Second Chance Pets: Meet Andre The Giant!
On this week's second chance pets, a rough-and-tumble former street cat is abandoning his brute squad and looking for his Inigo Montoya.
“We’ve Been Very Foolish”: A Conversation On Data Centers, Policy, And The People Of...
The Real Story – A Column It has been a busy and hectic 2026 for the Hillsboro Herald and me personally. Today, I was featured on the Oregon Center for […] The post “We’ve Been Very Foolish”: A Conversation On Data Centers, Policy, And The People Of Oregon appeared first on The Hillsboro Herald .
Washougal steps up efforts to get dog owners to clean up after pets
Washougal and other cities have a message: Please pick up after your pet. When pet owners don’t, rainwater carries the waste into drains, ditches, lakes and rivers. “If people forget their bag, they think, ‘Well, it’s natural. It will decompose.’ And that’s not the case. Bacteria and pathogens are in pet waste,” said...
Movies and TV shows casting in Portland, Oregon
The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures attention starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities' Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to casting calls is a big part of that...
Portland Clinics Turn Cold Shoulder To New Medicare Patients
A new secret‑shopper study says Portland’s primary care clinics are far less likely than those in other major U.S. cities to take on new Medicare patients. Researchers found that only about one in three Portland clinics were willing to add a Medicare patient, and even when clinics said yes, the median wait to see a...
McMenamins reveals a new hotel in big bet on downtown Portland
McMenamins is ready to talk about its new downtown Portland hotel. The eclectic Northwest hospitality chain said Thursday it will repurpose the former Taft Home low-income residences into a new hotel. Taft Home had closed in 2021 after state officials ordered its operators to undertake a set of fixes, according to...
Teenagers ran fentanyl ring out of suburban Portland home, federal agents allege
Federal agents investigating a suspected fentanyl distribution network in Portland were surprised when they tracked down the alleged local leaders: two teenagers working out of a Tualatin home. Armed with a search warrant, Drug Enforcement Administration agents raided the home in mid-October 2024. The federal agents...
GPS-Cutting Vancouver Fugitive Nabbed In Clackamas County
Todd R. Hubbard, the Vancouver fugitive who slipped his GPS ankle monitor and skipped a court date, is back in custody after being arrested Wednesday in Clackamas County, according to authorities. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force teamed...
A prized Portland park gets a new name
A Southwest Portland park that once bore the name of a U.S. military officer who massacred Indigenous people will be renamed ‘Scht Wiwnu Park (pronounced Ish-chit Way-el-noo), Portland officials announced this week. They also released a recording of the name pronounced by Native speaker Dallas Winishut, a teacher of...
At least 1 dead, more than 87,000 without power as atmospheric river blasts Northwest
A powerful atmospheric river is intensifying across the Northwest and is expected to bring more heavy rain and potentially flash flooding, as well as feet of mountain snow to Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.
