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PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A recently published grand jury report highlighted serious issues found at the Multnomah County jail. The problems revolve mainly around staffing issues, which, according to the report, is having a domino effect. The staffing shortage is largely being blamed on a wave of retirements over...

Tommy Hostetler first felt the pull of the mountains when he was 19 years old. It started with a trip to Denver for a Christian faith conference with his pastor father. Hostetler, who grew up in Georgia, spotted the rocky outline of Pikes Peak from the window where the event was held — and knew he had to climb it.

A man was hospitalized Friday morning after a shooting on a MAX Train, officials said.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Oregon starts the morning under a low, gray ceiling as rain spreads across the Portland metro. Tires hiss on wet pavement, reflections shimmer under streetlights, and winter moisture settles in fast....

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland institution that just months ago was on the brink of closing has now managed to bounce back from the edge. Michelle Wachsmith, owner of Dan & Louis Oyster Bar, said a nearby Old Town revival helped save the more than century-old restaurant. The oyster...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A homeless man with convictions for violent crimes in California is being held without bail in connection with an attack in Portland. According to court documents, Portland Police responded to a disturbance call on January 26, at an apartment at 4242 NE Hasley Street. When...

A nationwide strike is taking place on Friday, January 30, in support of defunding Immigration and Customs Enforcement by not participating in work, school or buying things. Following the shooting deaths of Keith Porter Jr., Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents, Portland has continued to protest. Some local...

Multnomah County health officials are trying to account for hundreds of thousands of dollars in gift cards, transit tickets and other types of prepaid support issued in recent years, after the agency struggled to routinely track the distribution of the items during the pandemic and the years that followed. Staff...

The attacks happened in the woods of North Portland, a Gresham park not far from a middle school, an abandoned warehouse near the Columbia Slough and a childhood bedroom. Over just a year and a half in 2023 and 2024, four girls and one woman suffered at the hands of Damani J. Anderson. His youngest victim was 13...

Classes are being delayed or canceled at two local school districts due to separate illness outbreaks.