Union High School sophomore wins 6th boxing national championship
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KPTV) - A sophomore from Union High School recently returned to Vancouver after collecting a sixth boxing national championship in Kansas City. “Talent doesn’t always win. Hard work beats talent every day,” said Cain Elizondo Jr., Union HS sophomore. Amateur boxer Cain Elizondo Jr. just turned...
Portland OR Weather Alert: Showers Today on I-84 and I-5 Before Weekend Rain and...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Oregon – Dark clouds stretch across the Willamette Valley this morning as rain begins spreading into Portland and surrounding communities. Wet pavement glistens under gray skies while commuters navigate...
Portland farmhouse for sale at $1.3M comes with a century of Oregon history. See...
A handsome farmhouse built in 1908 for Portland Heights settlers John and Sarah Talbot and updated for aesthetics and comfort is for sale at $1,295,000. The three-level house on a 0.17-acre lot at 2735 S.W. Talbot Road has a wide covered porch that spans the width of the front facade. Inside, there is 3,708 square...
Building tenants cry foul at planned bike lanes that would replace car parking
The Portland Bureau of Transportation is facing pushback on a planned bike lane project in the Goose Hollow area. According to KOIN News, some residents of the 214-unit Tiller Terrace apartments on the corner of SW Alder and 17th are concerned about how changes planned by PBOT will impact their ability to park cars...
Second Chance: Wiggly pup Wyatt looking for new forever home
We're getting wiggly in this week's Second Chance on AM Extra. Wyatt is a squirmy little fellow who is getting ready for adoption at the Humane Society For Southwest Washington (HSSW) in Vancouver.
Meet the 2026 Portland Rose Festival Court
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Portland Rose Festival will soon be announcing members of its 2026 Rose Festival Court. The first Rose Princess was announced on March 3. A new princess will be announced each weekday through March 19. The Rose Festival Court includes up to 15 students selected...
This Spooky Oregon Cocktail Bar Will Give You Chills Year-Round
There’s a special kind of person who decorates their entire house for Halloween in September and leaves everything up until January. Raven’s Manor in Portland is run by those people, except they never take the decorations down at all, and honestly, we should all be grateful for their commitment to perpetual spookiness.
Copper wire theft knocks out 60 light fixtures in NE Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - Sixty light fixtures in northeast Portland are dark after thieves stole copper wiring from the fixtures, the Oregon Department of Transportation said. ODOT officials said the thefts in the Exit 7 area of Interstate 84 were reported last week. The agency has not determined exactly when the...
Resident Dies in Fire at North Portland Safe Rest Village Pod
Portland, OR. — Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal fire that destroyed a living pod at the North Portland Road Safe Rest Village earlier this week. Gary Scott Young, 33, was confirmed as the individual who died in the fire Monday evening. Officials released his identity after family notification was...
February Saw a Sea Change for Portland’s Restaurant World
Bars and restaurants often shutter early in the year. Lease terms end, bills come due, and changing over the calendar has a way of putting things in perspective. But we’ve rarely had a winter like this. As an unusually warm February ended, it felt like an era of Portland dining ended with it.

















