Snow totals show biggest amounts fell in on Portland's east side, Cascade foothills, gorge

PORTLAND, Ore — The city of Portland has run out of funds from the Oregon Department of Transportation meant for cleaning up homeless camps and graffiti along freeways and highways. The funds were mean to last until July 1. “We are responsible for litter collection, graffiti abatement, problematic camp...

PORTLAND, Ore. — More than two dozen people are suing their former landlord over a Legionnaires' outbreak that sickened 14 tenants and killed one, according to KATU’s news partners at Willamette Week. The outbreak happened in 2021 at Rosemont Court, an apartment building for low-income seniors in North...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Tigard-Tualatin School District has decided to close Metzger Elementary School for the remainder of the week. The district tells KATU News that a stomach virus has rapidly spread throughout the school, impacting students and staff. In a statement provided to KATU, the district says the...

FOREST GROVE, Ore. — A landslide closed one lane of NW Timber Road near the 26000 block Monday morning, said the Washington County Sheriff's Office. The closure was first reported shortly before 7:30 a.m. The sheriff's office said the landslide happened just north of the ‘s’ curves on Timber...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Police are looking for suspects who crashed a van through the door of a Northwest Portland bike shop early Monday morning to burglarize the business. The break-in at Fat Tire Farm bicycles on Northwest Thuman Street happened just before 2 a.m. Officers say two men drove...

YAMHILL COUNTY, Ore. — Oregon State Police say a 74-year-old was killed Tuesday morning on Highway 240 near milepost 4. Officials say that James Lee Foster of Yamhill was headed westbound on Highway 240 at 10:40 a.m. when he lost control and struck a tree. Foster was pronounced dead...

PORLTAND, Ore. — A pedestrian was taken to the hospital in critical condition Monday night after being struck by a driver who left the scene, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The crash happened at around 8:40 p.m. on North Victory Boulevard underneath Interstate 5. Police said North Victory...

SCAPPOOSE, Ore. — A truck driver from Vancouver died Monday afternoon in a crash along the Scappoose-Vernonia Highway, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies say that Dennis Hickethier, 69, of Vancouver was driving a tractor-trailer along the highway when at about 1:20 p.m. the truck and trailer went off the road and started to roll.

GRESHAM, Ore. — A driver struck and killed a pedestrian on Southeast Stark Street on Wednesday night, according to the Gresham Police Department. The crash happened at about 5:50 p.m. near 192nd Avenue. The pedestrian, a man, died at the scene. The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated...

Vancouver Police are looking for the people who stole a truck and crashed it into a 'Minit Mart' early Tuesday morning. Officers say that just before 4 a.m. the suspects crashed into the glass doors of the convenience store. They drove off and ended up in a neighborhood near Northwest 45th Street.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The HereTogether coalition unveiled a new plan to address homelessness in the Portland metro area, with the goal of getting 5,665 people into housing by the end of the year. The coalition’s “2023 Roadmap” has recommendations to help speed up the timeline for getting people facing...

HAZEL DELL, Wash, — One person was killed and another seriously injured in a van fire Tuesday morning, said the Clark County Sheriff's Office. Shortly before 8:15 a.m. crews from Clark County Fire District 6 and the Clark County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) arrived at the scene of a "fully involved" van fire in the 8400 Block of NE 8th Avenue.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Tyz'Juan James, 20, was shot and killed Saturday night in a Southeast Portland parking lot. On Tuesday evening family, loved ones, and community members gathered to remember him. About 30 people showed up at a church in N Portland to memorialize James. PREVIOUSLY | Police identify...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Police identified the man who was fatally shot early Saturday morning in a Southeast Portland parking lot. The shooting was reported at about 2 a.m. near the intersection of Southeast 112th Avenue and Division Street. The medical examiner confirmed that 20-year-old Tyz’Juan James died from a...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Centennial High School unveiled its new pool Wednesday afternoon with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The pool has been under renovation and construction since June 2021. It was paid for by the recent Centennial School District bond that voters approved for $65 million dollars in May of 2020.

Police say the wanted man who was arrested after he ran from a traffic stop in Northeast Portland on Monday evening had body armor, guns and ammo, and someone else’s work ID and driver’s license inside his car. Levi Jon Lapage, 32, had an open felony warrant from...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Police arrested a driver Monday night who they said fled from a traffic stop and then ran into someone's home. Police surrounded the Northeast Portland home and said they found the driver hiding in the attic of a garage. On Tuesday, Portland Police identified the suspect...

CLACKAMAS, Ore. — Clackamas County is moving forward with plans to convert rooms at the Quality Inn off of Interstate 205 into transitional housing units. Now, nearby business owners are voicing their concerns. That includes Mario Musil. He moved his law firm from downtown Portland to Clackamas, partially because...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A local man is fighting to change the course of history for local Black families by helping them save their homes and lay a stronger foundation for generations to follow. The group Taking Ownership PDX helps Black homeowners with everything from yard maintenance to roof repairs.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Grand Ronde Tribe opened an opioid treatment clinic in Portland near Southeast 82nd Avenue and Powell Boulevard on Monday. It's open to any tribal member, other natives, and the community at large. It's their second Great Circle Recovery location. The first one opened in Salem...