Utility fee for road upkeep passes Portland City Council committee: ‘The alternative is to...
PORTLAND, Ore. — A key Portland City Council committee on Wednesday passed an amended proposal to institute a flat fee on utility bills in order to fund road upkeep throughout the city. The Finance and Governance Committee of the Whole, which includes all 12 members of city council, met...
Life Flight Network expands to Hillsboro
Complete with a helicopter, airplane and crew members to fill them both, the agency’s new airbase at the Hillsboro airport is ready to serve patients in need.
Man injured in stabbing near Northeast Portland transit center; police search for suspect
PORTLAND, Oregon — A man was injured in a reported stabbing near a Northeast Portland transit center Wednesday night, and police are searching for a suspect, according to the Portland Police Bureau. Officers responded to reports of a heavy police presence near the Northeast 82nd Avenue MAX station, identified...
Man accused of pushing victim in front of MAX train to change plea
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A man arrested on attempted murder charges after allegedly pushing someone in front of a MAX train is set to change his plea and be sentenced, KATU has learned. The incident happened May 21, 2024, in front of Providence Park and was captured on CCTV...
Multnomah County leader suggests cutting more than 600 homeless shelter beds due to budget...
Seeking to close a major funding gap, Multnomah County’s top elected leader suggests cutting 166 full-time jobs, closing more than 600 homeless shelter beds and reducing funds for a county-sponsored afterschool program by more than $1 million. Chair Jessica Vega Pederson released her proposed budget Thursday morning, saying the...
Gresham police search for 74-year-old woman with dementia
GRESHAM, Ore. (KATU) — Gresham police are calling on the community to help find a missing 74-year-old woman with dementia. Geraldine Parker was last seen Tuesday evening around six near Powell and 182nd Avenue. Staff at her care facility say she was last seen using a rideshare service to...
‘Violent’ escaped Western State Hospital patient caught after over two weeks on the run
LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Authorities say a Clark County patient who escaped from Western State Hospital in Lakewood earlier this month has been captured and booked into the Pierce County Jail. Joshua Dylan Rice was taken into custody by the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday morning. Rice had...
Scappoose Man Killed in Head-On Crash Near Rainier on Highway
A Sunday evening drive on U.S. Highway 30 turned deadly near Rainier when a head-on collision killed a Scappoose man and left two other people hospitalized. The crash, which happened shortly after 7 p.m., shut down the highway for hours as first responders and troopers worked the scene and began piecing together how one vehicle ended up crossing the center line.
From homeless to housed: Gresham family settles into new home with help from city
A family, once forced to sleep in the bushes, was helped into permanent housing by Gresham's Homeless Services Team—work now facing uncertainty as county budget cuts loom.
Wild weather Wednesday offers Portland rain, thunderstorms, heavy Cascade snow
Batten down the hatches Portland. Wednesday’s weather will be wet and windy in the valleys and dump snow across the Cascades. The National Weather Service says the incoming cold-frontal boundary, and a wide band of precipitation that dropped across northwest Oregon early in the day, will lower snow levels to around 1,500-2,000 feet as a cold airmass moves in behind the front...
