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Joseph Washington reportedly punched his son so hard that he perforated his intestine. An Oregon father has received a 10-year prison sentence after punching his toddler in the stomach for “bothering him.”. According to the Multnomah County District Attorney’s website, Joseph Washington received the sentence on Aug....

Thousands gathered in Downtown and Inner Southeast Portland on Monday for a free speech rally that concluded peacefully. A collective effort between the public and the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) is credited with the smooth flow of the event. The gathering, which began around noon near the Battleship Oregon...

KATU anchor Steve Dunn is retiring from news at the end of 2025 after a storied career and 39 years at KATU. Steve has been a fixture in many homes across the metro area for decades – a steady presence who has ushered KATU viewers through important and historical headlines and told thousands of stories that matter to...

In the hours before it opened to guests Tuesday, media were welcomed to view the new overnight-only homeless shelter in the Pearl District that has caused an uproar among neighbors. The Pearl District shelter at 1435 Northwest Northrup Street is the fifth to open as part of Portland Mayor Keith...

GRESHAM, Ore. — Police arrested a person Tuesday afternoon after they assaulted a U.S. Postal Service employee and took off from the scene. The incident took place around 3:53 p.m. in the 900 block of Southeast 221st Avenue, according to the Gresham Police Department. The suspect, who was experiencing...

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — Vancouver Police are seeking the public's assistance in locating Robert McSwain, an 81-year-old man who is considered missing and endangered. McSwain was last seen wearing a black ball cap, black sweatshirt, blue jeans, and black and white shoes. He has a short white beard and...

PORTLAND, Ore. — For decades, Portlanders have been accustomed to the yearly sight of Vaux's swifts swirling above the chimney at Chapman Elementary School, a punctuation on summer's end. But after a shakeup in the migratory birds' habits last year, the city waits to see where they'll land now.

A critically injured motorcyclist being rushed by ambulance after a crash in Northeast Portland died at the hospital after the ambulance was also involved in a separate crash Tuesday afternoon.

PORTLAND, Ore. — This story comes from the Portland Business Journal, a KGW News partner. The full story is here. Portland cocktail lounge Deadshot plans to close this fall, according to its owner. In a social media post Monday, Adam Robinson said poor sales and rising costs were behind...

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement office just outside downtown Portland is once again becoming a flashpoint for protesters against US immigration enforcement actions.