Portland OR

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — As protests continue outside of the ICE facility in South Portland, area residents and local leaders are pleading for federal agents to stop using chemical weapons. Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with Congress members Suzanne Bonamici, Maxine Dexter, and Janelle Bynum...

WalletHub released findings on Monday from its study on the safest cities in America in 2025 -- naming one Oregon city among the top 10 safest.

Portland homeowners will be asked to approve a 74 percent increase in property taxes if they want to continue funding their parks.

Quinn Haberl believes his disability and diminutive stature are precisely why six federal agents descended upon him during a protest outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement facility in South Portland last weekend and dragged him into the building. “I think they wanted to make a point,” said Haberl,...

In a historic move, the Portland Public School Board (PPS) has voted to begin paying its seven members a monthly stipend of $527, becoming the first school district in Oregon to adopt such compensation. The decision, finalized Tuesday night, follows the passage of House Bill 2753 in 2023, which allows...

When Portland gets weird, it really leans in. Outside the South Waterfront ICE facility, the city has witnessed a spectacle that even Hunter S. Thompson might have struggled to imagine: inflatable animals, including a full-sized chicken, prancing in protest. On Oct. 8, WW staff writer Rachel Saslow profiled Jack...

Joseph Uriarte appeared in court Monday for allegedly murdering Kammy Pollack and attacking a hospital security guard, with detectives linking him to both crimes and awaiting medical examiner results to charge him.

The horseback rider showed up mid-afternoon Sunday. This equine protest comes one day after about 40,000 people marched in downtown Portland as part of the nationwide "No Kings" rally.

Hillsboro Mayor and Police Chief reaffirm sanctuary city status, urge calm amid increased ICE activity, stress safety, rights awareness, and non-interference with federal agents. Hillsboro, OR. — Mayor Beach Pace and Police Chief Jim Coleman released a joint message addressing an increase in federal Immigration and...

Three people were hospitalized after officials said two cars crashed down an embankment, trapping them inside early Sunday afternoon.