Jury awards $29M verdict against ODHS after toddler’s paralyzation
A Multnomah County jury issued a $29 million verdict against the Oregon Department of Human Services in a case brought against the agency claiming a 2-year-old suffered "catastrophic abuse" after ODHS failed to act in a call made to its child abuse hotline in 2017. “DHS needs accountability to keep children safe....
The penny is on its way out. But the love for it endures for...
If you’ve been paying in cash recently, you might have noticed the loose change in your pocket is starting to feel a little bit different. The pennies aren’t there. In November, the U.S. Treasury stopped minting pennies after more than 230 years because the coins cost more than three times their own value to make.
Oregon–Washington Weather Alert Today: 15–25°F Cold Snap Hits Eugene and Portland Through Noon
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Oregon wakes to sharp, biting air as frost clings to rooftops, cars, and fields across the southern Willamette Valley. Breath hangs visibly in the still morning, and sidewalks feel stiff underfoot. This is...
Man working with forklift hit by Amtrak train in SE Portland
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A man is hospitalized after being hit by an Amtrak train while operating a forklift on Friday morning in southeast Portland, according to police and fire officials. Just before 11:30 a.m., officers with the Portland Police Bureau and firefighters were sent to the area of Southeast...
Portland woman found guilty of deadly dog mauling of 6-year-old boy
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The woman charged in the death of a 6-year-old boy who was killed by two dogs at a northeast Portland home more than a year ago was found guilty on Friday. Koko Miller, 56, was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide, maintaining a dangerous dog and...
Adult with measles visited high school in Clark County while contagious, officials say
RIDGEFIELD, Wash. (KPTV) - Clark County Public Health says an adult with a confirmed case of measles was at a local high school while they were contagious. Health officials say the person, whose vaccination status is unverified, was at Ridgefield High School from January 14 through January 16 while they were...
PNW business owner sentenced for laundering drug trafficking money
An Oregon and Washington business owner was sentenced to federal prison on Wednesday for laundering drug trafficking money through her money service business, authorities announced.
Crews respond to train, forklift crash in Southeast Portland
Fire crews are on the scene of a train and forklift crash in Southeast Portland.
Vancouver Police Chief Warns Public Is Getting Too Close And Interfering With Police
VANCOUVER, WA – Vancouver police are urging members of the public to keep their distance during active police operations, citing safety concerns for both officers and bystanders. In a video posted to social media, Vancouver Police Chief Troy Price addressed recent incidents in which people approached or interfered...
Serial rapist pleads guilty to 5 separate attacks in 18 months in Portland
A 19-year-old man pleaded guilty Friday to a rape and kidnapping spree committed at gunpoint against four girls and an 18-year-old woman in Portland over a year-and-a-half span in 2023 and 2024. Damani Anderson pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree rape and one count of first-degree attempted rape, all...

















