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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – An exchange at a Metro Council work session sparked backlash after a Latino councilor was asked to “say that in English” — while he was already speaking English. Whether a microaggression or a misunderstanding, the comment quickly shifted the tone of the...

A federal lawsuit is moving forward after DHS declined to settle a claim involving a Portland protester who was tackled twice by federal agents last summer.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Portland, OR – Clocks across Oregon will jump ahead one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 8, marking the start of daylight saving time and prompting emergency officials to remind homeowners to complete several...

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- New a new shuttle service to Portland could be coming to Bend. Pacific Crest Bus Lines is a local, veteran-owned company which offers intercity travel across the state. Their routes take people to several major destinations across Oregon, including Portland, Eugene, Medford and Salem. By...

Vancouver police say a late-night spin through an east-side curve ended in handcuffs, a wrecked car and a haul of suspected fentanyl and a handgun. Officers arrested a driver early Wednesday after a crash that followed what they describe as a dangerously sloppy turn and a brief pursuit through a neighborhood street...

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — Police are investigating social media threats made against staff members at Fort Vancouver High School. School officials sent a letter to parents and students on Tuesday. In that letter, officials said the threats originated on Instagram and depicted altered images of some high school staff...

A new Wilco Farm Store will open in Aloha at the end of the month. The farmer-owned cooperative announced its newest location will be ready for business March 31 at 17675 S.W. Farmington Road, formerly a Basics Market. Wilco’s Aloha store marks the company’s 27th retail location and its second...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Authorities have identified the person found dead inside a tiny home in North Portland as 33-year-old Gary Scott Young. The fire happened Monday evening at the North Portland Road Safe Rest Village at 10505 N. Portland Road. Just before 6 p.m., emergency dispatchers began receiving...

In a rare public showdown inside Multnomah County’s justice system, District Attorney Nathan Vasquez has told his prosecutors not to steer serious felony cases into Judge Adrian L. Brown’s courtroom, effectively benching an elected trial judge from the county’s most high-stakes prosecutions. The move grew out of...

Copper thieves have literally pulled the plug on warmth at the Mazamas Mountaineering Center, with the long-running Portland nonprofit saying crooks stripped copper out of its heating and cooling system and left the historic hub for climbers and hikers freezing and facing nearly $40,000 in damage. Staff realized...