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KATU at 3:30: Portland Public Schools first day, Estacada hazmat situation, Tim Curry dies & more
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- KATU at 3:30: Portland Public Schools first day, Estacada hazmat situation, Tim Curry dies & more
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- 41:15
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- In this edition of KATU News at 3:30 p.m., Portland Public Schools is welcoming students back amid some big cuts, there were evacuations in Estacada, Oregon over a hazmat situation, Tim Curry has died at age 80, and more. All the day’s top headlines here: https://katu.com/
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- Nippon Dynawave mill in Longview cited for 35 environmental violations after tank collapse
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- 2:15
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- 2 months ago
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- Washington State environmental regulators have issued an initial determination that Nippon Dynawave Packaging violated dozens of environmental rules following the May 26 storage tank failure at the company’s pulp and paper mill in Longview.
Wednesday marks three months since the facility had a deadly chemical tank explosion that killed 11 people, all employees.
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- Suspect arrested in deadly Clark County shooting of teen
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- 2:34
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- After searching several hours for him, police arrested a shooting suspect on Wednesday night who they accuse of killing an 18-year-old man in a Vancouver townhouse earlier in the day, the Clark County Sheriff's Office said.
Cash D. Cavett, 19, was arrested in Portland at about 8:10 p.m. and booked into the Multnomah County jail.
It was not immediately known what charges he would face.
Deputies were called around 1 p.m. to a townhouse complex in the 4100 block of Northeast St. Johns Road, just north of State Route 500 in Vancouver's Minnehaha neighborhood.
They found an 18-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound inside one of the townhouses. He was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/clark-county-deputies-searching-for-shooting-suspect
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- El Niño strengthens, but rain & snow impacts for Pacific Northwest still up in the air
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- 2:37
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- 2 months ago
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- KATU is tracking the growing El Niño, a climate pattern of above-average sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean that can affect weather around the globe.
NOAA forecasts a greater-than-90% chance of a very strong event this fall and winter and a 69% chance of a historic El Niño from October to December.
FULL STORY: https://katu.com/news/local/el-nino-strengthens-but-rain-snow-impacts-for-pacific-northwest-still-up-in-the-air
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- Hazmat chemical leak in Estacada prompts brief evacuations; no longer a threat to safety
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- 1:58
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A hazardous chemical leak in Estacada on Wednesday morning prompted emergency officials to evacuate everyone nearby for more than an hour.
According to Estacada Fire, a 55-gallon drum of a “volatile chemical” was venting at 30395 Veterans Way in Estacada, off of Highway 211 near River Mill Road. They announced the incident at about 10:45 a.m.
Officials said the surrounding roads are closed. They initially called for everyone within a half-mile radius to evacuate, but later reduced the evacuation zone to roughly 50 yards of the incident.
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- Up to 20 Portland schools could face consolidation or closure due to growing budget crunch
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- 5:21
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Portland Public Schools (PPS) leaders kicked off the new school year at Rosa Parks Elementary School on Wednesday while warning that another difficult budget season could bring additional layoffs, school closures and program changes.
Superintendent Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong said the district expects to face up to $65 million in additional reductions after a year marked by budget cuts and layoffs.
“This year will be even harder,” Armstrong said, adding that PPS will spend the next four to five months working through potential cuts, school consolidations and efforts to “right-size” schools.
SEE ALSO | https://katu.com/news/local/pps-opens-school-year-at-rosa-parks-elementary-warns-more-cuts-and-closures-ahead-portland-schools-right-sizing-community-teachers-parents-students-local-community?teaserSource=trending
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- After murder of five people in one house, domestic violence advocates host sessions on warning signs
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- 4:02
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Domestic violence advocates say that despite a county detective's statement that gunshots in unincorporated ranch and farmland areas of Washington County would not necessarily prompt a call to 911, neighbors are questioning whether they could have done more to prevent the tragedy that shook the small community of roughly 27,470 people.
Investigators believe the killings of a three-generation family of women and their close friends began with gunshots Friday night.
When asked whether police had been dispatched in response to those shots, Washington County Sheriff’s Office Detective Mark Pavolny said gunshots in rural agricultural areas of Oregon do not generally prompt calls to law enforcement.
