-
April Ehrlich/JPRDutch Bros. Coffee co-founder contends Oregon Racing Commission has delayed licenses for months -
Erik Neumann/JPRPolitics often get in the way of building homeless shelters. But because of recent wildfires and the pandemic, Southern Oregon saw an unusual amount of growth in shelters this year.
-
More than a dozen chronically homeless people in Grants Pass will soon have a warm, dry place to stay. Spearheaded by the non-profit Rogue Retreat, the Foundry Village project will provide sixteen tiny houses for homeless people in the area. -
The Grants Pass-based coffee chain Dutch Bros has had a wildly successful first couple of days on Wall Street.
-
Josephine County commissioners turned down half a million dollars in state grant funds that would have helped them promote coronavirus vaccines.
-
Two educators in Grants Pass were terminated by the school board Thursday. The board found North Middle School Assistant Principal Rachel Damiano and science teacher Katie Medart used district time and resources to promote their campaign to challenge school policies on gender identity.
-
Ashland is soon opening an urban campground for unsheltered people. Homeless advocates say this is part of a trend of smaller communities welcoming alternative shelters.
-
Last week, a federal court ruled that citing people in Grants Pass for camping or sleeping in public is unconstitutional. The decision invalidated sleeping ordinances in Grants Pass, but clarification is still needed for other municipalities.
-
People experiencing homelessness in Grants Pass can’t legally be punished through city ordinances if they have no other place to stay, according to a ruling in U.S. District Court in Medford, announced on Wednesday.
-
On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case based in Boise, Idaho. It focused on whether the city can ticket homeless people for sleeping in…
-
Grants Pass city councilors are trying to tackle a feral cat problem. The possible solution? Placing a limit on the number of cats a household could have…
-
As temperatures drop, the City of Grants Pass is again trying to establish a warming center for people who are homeless. But city officials have made…
-
The Oregon Department of Revenue is hosting two town hall meetings in the Rogue Valley this week to discuss a new corporate business tax.The so-called…
-
The first automobiles came to Grants Pass in 1904, resulting in a declining number of horse-drawn carriages on the roads.John H. Williams owned the first…
