Grants Pass

Proficiency rates for Oregon students are slowly improving on state standardized tests, according to new data released Thursday by the Oregon Department of Education.

The arrangement is ending barely a month after the shelter fully opened amid hopes it would help address the city’s homelessness crisis.

Grants Pass has faced years of lawsuits over its treatment of homeless people. Many residents cheered the recent opening of a new shelter. But the nonprofit Park Watch says some of the problems have shifted elsewhere.

A consultant's report found no violation of state law or district policy, but it did substantiate concerns about board member Rick Nelson's professional boundaries and his comments about protected classes.

City officials are weighing new property maintenance standards as they look for ways to address long-vacant or deteriorating commercial properties.

Parker's Place Village will house 150 homeless folks in converted shipping containers, but the last few rooms still need final occupancy approval from the city.

After months of work, residents have begun moving into Parker's Place Village, a new homeless shelter in Grants Pass.

City council members declared a public safety emergency to approve the law immediately.

The original June 1 opening date of the Parker's Place Village homeless facility has been pushed back by a couple of weeks.

A dry winter has forecasters predicting a potentially active fire season in Oregon. Federal agencies are trying to minimize the threats from large wildfires by first clearing fuels near communities.

Two former Josephine County employees have alleged whistleblower retaliation in the latest lawsuit against the county.

The new preschool site is expected to open in fall 2027.