Drivers face slick, icy roads Monday following weekend winter weather

PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County says although their temperature threshold of 25 degrees may seem low, that's not the only factor they consider when deciding when to open warming shelters. At the Multnomah County Central Library Monday we found many people inside who were just trying to stay out...

DAYTON, Ore. — A crash has Highway 18 closed between Dayton and Highway 99W, the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office said Monday afternoon. The crash was reported at about 4:45 p.m. near milepost 52. There were no initial details on how many vehicles were involved in the crash, or whether...

PORTLAND, Ore. — UPDATE: Portland Fire tells KATU that a fire began in the laundry room on the bravo deck of the ship named the Breeze. The 636-foot-long vessel had just been loaded with 37,000 tons of wheat. The Breeze's crew performed the initial fire attack before Portland Fire...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Goose Hollow neighborhood was left in the dark during an early-morning power outage on Tuesday. According to Portland General Electric, the outage was initially reported at 3:25 a.m. By 6 a.m., almost 1,900 customers were left without power. A KATU photojournalist on the scene reported...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Police were searching for armed suspects in SE Portland Wednesday morning, and residents were asked to shelter in place. Initial information about the incident was released at 8:14 a.m. Around 6:30 a.m. PPB officers responded to a report of a robbery at a convenience store in...

NEWBERG, Ore. — Oregon State Police continue to investigate a fatal crash on Highway 18 in Yamhill County. At 4:25 p.m. Monday, January 30, OSP responded to a two-vehicle crash near milepost 52. The preliminary investigation reveals that 52-year-old Eric Hall of Newberg was driving a gray 2003 Dodge...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Fire investigators are trying to figure out what started a fire Monday morning near Southeast 86th and Stark in Portland. Crews say when they got there, flames were coming from a second-story unit and firefighters were able to extinguish it. Officials say the building was under...

OREGON CITY, Ore. -- Officers are asking for help finding a 24-year-old man who has mental health conditions that walked away from his adult care home in Oregon City on Monday afternoon. Ivan Pense-Wollam was last seen at about 2:15 p.m. He is described as about 5-foot-9-inches tall, weighing 140...

PORTLAND, Ore. — More than six months after a man was shot and killed in Southeast Portland, police have arrested a woman for his murder, in Arizona. CONTINUING COVERAGE | Family wants justice in deadly Southeast Portland shooting. 43-year-old Janae Kelley was taken into custody by US Marshals on...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Early Saturday morning, a driver failed to drive around the roundabout at Northeast Glisan and Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard. At 2:30 a.m., the minivan crashed into the bus stop, smashing glass, and sending parts of the bus stop into the street. Police say the minivan caught...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell joined community leaders at a vigil to honor the life of Tyre Nichols on Tuesday. The group spoke out on the need for change. Nichols died in a Memphis hospital earlier this month. Body cam footage showing five now fired, charged...

PORTLAND, Ore. — We heard from mothers in our region Tuesday about the closing of Legacy Mount Hood's Birth Center and the impact it will have. The closing date is tentatively set for March 17. Sarah Paulson shared her story with us. She gave birth last November. Originally, she...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Gas prices have spiked in Portland yet again. According to GasBuddy.com, prices in the Portland area rose 7.1 cents a gallon from last week, with the average cost of a gallon of gas coming in at $3.86. Prices around Portland are unchanged compared to a month...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Air National Guard will conduct night training over the next two weeks. F-15 Eagles from the 142nd Wing will fly nighttime missions from January 30 to February 3 and again from February 7 to 9. Officials say the night flying allows the Citizen-Airmen based...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Police were in a standoff with someone at a Northeast Portland home late into the night Tuesday after they say the suspect carjacked a driver after arming himself with a meat cleaver inside a restaurant. The standoff was happened at Northeast 122nd Avenue and Broadway. A...

The remains of a 31-year-old Gladstone man were found Sunday in the Mount Hood National Forest months after he was reported missing. Kyle Kirchem’s family reported him missing Nov. 22. They told Gladstone police he was in a mental health crisis and had left home without his cellphone. His...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Pacific Power is distributing more than $2 million in electric mobility grants to communities and service providers across the state. This round of grants includes the communities of Sweet Home, Pendleton and Grass Valley, which will now be able to build electric vehicle charging stations where few or none exist.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A man was killed in a stabbing in Downtown Portland late Tuesday night, police say. Law enforcement responded to a stabbing call at the 1200 block of Southwest Park Avenue, in front of the Portland Art Museum, shortly before 11 p.m. Officers at the scene found...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — The trial for a Camas woman accused of killing her husband is now underway in Clark County. Stephanie Westby is charged with murder and domestic violence in the shooting death of Joe Westby in 2019. Westby's attorney claims she acted in self-defense after confronting her husband...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Multnomah County Judge will assess on Tuesday whether Brianna Workman is fit to stand trial on assault and other charges for allegedly attacking a toddler at a MAX station in December. In an incident caught on security video, Workman, the suspect, is seen shoving an...