Portland on Edge as ‘No Kings’ Rallies Swarm Oregon Streets
Portland is gearing up for another packed Saturday as dozens of "No Kings" rallies across Oregon are expected to pull in big crowds. Organizers and local groups say the statewide day of action will feature marches, banner drops from highway overpasses, and smaller "occupy your corner" visibility events in towns from...
Serial flasher accused of public indecency while driving on I-5 in Oregon
A Beaverton man previously known as the “I-5 Flasher” for driving alongside women motorists and exposing himself to them on Interstate 5 and other highways in Washington state has been arrested in Oregon on similar allegations. Oregon State Police arrested Charles Porter, 59, on March 18 after a...
Man dies after being hit by driver while crossing SR-500 near Vancouver Mall
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — A man died on Thursday night after he was hit by a driver along SR-500 in the Vancouver area, Washington State Patrol officials said. The crash was reported shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday along the westbound lanes of the highway near the Vancouver Mall. Initial...
City Club of Portland petitions governor to reclaim Ross Island
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The City Club of Portland released a report petitioning the governor’s office to help in the reclamation of Ross Island in Portland’s Willamette River. Ross Island comprises around 400 acres of the lower Willamette River. It is the source of the summer’s toxic algae...
Interstate Bridge Replacement project’s steep new price tag accounts for all the ways it...
PORTLAND, Ore. — The price tag to replace the aging Interstate 5 bridge between Oregon and Washington has climbed to $14.4 billion — more than four times its 2013 estimate — but Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle says the rising cost is no reason to halt a project she calls critical to the region's safety and economy.
Urgent search for vanished 15-year-old Brandy Bird in Oregon
The Oregon Department of Human Services is asking for the public’s assistance in finding 15-year-old Brandy Bird, who went missing from Beaverton on March 13. Officials believe the teenager is in danger and is most likely in the Portland metro area. Bird is also known by the names Sky...
Vancouver schools begin layoffs after board approves $24M in budget cuts
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KPTV) - Notifications to employees affected by budget cuts in Vancouver Public Schools began last week and are expected to continue through early April, district officials said. The layoffs follow the school board’s March 10 approval of Resolution No. 941, which adopts a reduced educational program...
Suspect In Copper Theft Ring Allegedly Processed Over $487,000 In Stolen Metal
Authorities in Oregon say a “key suspect” was arrested this month, following “numerous” other arrests in connection with a “widespread copper theft operation.” The Portland Police Bureau said 55-year-old Dedri White was arrested on March 19 and charged with theft in the first degree, money laundering, criminal...
Man accused in deadly Portland stabbing expected to be found guilty except for insanity
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A resolution is expected Friday afternoon in the case of a man accused in a violent two-day crime spree that left a man dead and an elderly woman badly injured. According to court records obtained by KATU, Kalil Clifford Ford, 24, has a GEI stipulated-facts...
The hidden divide in Portland’s homelessness crisis
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Downtown Portland’s struggles with homelessness remain highly visible, but new data shows the crisis does not affect all residents equally — particularly people of color. The findings are part of KATU’s ongoing series, “A Year in Downtown,” which tracks changes in a section...
