Rollover crash partially blocks Highway 26 westbound near Oregon Zoo
PORTLAND, Ore. — A rollover crash has Highway 26 westbound partially blocked near the Oregon Zoo on Saturday night, Portland Fire & Rescue officials said. The crash was reported at about 8 p.m., with three lanes blocked near Washington Park and the Jefferson offramp. Firefighters said no one was...
Portlanders demand return of ICE-tracking app outside downtown Apple store
Downtown Portland demonstrators directed their holiday jeer at Apple on Saturday, demanding the tech company restore an app that helps everyday onlookers report federal immigration enforcement activity. More than 30 protestors flew signs and sang satirical carols within view of security, employees and holiday...
Arrest made in Rainier Deli & Mart armed robbery
A man who allegedly held a knife against an employee’s throat during an armed robbery of the Rainier Deli & Mart has been arrested. On Friday, Dec. 12, Columbia County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to Rainier Deli & Mart on reports of an armed robbery. En route to the scene, deputies were told the alleged...
Portland-area immigrant communities honor Our Lady of Guadalupe, the ‘mother of all migrants’
Parishioners trickled in through the fog before sunrise. They took their places Friday morning among the pews at St. Matthew Catholic Church and raised their voices with the church band to honor the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, celebrated every year on Dec. 12. Many of the 200...
21-year-old sentenced to life in downtown Portland murder
A 21-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday, Dec. 11, for the murder of a man in downtown Portland in 2022. Riz’o Eonte Lucas was convicted of second-degree murder with a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon with a firearm for killing Fars Giday on April 8, 2022.
Portland Water Bureau Detects Cryptosporidium in Bull Run Watershed, Vigilance Advised for Immunocompromised Residents
Portland residents might want to keep an eye on their tap water as the Portland Water Bureau reports finding traces of Cryptosporidium in the city's primary drinking water source. Recent tests from December 7 to December 10 detected the microscopic parasite in the Bull Run Watershed. Samples from December 7 and...
Man sentenced for shooting at 2 Portland officers during arrest for deadly robbery
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A 31-year-old man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Friday for shooting at two Portland police officers in 2021, according to the Multnomah Co. District Attorney’s Office. On March 4, Christian Fitz-Henry was found guilty of attempted murder after shooting at two PPB...
Not a Riot—A Rising: Hillsboro Students Walk Out For Humanity Was Epic
A letter to the kids who walked out The Real Story – A Column – See below for all photos and videos which may be featured in. To the students […] The post Not a Riot—A Rising: Hillsboro Students Walk Out For Humanity Was Epic appeared first on The Hillsboro Herald .
Washington County ranks 3rd in state amid record-high year for whooping cough cases
As whooping cough cases reach an all-time high in Oregon, Washington County is also seeing spikes with 188 cases having been reported through Dec. 10. That number places the second-largest county in third place for the highest number of reported cases in the state for 2025, Washington County trails Clackamas County...
Shippers worry underwater power line construction could block Columbia River vessels
Columbia River navigators are growing worried as a project to put a 100-mile power transmission line under the river charges ahead without offering ways to mitigate its impacts on the industry.
