Fire crews from multiple agencies responded Sunday morning to a structure fire at the Lions Club building in Cave Junction. Smoke was observed coming from the roofline upon arrival, and firefighters entered the building to confirm and extinguish the blaze. Utility crews and traffic control support were also requested, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

A vehicle pursuit early Tuesday morning in Josephine County ended in Grants Pass after deputies deployed spike strips multiple times and the suspect fled on foot. Authorities say the driver continued on three tires before stopping and being taken into custody.

Emergency crews in Josephine County responded to multiple incidents over the weekend, including a motorcycle crash near Galice that required an airlift to a Medford-area trauma hospital. Firefighters also contained a half-acre brush fire caused by an unattended burn and extinguished a fully involved chicken coop fire ignited by a heat lamp, which resulted in the loss of eight baby chickens.

A suspect has been arrested following a fatal shooting in Grants Pass on Wednesday evening that left one person dead and another injured. Officers responded to the 800 block of NE E Street, where two victims were found with gunshot wounds. An 18-year-old male later died at the hospital, while a second victim survived. Authorities located the suspect hours later in a Jackson County hotel room and took him into custody without incident.

Human remains found in Josephine County in 1978 have been identified as a man who went missing in 1974, with investigators using forensic genetic genealogy to solve the case after more than 50 years.

Grants Pass police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 32-year-old man who has been missing since March 10. Authorities say he may still be in Southern Oregon and could be driving a dark-colored Infiniti coupe.

Josephine County deputies, assisted by a sheriff’s K-9 unit, arrested three individuals Friday after locating two suspects who had previously eluded law enforcement during pursuits in the O’Brien area and along Highway 199.

A Grants Pass man died Sunday night after a rollover crash on Highway 238 in Josephine County, according to Oregon State Police. The crash occurred when a pickup left the roadway and rolled multiple times.

A 51-year-old man has been arrested following a March 4 incident in Grants Pass where police say an elderly resident was held hostage inside a home on Leonard Road. Officers forced entry after hearing gunshots and safely removed the hostage before taking the suspect into custody after his release from the hospital.

Grants Pass School District 7 has named longtime educator Jason Garcia as the next principal of Grants Pass High School. Garcia will begin leading the school on July 1.

A burglary suspect was arrested early Tuesday after Grants Pass Police used a K9 team to secure the scene at New Song Church.

A Grants Pass woman was arrested less than 45 minutes after a bank robbery Friday afternoon at People’s Bank on Northeast 7th Street.

The Josephine County District Attorney has concluded a review of a February 7 officer-involved shooting on the Debbs Potts Parkway Bridge, determining the use of deadly force was legally justified.

Grants Pass Police announced the seizure of approximately 40 pounds of methamphetamine following a drug investigation conducted in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration and other agencies.

Authorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Grants Pass after a woman was fatally shot by police while reportedly firing handguns in a public roadway Saturday afternoon.

A 42-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday night following a stabbing incident at a residence in Grants Pass. Police say the victim suffered serious injuries but is expected to recover.

Oregon State Police are investigating two separate fatal crashes that occurred earlier this week on highways in Lake County and Josephine County. The incidents, reported on January 8, resulted in two fatalities and involved single-vehicle rollovers under differing circumstances.

Two people were killed in separate crashes reported by Oregon State Police over the weekend, including a three-vehicle collision on Highway 97 in Klamath County where icy road conditions were a contributing factor.

Four people were killed in separate highway crashes across Oregon over a two-day period, with Oregon State Police investigating fatal incidents in Klamath, Deschutes, Josephine, and Columbia counties.

A wrong-way crash on I-5 near Grants Pass early Saturday left one person dead and two injured, according to Oregon State Police. Northbound traffic was impacted for about four hours during the investigation.