Oregon Weather Alert: Feb 28–Mar 13 Increased Snow Potential Across I-84 Gorge And Cascade...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Portland, Oregon – A colder late-winter pattern is expected to take shape across Oregon heading into early March, increasing the probability of below-average temperatures and a greater opportunity for snow...
The 800th ‘The Simpsons’ episode is set in Philadelphia. But Portland is in its...
The 800th episode of the longest-running primetime scripted show in U.S. history — The Simpsons — is scheduled to air on Sunday. This milestone installment of the nearly 40-year-old animated series finds the family in Philadelphia. But much of the show’s true DNA is rooted almost 3,000 miles west, in Portland, Ore.
54 stores, 8 hours: Portlander turns longest Plaid Pantry run ever into a love...
This month, the Olympics feature elite athletes who have trained their entire lives to set records and win medals. In Portland, Simon Xu realized there was another option: pick a record no one had thought to train for. “I went to all 54 Plaid Pantry stores in Portland in one...
Burger Frenzy Looms as In‑N‑Out Breaks Ground at Tanasbourne Hotspot
The bulldozers are out at Tanasbourne, and In‑N‑Out is officially on its way. Crews have cleared the old Barnes & Noble footprint and are actively grading and fencing the lot for a new In‑N‑Out Burger. Visible site work and excavation suggest the build has moved beyond permitting and into full construction, reviving...
Pacific Northwest Sportsmen’s Show draws 50,000 to Portland as hunting ban looms
Banners and signs are plastered all over the vast Pacific Northwest Sportsmen’s Show at the Portland Expo Center this weekend, but none mention a controversial topic: a petition to criminalize any activity that injures or kills animals in Oregon, including all hunting. If a little more than 117,000 signatures...
In-N-Out Burger construction continues in Hillsboro
Years of rumors, anticipation and cravings for double-doubles appear to be nearing an end in Hillsboro. As of February, all construction permits have been issued and work is well underway on a new In-N-Out Burger at 11170 N.E. Evergreen Parkway in the Tanasbourne Town Center. “We sincerely appreciate the support...
Snow dumps in store for Cascade passes, National Weather Service warns
Weather forecasters expect that days of snowstorms beginning Monday will make mountain passes treacherous in southern Washington and north-central Oregon. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory in effect early Monday through early Thursday. The advisory warns of possible snow accumulations...
Portland, OR Weather Alert: 12 Inches I-5, US 26 Through Thursday
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Portland, OR – Up to 12 inches of snow is expected across mountain corridors, creating hazardous travel conditions through Thursday morning. According to the National Weather Service in Portland, a Winter...
Layoffs Pile Up As Portland Biz Bankruptcies Soar To 12-Year High
Oregon’s small-business scene just lived through its roughest year in more than a decade, and Portland-area operators are feeling it on every block. A spike in bankruptcies in 2025 hit storefronts, suppliers and nonprofits alike, squeezing already thin margins for mom-and-pop shops. Local leaders say the wave has...
Welfare Check Leads to Child Neglect Charges After Portland Police Find Three-Year-Old Outside Alone
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland felon convicted of heroin distribution in 2014 and for failing to register as a sex offender in 1999, will be arraigned next week on two counts of child neglect and criminal mistreatment. The charges relate to a welfare check on Tuesday evening at the...
