7+ hour, 57+ min ago   (598+ words) Portland’s Monday morning rush hour will be the first major stress test for detours as drivers adjust to the southbound I-5 closure. The nearly two-mile stretch of freeway from I-405 to I-84 shut down late Friday night and will remain…...

18+ hour, 9+ min ago   (258+ words) PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon lawmakers met in Salem last week for Legislative Days. The days are for committees to hold informational hearings and receive updates from state agencies and task forces. Hundreds of Oregonians rallied at the state Capitol on…...

21+ hour, 24+ min ago   (447+ words) The Pacific Northwest is in that in-between shift between summer and fall, where some days bring sunshine while others bring clouds and rain. A key mark of this seasonal shift is reflected in the trees– or rather, the leaves. Green…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (71+ words) KATU Sprinkler system puts out Old Town apartment fire Portland Fire crews responded to an apartment fire on Northwest 6th Avenue Saturday afternoon. Fire officials said the building’s sprinkler system extinguished the fire before crews arrived. One occupant was evaluated by…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (285+ words) WASHINGTON STATE — As the school year gears up and the temperature goes down, students may bring home an illness. “They're all not just sharing crayons and pencils and desks, but they're sharing their germs and they're sitting at lunch tables…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (125+ words) PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland Police are investigating a deadly crash that occurred just before 4 a.m. in the St. Johns neighborhood. Officers from the North Precinct arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle that had crashed in the 1500 Block…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (217+ words) DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued an injured hiker from a lava field near North Sister in the Three Sisters Wilderness on Sept. 5 after difficult terrain prevented ground crews from safely evacuating him. The Coast Guard Northwest…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (484+ words) Saturday marks day one of the southbound I-5 shutdown through Portland’s Rose Quarter, and drivers are adjusting to a temporary new normal. ODOT spokesperson Rose Gerber said Saturday afternoon that the closure process went smoothly and that the intense repair work…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (198+ words) People gathered Saturday in Roseburg to build 50 beds for children in the community who lack a safe, secure space to rest. Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a nonprofit organization working to ensure no child sleeps on the floor, hosted the event…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (244+ words) by Jennifer Singh, KATU PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The weeks-long southbound Interstate 5 shutdown begins late Friday night, and while the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is urging drivers to plan ahead and use alternate routes to avoid congestion, the agency is…...