Portland OR

PORTLAND, Ore. — A former Camas-Washougal fire battalion chief was found guilty Tuesday of murdering his wife in 2024 and attempting to make her death appear to be a medical emergency. A jury found Kevin West guilty of first-degree murder and second-degree murder. He is scheduled to be sentenced next month.

PORTLAND, Or. — The famous Hollywood Theatre in Northeast Portland is hosting a community benefit screening on Feb. 1 to benefit a local nonprofit that operates a no-kill cat shelter. House of Dreams takes in and cares for homeless, abandoned, and medically challenged cats around Portland. On Feb. 1,...

Oregon’s healthcare system is undergoing a quiet but consequential transformation, one that is reshaping access to care for patients and communities across the state. Two recent developments, the planned closure of Vibra Specialty Hospital in Portland and the restructuring of Asante Ashland Community Hospital in...

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue battled a house fire that displaced three people Tuesday afternoon.

A notorious Portland nightclub owner convicted of murdering a 21-year-old employee in 1990 was taken into custody in Clackamas County on Friday, according to jail records. Larry Hurwitz, 71, is being held at the Clackamas County Jail on charges of fourth-degree assault on a domestic partner and parole violation. He...

A residential blaze in Oregon City prompted an urgent response from Clackamas Fire last Monday, bringing distress to a neighborhood and displacing a household near the juncture of Highway 213. The fire department's social media account reported, "black smoke coming from the eaves on both floors" of a two-story home...

Health inspectors identified several Multnomah County restaurants with food safety violations in the first half of January. The county’s public health department conducts unannounced, semiannual inspections of food-service establishments to assess compliance with health codes across three categories:. Priority items:...

North and Northeast Portlanders are used to a certain level of noise. With major freeways, an airport and a racetrack nearby, the roar of a loud engine is part of everyday life. But some residents (including this Piedmont local) have reported noisier-than-normal aircraft sounds — enough to rattle houses and...

With the current school year almost at its halfway point, school districts around Oregon have begun looking ahead to next year. The picture isn’t pretty. In Portland, district leaders have released an early draft of how they would close a $50 million budget gap that includes 288 fewer employees overall, including 180...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. North Plains, OR – Drivers in Washington County should prepare for speed limit and traffic control changes beginning Wednesday, January 21, as the county implements new safety measures across several key...