It was not until the early hours of Saturday — after police say 36-year-old Benjamin Parker had likely shot and killed his 26-year-old girlfriend, her mother, grandmother, best friend and her best friend’s partner — that a neighbor called 911 to repo...
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- Remembering Dolly Parton, her LGBTQ+ advocacy and legacy of kindness: Interview with Poison Waters
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- 3:43
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Portland icon Poison Waters is remembering Dolly Parton and reflecting on the country music legend's lasting impact on the LGBTQ+ community following Parton's death at age 80.
Parton's publicist said Tuesday that the singer-songwriter died at a Nashville hospital following a brief battle with cancer. Her decades-long career included Grammy wins, film roles and eventually a musical inspired by her life.
Beyond entertainment, Parton became known for her philanthropy and advocacy. Her Imagination Library has gifted more than 300 million books to children around the world. The program is available in every Oregon county, providing free books each month to children from birth through age five, regardless of family income.
Parton was also a longtime advocate for equality and LGBTQ+ rights.
In an interview with KATU, Poison Waters reflects on what that support meant to her as she grew older and became part of the LGBTQ+ community while repre...
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- Tim Curry, known for 'Rocky Horror Picture Show,' 'It' & more dies at 80; Portland theater's tribute
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- 1:48
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Tim Curry, the beloved cult icon who played Dr. Frank-N-Furter in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” has died.
Curry was 80 years old and had faced serious health issues ever since he suffered a stroke in 2012.
READ MORE: https://katu.com/news/entertainment/tim-curry-star-of-the-rocky-horror-picture-show-and-clue-dead-at-80
The Clinton Street Theater in Southeast Portland has been showing "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" regularly every Saturday night since 1978 - one of the longest continuously running movies in the world. The weekly screenings continued even during the pandemic to a mostly empty room.
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"The unabashed, brilliant beauty of Tim Curry as Dr. Frank-N-Furter should be a reminder to us all: Don't dream it, be it." - Clinton Street Theate...
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- RFK Jr. says Pennsylvania refuses to provide the CDC information on two measles deaths
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- 2:45
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- 2 months ago
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- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., said Wednesday that Pennsylvania "is refusing to cooperate" with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the measles outbreak after the governor said two people died from the disease.
"We're trying to get information about those two casualties," Kennedy said. "According to a statement that was released by the Lancaster County Commissioner today, they cannot find any measles deaths in Lancaster County, and they complained that the governor will not give them that information. The CDC tried to get that information from the governor yesterday, and the state is refusing to cooperate."
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) called the two measles deaths "completely preventable" on Tuesday afternoon.
The measles outbreak is a "serious and ongoing problem," Shapiro said, adding that the outbreak has spread to 28 counties in the commonwealth.
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- MEDIA BRIEFING: Oregon among states to file new lawsuit to challenge Trump vote-by-mail order
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- 6:50
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield says President Donald Trump has tried to politicize the U.S. Postal Service with his executive order aimed at restricting vote-by-mail.
Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the states that had sued the administration over his order. That ruling was on procedural grounds and not on the merits of the states' case.
On Wednesday, a group of two-dozen states led by Democrats -- including Oregon and Washington -- filed a new lawsuit.
In this video, Rayfield says "protecting Oregon's values, protecting our elections is an absolute top priority."
His comments came before a federal judge in Boston lifted an order prohibiting the postal service from implementing Trump's order. The judge cited the Supreme Court ruling as the reason for doing so.
That was a case separate from the states' original lawsuit.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/politics/oregon-washington-join-s...
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- Advocates: Isolation, housing shortages put rural survivors at greater risk
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- 31:13
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Domestic violence experts say the killings in rural Washington County highlight barriers that can make it harder for survivors to seek help.
Rachel Schutz, executive director of the Washington County Family Peace Center, said community members should not blame themselves for missing warning signs. Instead, she said the focus should remain on the person responsible for the violence.
Amy Babcock, executive director of the Washington County Domestic Violence Resource Center, said rural survivors can face physical isolation, longer law enforcement response times, transportation challenges and limited access to services.
