Josephine County

Starting next summer, homeless seniors will have a new tiny home village to move into, under the management of the Gospel Rescue Mission, a Christian nonprofit.

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.

Equine-assisted psychotherapy can offer young clients a different way to work through trauma, but the treatment can be difficult to access in Southern Oregon.

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

The sheriff says the cameras helped solve crimes, but privacy concerns and vandalism led the county to end its contract with Flock.

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.

Oregon's limited firefighting resources are assigned based on risk to lives and property, with crews shifting as new fires emerge across the state.

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

The change comes weeks after the county fired former department head Michael Sellers, whose appointment drew scrutiny when the positions were combined.