Monthly Archives: August 2019
3.1 Magnitude Quake Off Coast of Bandon
Just before 7:00pm Saturday night, a small 3.1 magnitude earthquake hit 164 miles off the coast of Bandon Oregon. The quake was approximately 6 to 7 miles deep and NO TSUNAMI or tsunami warning...
Grenade Found in Car of Man Caught Stealing Gas Can
Friday morning August 30th, just after 8:15am, a Medford couple left their house to go on a walk, leaving their garage door open. When they returned, they found a male in their garage, stealing...
Crash Sends 3 to Hospital
On Tuesday, August 27th, at 8:15sm Illinois Valley Fire and American Medical Response responded to a single vehicle crash at the intersection of Deer Creek Rd and Crooks Creek Rd.
It appears that a single...
Traffic Stop Turns into Chase and Assault of Officer
On Tuesday August 28th, 2019 at 3:24 PM Deputies from the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office were involved in a vehicle pursuit. The pursuit was initiated on Leland Rd. outside of Wolf Creek. A traffic...
Hwy. 199 Rest Stop to Remain Closed for Updates
Travelers along Redwood Hwy. 199 near the Oregon border should know we’ll be closing the Collier Tunnel Rest Area for the remainder of summer starting June 18.
The rebuilding of the wastewater treatment system there...
6.3 Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Coos Bay
At 8:07 a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck some 296 miles off the coast of Coos Bay, Oregon. No Tsunami warning was issued and no damage from the quake has been reported.
Western Oregon residents reported...
As Crashes Reach 190, Slowing Traffic on Hwy. 199 Key
Labor Day holiday drivers will see messages directed at raising safety awareness on Redwood Hwy. 199 during one of the busiest travel holidays of the year.
According to the Oregon Department of Transportation, since January...
Man Arrested After Exchanging Nude Photos with Minor
Grants Pass Detectives had been investigating Christopher Nettifee over the last few weeks regarding complaints that Christopher was contacting juvenile females on-line.
The subsequent investigation revealed that Christopher was sending graphic photographs of himself to...
Fugitives on the Run for Years Captured in Vegas
On Tuesday, August 13, Michael Christopher Hardy was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Las Vegas Nevada. Between 2013 and 2014, the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety opened several fraud/theft investigations involving Michael Hardy.
The...
Woman Arrested for DUI after Crashing into Coffee Kiosk
Very late Monday night, CHP was dispatched to a crash at the intersection of Hwy. 101 and Fred Haight Drive in Smith River, CA.
Officers arrived to a scene in which an SUV traveling southbound...