Portland OR

Portland General Electric (PGE) is urging customers to prepare for potential power outages as a potential significant windstorm approaches the region this Wednesday, Christmas Eve. Unlike last week’s weather event, meteorologists are tracking a stronger storm system that could bring sustained winds of 20-45 mph with...

The City of Portland is cautiously optimistic about fatal traffic crash trends as the transportation bureau reports a “dramatic drop in deaths” over the past two years. As of Monday (12/22), PBOT has recorded 39 traffic deaths, a 32% drop compared with a year ago and a 39% decline compared with the same period in 2023.

In a recent operation by the Oakland Police Department (OPD), efforts to dismantle human trafficking networks have led to the rescue of two juvenile females from the throes of exploitation. The operation, conducted along International Boulevard last Monday, focused on identifying victims of human trafficking and...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Following the arrest of two Portland residents on Friday night near the Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) detention center in South Portland, the Police Bureau reminds the public that while it does not engage in immigration enforcement, it is nevertheless responsible for maintaining public...

“There’s so many aspects of this whole ordeal that were extremely lucky,” Rick Sander's wife said

The community gathered to remember and honor houseless people who died this year at St. Andre Bessette Catholic Church on Sunday evening, the longest night of the year.

World War II Navy veteran Ira “Ike” Schab, one of the dwindling number of survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, died at his home in Beaverton.

Ponderosa pine trees dominate parts of Eastern Oregon and Washington and have long been an icon of the American West, but in the past decade more than 200 million ponderosa have died. Particularly in the Southwest, scientists estimate that by mid-century less than 5% of the ponderosa trees may remain. Portland author...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Portland, Oregon – Oregon enters the heart of winter Sunday as the Winter Solstice arrives, marking the shortest day of the year and the beginning of a colder, darker stretch that often brings heightened...

Michael Jordan, a seasoned bureaucrat who led the radical remake of Portland City Hall and served as the new system’s inaugural city administrator, will retire next month after four decades of public service. Jordan, 69, spent years as the top administrator at Metro, the state’s Department of Administrative Services...