Grants Pass

Preliminary results in a special election Tuesday in Grants Pass show voters rejecting an effort to recall Mayor Sara Bristol, whom opponents say doesn't represent their conservative values.

A recall petition accuses Grants Pass Mayor Sara Bristol of failing to uphold conservative principles and claims she has "supported higher taxes and policies that endanger our families and children."

A nonpartisan group of Josephine County residents has launched a petition to overhaul the county commission in an attempt to improve representation outside Grants Pass.

The original 2020 decision had implications for regulating homelessness across the West.

Last month, a Grants Pass officer who was searching in the dark for a criminal suspect shot and killed a resident who stepped out of his house with a gun. On Thursday, a Josephine County grand jury concluded the shooting was justified.

A Grants Pass police officer fatally shot a man Monday, Sept. 19, as they were pursuing a suspect after a call about suspicious activity in a park.

The decision comes two years after a U.S. District Court found the city’s anti-camping ordinance was unconstitutional, in part because Grants Pass had no low-barrier shelters.

About a third of respondents said they were very dissatisfied with their internet service, and another third was dissatisfied. Additionally, about 15% of respondents said they had daily outages of an hour or more.

Members of Oregon’s racing commission say they would have approved a gambling facility in Grants Pass if it weren’t for a recent opinion from the Oregon Department of Justice.

Backers of a Southern Oregon gaming and entertainment venue, including a Dutch Bros. Coffee co-founder, have filed a legal petition against the Oregon Racing Commission over what it alleges are licensing delays for gambling machines.