Babcock also cited a shortage of emergency housing. The county’s domestic violence hotline has received more than 3,200 calls this year, she said, and 70% of callers need a safe place to go. Advocates say the county is expanding lethality assessments and preparing a mobile outreach program to connect survivors with help more quickly....
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- Parent-teacher president reacts to 20 Portland schools facing consolidation and closure
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- 5:06
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Portland Public Schools (PPS) leaders kicked off the new school year at Rosa Parks Elementary School on Wednesday while warning that another difficult budget season could bring additional layoffs, school closures and program changes.
Superintendent Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong said the district expects to face up to $65 million in additional reductions after a year marked by budget cuts and layoffs.
“This year will be even harder,” Armstrong said, adding that PPS will spend the next four to five months working through potential cuts, school consolidations and efforts to “right-size” schools.
KATU News spoke with Alyssa Brainard, the Parent Teacher Organization President for Woodmere Elementary, following the announcement on Wednesday.
READ MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/pps-opens-school-year-at-rosa-parks-elementary-warns-more-cuts-and-closures-ahead-portland-schools-right-sizing-community-teachers-parents-students-local-communi...
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- New Bodycam video shows aftermath of deadly Longview, Washington chemical tank rupture
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- 41:37
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- CONTENT WARNING: This video is unedited and is presented as it was received from law enforcement. It may contain content some viewers find concerning. Viewer discretion is advised.
Newly released body camera video shows first responders arriving at the Nippon Dynawave facility in Longview, Washington, shortly after a deadly chemical tank rupture on May 26.
The incident killed 11 workers and injured many more, making it one of Washington's deadliest industrial accidents in recent history.
In the bodycam footage from the Cowlitz County Sheriffs Office, a deputy speaks with Mark Massey, a supervisor at the mill, who describes what happened as workers realized the tank had failed.
“All of a sudden we seen liquor boiling through the door. And somebody says ‘run.’ And we all ran,” Massey told law enforcement. “I don't know how by the grace of god we got out, most of us.”
Massey said workers ran as the chemical rushe...
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- Oregon town closes parks, museum and library amid funding shortfall
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- 0:47
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The City of Independence is in the process of closing eight parks, and gave the Heritage Museum a same-day closure notice.
The parks are closed to the public until further notice "due to insufficient funding." Shelby Slaughter reports: https://bit.ly/4xn7YXC
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- RFK Jr. announces $32M nutrition program for schools; says U.S.leads world in Measles control
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- 10:56
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- 2 months ago
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- HHS Sec. RFK Jr. announced a $32 million DEPEND program on Wednesday aimed at helping schools provide nutritious meals for students.
“DEPEND will give schools the tools to replace highly processed foods with real, nutrient-dense food,’ Kennedy said.
RFK Jr. also responded to reports of two measles deaths in Pennsylvania, saying Governor Josh Shapiro and the state are refusing to cooperate with the Trump administration on the measles outbreak.
Kennedy continued by stating that U.S. is doing a better job than any other country in controlling the outbreak.
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- INTERVIEW: PPS superintendent says tougher cuts, school closures may be ahead
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- 3:31
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Portland Public Schools (PPS) leaders kicked off the new school year at Rosa Parks Elementary School on Wednesday while warning that another difficult budget season could bring additional layoffs, school closures and program changes.
Superintendent Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong said the district expects to face up to $65 million in additional reductions after a year marked by budget cuts and layoffs.
“This year will be even harder,” Armstrong said, adding that PPS will spend the next four to five months working through potential cuts, school consolidations and efforts to “right-size” schools.
READ MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/pps-opens-school-year-at-rosa-parks-elementary-warns-more-cuts-and-closures-ahead-portland-schools-right-sizing-community-teachers-parents-students-local-community
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- First day of school begins with fewer teachers, budget problems prevalent across state #portland
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- 1:11
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- First day of school in Portland begins with fewer teachers, but budget problems are prevalent across the state. Dolly Parton passed away, but she left Oregon a love letter with her song Eugene, Oregon.
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- KATU News at 3:30: Forest Grove homicide update, Dolly Parton dies at 80, & more
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- 37:37
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- In this edition of KATU News at 3:30 p.m., we have the latest from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office on the Forest Grove homicide investigation, including a timeline of events leading to Saturday's killings, an update from the FBI on a fentanyl case in Portland, and a look into the live and legacy of Dolly Parton, who died at age 80.
