The leaders of five Oregon tribes on Wednesday asked state legislators to "temporarily pause" any expansion of gambling in the state until its effects on tribal and state governments can be studied.

The Grants Pass swim team hosts its final home meet of the season today at the Grants Pass YMCA in preparation for next week's Southwest Conference district meet.

The action begins at 3 p.m. today, and if Grants Pass' last meet is any indication, it should be a good one.

The Cavemen broke two school records at last Friday's home double dual against North Medford and Ashland. Read More »

A standoff ended without bloodshed after a Grants Pass police detective put her negotiator training to use.

Police Capt. Jim Hamilton praised the work of Detective Heather Yerrick, who arrived at the scene Thursday morning with guns trained on a suicidal man in a van who was said to be armed.

The man surrendered without incident and was taken into custody for a psychological evaluation.

"She just did a great job talking him off the ledge, so to speak," Hamilton said. Read More »

If your idea of art on a street utility box involves stickers of chorus line teddy bears or announcements of garage sales, the Committee on Public Art hopes you'll reconsider.

The first two of five chosen downtown utility boxes on Seventh Street have gotten a makeover this month.

First up at the beginning of the month was the box at Seventh and F streets near Roe Motors. Read More »