Portland OR

A teenager wounded during a party at an Airbnb was among 4 people injured and two killed in 5 separate shootings over the weekend in Portland.

Multnomah County is pausing new housing placements for hundreds of homeless residents after adjusting its budget to address the loss of state funding it had expected to receive. The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 October 30 to approve funding for 1,051 people to continue their housing process...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Portland, OR – A late-night public safety mission led by the TriMet Transit Police Division on October 29 resulted in 11 arrests and multiple vehicle tows near the Delta Park and Hayden Island area,...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — New video surveillance shows the moments leading up to clashes between federal agents and protesters outside Portland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in recent months. The Oregon Department of Justice submitted the videos as evidence in its case to stop the deployment of federal...

A Portland woman is accused of striking a federal officer’s arm that was outstretched as the officer worked to push protesters away from the driveway of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on Friday night. Lucy Caroline Shepherd, 28, appeared in federal court in Portland on an allegation...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland Police officers are investigating five separate shootings over the weekend, two of which were deadly. On Saturday and Sunday, officers responded to five separate shootings that resulted in the deaths of two men and four other injuries. Police said there's no reason to believe any of...

Burgerville is the latest Pacific Northwest restaurant to announce free food for those reeling from the loss of federal food stamp benefits, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Benefits stopped on Nov. 1 as a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown, but are now set...

GRESHAM, Ore. — When a woman in east Multnomah County called 911 to order a pizza, the dispatcher quickly realized it wasn't a prank. The woman's whispered responses to the dispatcher's coded questions revealed the truth: she was in danger, trapped in her apartment with her children as her partner attacked her.

UNDATED – Portland General Electric is stepping up to help during the government shutdown. The philanthropic arm of PGE is donating $50,000 to the Oregon Food Bank to ensure families have access to food. “Our Foundation is grounded in the belief that we are stronger when we take care...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Food providers in Oregon are sounding the alarm as the abrupt halt of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits has left many residents in dire straits. The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) confirmed that no SNAP benefits have been issued in the state due...