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...
Thunder Storms and Heat to Finish Workweek Weather
It will generally be just a few degrees cooler on Wednesday. Heat will be excessive again with high temperatures approaching records. Highs are forecast to be from 95 to 105 in the west side...
High Astronomical Tides Remainder of Week
High Astronomical Tides are predicted from Wednesday through Saturday along the North Coast. A high Astronomical Tide is defined as the HIGHEST level which can be predicted to occur under average meteorological conditions and...
Crash Destroys Smith River Java Hut
Early Tuesday morning, August 27th, a vehicle left Hwy. 101 and crashed into the Java Hut drive-up coffee shop located in Smith River in the parking lot of the old Ray's Market.
This was an...
Oregon Hits Record Lowest Unemployment Rate Since 1976
In July 2019, Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.0%, the same as the revised June rate of 4.0%. This was Oregon’s lowest unemployment rate dating back to 1976. It tied the 4.0% unemployment rate reached...
Man Arrested for DUI after Hwy. 199 Crash
Just after 7:00pm Sunday evening, August 25th, the Illinois Valley Fire and American Medical Response responded to a single vehicle crash on HWY 199.
A northbound vehicle left the roadway on the northbound side and...
Excessive Heat Watch to Start Work Week Weather
Across the western U.S. hot and dry conditions are expected to persist through the early part of the week.
Temperatures are expected to increase from above-normal on Monday to much above-normal by Tuesday across northern...
Man with Warrants in Oregon Arrested Smuggling 820 Lbs of Pot
U.S. Border Patrol agents seized over 820 pounds of marijuana and arrested 11 illegal aliens in a remote, mountainous canyon southeast of Arivaca Wednesday afternoon August 21st.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents were alerted to...
Burglar Arrested Returning to the Scene of the Crime
Beginning in early March of 2019, Officers with the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety responded to several commercial burglaries where entry was made via the rooftops of local businesses. The investigation into these...