’s attorney … Continue reading »
