Portland OR

Portland residents can expect a series of chilly but clear days ahead, with widespread frost occurring throughout the week, especially during early mornings. The National Weather Service in Portland confirmed that on M.L.King Day, the area saw areas of frost before 9 am, giving way to sunny skies with a high nearing...

GRESHAM Ore. (KPTV) - People who live at a Gresham apartment complex are shaken after waking to gunfire and flames on Thursday night. “The main things that I remember is all of the sudden you just hear a ‘pop pop pop pop pop’ several times going over and over and over again,” Juan Contreras said.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Portland, OR – As winter weather continues across Oregon and homes remain sealed to keep out cold temperatures and rain, health officials are warning residents—especially those in Portland and surrounding...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland Fire is investigating two separate fires that both left significant damage. Firefighters were dispatched to the 3300 block of North Willamette Boulevard after receiving multiple calls of a church on fire. “Due to the size of the structure and multiple reports indicating a possible...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Portland, Oregon – A space weather alert is in effect tonight as a rare G4 (Severe) geomagnetic storm creates the potential for Northern Lights to be visible across parts of Oregon, according to the NOAA...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A homeowner was displaced after a mobile home caught fire in Gladstone Sunday morning, authorities said. Just before 8 a.m., Clackamas Fire crews responded to reports of flames coming from the kitchen of a home in the 19000 block of River Road. Neighbors had also reported someone was possibly...

A notorious Portland nightclub owner convicted in the 1990 murder of a 21-year-old employee was arrested on Friday in Clackamas County, jail records show. Larry Hurwitz, 71, is being held in the Clackamas County Jail on suspicion of fourth degree assault and a parole violation. Hurwitz was the owner of...

Portland police are investigating a shooting that occurred early Monday morning on West Burnside Street and Southwest Fourth Avenue near a Chevron gas station.

Solar cycle 25 may be on the downswing, but that doesn’t seem to be stopping the auroras from putting on a show. A strong solar flare on Sunday was powerful enough to black out some shortwave radios, and now a severe geomagnetic storm is predicted for Tuesday. All this...

For Soledad Molina and her four children, the basics — light, heat, cooling, even a way to cook — are under constant threat. The 45-year-old Portland mother fell behind on her electricity bills last winter as rates soared and the region was hit by extreme weather, racking up a balance of more than $1,000. In June,...