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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Portland, OR – Arctic air is forecast to push into Oregon beginning Saturday, November 30, bringing freezing temperatures, strong winds, and icy travel conditions through the first week of December....

A significant power outage occurred in Montavilla, with reports suggesting that approximately 5,000 customers were affected. The cause of the outage remains unknown. The power outage was first reported on social media, with residents expressing their confusion and concern. The situation was further complicated by...

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson is on the cusp of achieving one of his primary campaign promises: Setting up 1,500 new shelter beds by Dec. 1. As of Sunday, Portland has 890 city-funded shelter beds – most of them overnight-only – that did not exist before Wilson took office. Another 200-bed overnight-only shelter is set...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Towing rules for illegally parked and lived-in RVs will be back in effect starting Monday in Portland. The fee to tow smaller RVs, boats, tiny homes and cars is $250, and for large RVs, it is $353. People will need proof of ownership, insurance and a...

SHERWOOD Ore. (KPTV) - Two suspects are wanted for allegedly breaking into a school in Sherwood, according to police. In a post on Facebook, Sherwood police said two men were seen attempting to get inside multiple classrooms and offices. They ran away and escaped from the school grounds when a janitor saw them.

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A driver is wanted for a suspected hit-and-run after a man was found injured on the roadway in northeast Portland early Saturday. At about 2:30 a.m., officers with the Portland Police Bureau were sent to a crash report on Lombard Street near the intersection with Northeast 52nd Avenue. They...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Two people were seriously hurt in an early-morning shooting on Saturday in southeast Portland, according to police. Shortly after 1 a.m., officers with the Portland Police Bureau were sent to a parking lot on Southeast 146th Avenue and Stark Street. They found a woman suffering from critical...

Portland police intervened in a handful of scuffles at the South Portland Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Saturday night. Officers arrested one person, 51-year-old Preston Reyes of Gresham, on suspicion of misdemeanor harassment after they allege he spit on another person. Reyes initially ran away...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Even though most Americans think of their pet as part of the family, and dogs are the most popular pet, it’s not always easy to keep a four-legged friend in the city. From pet-friendly rentals to access to green space, Lawnstarter’s latest ranking compared the 500 biggest cities across the...

A social media user recently discovered an undeveloped roll of film containing photos taken by their father in the 80s. The user plans to recreate these photos as a Christmas gift. While many of the photos, taken in downtown Portland, are easily identifiable, the user has encountered difficulty in locating a few of...