Weeks after closing down the city’s largest resting site for homeless residents, city officials are considering three new designated resting sites in Grants Pass.

The City of Grants Pass is making changes to find camping locations for its homeless population. This comes amidst a temporary restraining order against Grants Pass after city councilors voted to change the allowable time for its only resting site to 5 p.

A campsite for homeless people in Grants Pass near City Hall, on Sept. 9, 2024. At a Wednesday night meeting, after considering multiple locations, city councilors re-opened a nearly half-acre site near City Hall, on 6th Street, for homeless camping. That site had previously been used for that purpose.

In a span of just four days, three separate fatal crashes killed three people in Oregon. On Saturday at 6:45 p.m., a two-vehicle crash on Oregon 213 near Clackamas County killed Kenneth Jay Isaksen, 35, of Molalla.

Researchers from the University of Washington say the top three smokiest cities in the country are all in Oregon.

In addition to Medford, Grants Pass and Bend, several other Oregon cities made their top 10 list: Klamath Falls (#5), Roseburg (#6) and Eugene/Springfield (#10). The smokiest city in Washington was Yakima (#15).

Disability advocates filed a lawsuit against Grants Pass, challenging anti-homeless ordinances that endanger homeless people with disabilities.

On Saturday, Ms. Wheelchair Oregon Advocacy and Empowerment Program will crown a new title holder in Grants Pass. The program is part of a national movement to amplify the voices of people with disabilities.

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office claimed 30-year-old Selma resident Jesse Rex Orndoff could have more victims.

Josephine County Health Equity Project is hosting the Ms. Wheelchair Oregon competition and crowning this Saturday at AllCare Health in Grants Pass.

A campsite that Grants Pass has designated for homeless ... s changes are an effort to respond to a recent lawsuit. An Oregon disability rights group and five homeless plaintiffs sued the city ...