Missing Portland Woman Found Safe, Reunited with Family After Community Effort
In a brief but reassuring update, the Portland Police Bureau confirmed that 25-year-old Portland resident Lauren Deering, previously reported missing, has been located and safely reunited with her family. After an appeal to the public for assistance made yesterday, the collective sigh of relief could almost be felt...
Oregon Weather Alert Today: Portland Sees Cold Rain and Lowering Snow Levels Before Winter...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Oregon – Damp streets shine under streetlights this morning as light rain settles across the Portland metro. The air feels cold and still, and while rain is the immediate issue, winter’s bigger impact...
Quick-Thinking Girl, 11, Escapes from Grip of Accused Kidnapper by Kicking Him in Groin...
An 11-year-old girl in Washington is being praised for quick thinking and decisive self-defense after police say she escaped a man who attempted to kidnap her. The child had been playing soccer with friends on Monday, Dec. 15, in Vancouver — a city near the Oregon border about 10 miles north of Portland — according […]
This Gigantic Flea Market In Oregon Is A Dream Come True For Bargain Hunters
There’s something magical about wandering through aisles of treasures where every turn reveals something unexpected – a forgotten relic from childhood, a handcrafted item with a story, or that perfect something you never knew you needed until this very moment. M&M Marketplace in Hillsboro, Oregon is exactly this...
19-year-old accused of punching riders at Portland-area TriMet stations
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Multnomah County prosecutors say a 19-year-old Portland man punched two people at TriMet locations in separate attacks about a month apart. Sincere William Alexander Hunter was arrested Dec. 10 by transit police after an assault at the Parkrose Transit Center, court records show. A man told...
Oregon’s work to diversify its educators is making gains but could be derailed in...
Just over half of the nation’s states, including Oregon, are graduating enough people of color from teacher colleges to significantly diversify their K-12 teacher workforce. That’s according to a recent report published by the education research nonprofit National Council on Teacher Quality. Research has shown that...
Effort to Erase Homeless Camping Protections Moves Closer to the Ballot
A coalition of business interests and Oregon cities are moving toward the November 2026 ballot with an initiative that would allow cities to broadly criminalize homeless camping. On Dec. 19, the chief petitioners for Initiative Petition 2026-054—Salem Mayor Julie Hoy; Portland attorney John DiLorenzo; and Preston...
Vancouver tax preparer who cost U.S. Treasury $5 million sentenced to prison
A high-volume Vancouver tax preparer was sentenced to federal prison, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington last week.
Police searching for Subaru after fatal SE Portland hit and run
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Police have identified the man killed in a hit-and-run Saturday morning and released photos of a suspected car in the crash. According to Portland police, 63-year-old Brian Stone was killed after being struck on Southeast 122nd Avenue, and the driver involved fled the scene. Using security...
Families, volunteers prepare holiday meals for homeless community across metro
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - As local organizations prepare to serve the community’s most vulnerable during the holidays, some families are taking it into their own hands to make sure everyone gets a meal. True Christmas spirit was cooking in the Marchel family kitchen this Christmas Eve. “We want to...
