The mayor and the unhoused of Portland
Approaching his first anniversary in office, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, who ran most prominently on grappling seriously with the city’s homelessness troubles, just made a major course shift. It may, and should, indicate more to come. Homelessness seems to be one of the Rose City’s most intractable and...
Cocaine use, deletion of thousands of police files leads to ouster of 2 Portland...
Inside a Southeast Portland bar bathroom, one veteran Portland police officer said he stumbled on a sandwich bag of cocaine and began using the drug “off and on” for months before the Police Bureau found out. Another veteran officer deleted nearly 3,000 files from a police server after...
Estacada house fire doused thanks to neighbor with extinguisher
A quick-thinking Estacada neighbor armed with a portable extinguisher was able to buy time for firefighters. Sunday afternoon, Nov. 9, Estacada Fire crews responded to a reported structure fire off Northeast Hill Way. While emergency crews were en route, a neighbor grabbed a portable fire extinguisher to slow the...
Multnomah County, OR – Police Alert: 8 Vehicles Recovered, 7 People Arrested
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Portland, OR – A coordinated law enforcement mission in the Portland area led to the recovery of eight stolen vehicles and three firearms on Thursday, November 6, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s...
Novelist Wrote “How to Murder Your Husband,” Then Her Spouse Was Ruthlessly Gunned Down
A Portland cooking school appeared to be the site of a fatal robbery—but the truth was far more unsettling and sinister. On the morning of June 2, 2018, first responders rushed to the Oregon Culinary Institute, where beloved 63-year-old instructor Daniel “Dan” Brophy seemed to have suffered a heart attack.
‘I messed up big time’: Portland man apologizes for killing acquaintance in drug sharing...
A man who became unreasonably enraged with two acquaintances who shared drugs with him pleaded guilty last month to fatally shooting one of the men and wounding the other. Estavan Ramirez, also spelled Estabon in court papers, pleaded guilty Oct. 30 to first-degree manslaughter in the Sept. 10, 2024 killing of...
Portland Couple Can’t Believe Their Eyes After Seeing “Arctic” Creature Near Tracks
What started as a simple, everyday outing quickly turned into something unforgettable for Richard Melling and his wife. They had been walking across the Sellwood Bridge in Portland, Oregon, enjoying the day without expecting anything unusual. But just a short distance in, their quiet stroll transformed into a moment...
Oregon City Man Convicted in $2,700 Les Schwab Tire Theft
A Clackamas County jury convicted 45-year-old Steven Beaman of burglary and theft for stealing nearly $2,700 in tires from an Oregon City Les Schwab. Oregon City, OR. — A man who broke into a Les Schwab store and attempted to steal thousands of dollars in tires was convicted Wednesday by a Clackamas County jury.
Pedestrian in wheelchair, killed crossing NE Portland road, identified
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A pedestrian in a wheelchair who was struck and killed by a car in Portland’s Hazelwood Neighborhood has been identified as 59-year-old Don A. Edney. The crash happened on Northeast Glisan Street, near NE 122nd Ave., back on Oct. 29. According to investigators, Edney...
Gervais man pleads guilty to throwing water bottle at officer at Portland ICE facility
A Gervais man pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Portland. Jairin Anzaldua-Ervin, 29, pleaded guilty Nov. 5 to one count of assaulting a federal officer. Anzaldua-Ervin said in his plea agreement that on Oct. 4, he was part of a large crowd...
