Portland OR

Viewed from NE Knott Street on a fall afternoon, the recently remodeled and expanded Albina Library looked much like it did upon opening in 1912: a Spanish Renaissance–style beauty with a terra-cotta roof and arched windows. Except, remarkable for 2025, it was full of people. Across the block, even more people...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland could see one of its wettest weeks since the atmospheric rivers in December, which triggered devastating landslides and localized flooding. Mount Hood ski resorts could also see new snowfall. The heaviest rain is expected to be Tuesday night through Friday. Up to 4 inches of...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The budget deficit for Portland Public Schools for the current school year has grown from $10 million to $14 million. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported the increase over the weekend. KATU has been working to confirm that number with the school district. On Tuesday, Superintendent Kimberlee...

A normally quiet Tigard neighborhood near SW Scholls Ferry Road and SW Summer Lake Avenue turned tense over the weekend after police got a report that a man had fired a bow and arrow at a family member’s car. Officers flooded the area as they checked the scene, and neighbors noted an unusually large police presence....

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — An abandoned Portland school has become a magnet for break-ins, police arrests, and TikTok videos as people sneak inside the long-empty building. The latest incident drew many officers rushing to the quiet neighborhood of Ashcreek in the middle of the night. George Smith School has...

If you think getting your kids to leave a playground is challenging now, just wait until you discover Hidden Creek Park West in Hillsboro. This place has basically perfected the art of making children forget that home, dinner, and bedtime even exist. Here’s the thing about most playgrounds: they’re fine....

Portland’s arts tax has long been a source of consternation for taxpayers. Now, those complaints are coming from some of the very organizations meant to benefit from the tax. On Monday, a group of 50 Portland arts organizations sent a letter to Portland elected officials asking to use unspent...

OREGON CITY, Ore. (KATU) — ODOT says that both lanes of Oregon 99E are now open in Oregon City following a rockslide that occurred just south of the tunnel. A witness told KATU News that several large boulders appeared to have fallen off the side of the cliff. A...

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — Vancouver Fire responded to a balcony fire in the 3000 block of Northeast 109th Avenue just after 4:30 a.m. Tuesday. “The first arriving fire engine found a second-story back deck on fire and extinguished it with a hose line,” Vancouver Fire said. Officials said...

Portland Fire & Rescue crews were called around 1 a.m. to the Elephants Delicatessen on Northwest 22nd, where they found flames had spread from outside the building into the roof of the nearly 7-thousand-square-foot structure. Portland Fire’s Rick Graves says the structural integrity of the roof came under question.