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- LIVE: Portland Police Accountability Coalition Responds to 2020 Protest Force Findings
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- 30:59
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- WATCH LIVE: Rev. Dr. LeRoy Haynes Jr. and the Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice and Police Reform hold a press conference in Portland challenging the city's decision not to hold former Portland Police Bureau leaders accountable over allegations involving the use of force, crowd-control training and force-reporting failures during the 2020 George Floyd protests.
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Portland Mayor Keith Wilson has signed off on findings clearing former PPB leaders of five allegations stemming from the 2020 demonstrations, rejecting two recommendations from the city's Independent Police Review that allegations be sustained.
The cases stem from more than five months of protests following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis and a provision of the federal settlement agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice and the City of Portland requiring the Independent Police Review to investigate potential PPB misco...
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- Feds detail 3-year downtown Portland fentanyl crackdown: 100+ charged, 100 kg seized
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- 3:07
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- A federal crackdown that began in downtown Portland three years ago has led to more than 100 arrests and prosecutions of fentanyl dealers, and authorities say they are now expanding their focus to other neighborhoods, treatment centers and public housing.
The effort, known as the Portland Project, brings together federal prosecutors, the FBI, Portland police and other local law enforcement agencies.
U.S. Attorney Scott Bradford described the strategy Tuesday as an unusual approach to street-level drug enforcement, saying federal prosecution has allowed authorities to keep many defendants in custody instead of seeing them quickly return to the streets.
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- Portland groups demand transparency in review of police response to 2020 protests
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- 3:07
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Multiple organizations on Tuesday demanded transparency and accountability from Portland city leaders after two former members of the city's police bureau were cleared of wrongdoing in connection with the 2020 protests.
Earlier this year, Deputy City Attorney Tracy Warren found insufficient evidence that Charles "Chuck" Lovell and Jamie Resch "failed to ensure" that incidents of officers using force during the months of protest were all properly documented. The issue, Warren found, was instead with the Portland Police Bureau's reporting system, which was inundated with 6,000 use-of-force reports during the protests.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/portland-groups-mental-health-alliance-urban-league-of-portland-demand-transparency-in-review-of-police-bureau-response-to-2020-protests
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- Oregon 'is the gold standard' for vote by mail, Secretary of State Tobias Read says
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- 4:27
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Following the uncertainty caused by the Supreme Court’s ruling, which lifted an injunction on the President Donald Trump’s executive order to restrict mail-in voting, Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read said that the state's vote-by-mail elections will proceed as planned.
Read issued a directive to local elections offices that instructs them to administer the election by Oregon's current law. The directive also reinforces the state's current timelines and election procedures.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/oregon-sos-reacts-to-supreme-court-ruling-on-mail-in-voting
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- Portland Police Chief Bob Day says bureau now has different culture than during 2020 protests
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- 6:07
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Multiple organizations are demanding transparency from the city of Portland after police leaders were cleared of wrongdoing in connection to use-of-force reporting during the 2020 racial justice protests.
Portland Police Bureau Chiefs Chuck Lovell and Jamie Resch were cleared despite contrary recommendations from an independent police review board.
In this video, current Police Chief Bob Day responds to criticism following the city’s findings that the problems during the 2020 protests were not with leadership but systemic failures with the police bureau’s systems.
He says the police bureau has changed its behavior since the 2020 protests.
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- Oregon town closes parks, museum and library amid funding shortfall
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- 3:39
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The city of Independence in Oregon, just southwest of the capital Salem, has closed its parks, a museum, and is working to close the Independence Public Library for the foreseeable future.
According to a city spokesperson, the city is in the process of closing eight parks within Independence, and gave the Heritage Museum a same-day notice, saying that its last day of operation will be Aug 25, today.
A referendum is set to be on the November ballot to fund these city efforts. But while it's in progress, they can't collect the money for funding.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/independence-closes-parks-museum-and-library-amid-funding-shortfall-oregon-salem-polk-county-town-city-library-heritage-museum-funding-budget
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- Oregon elections 'proceed as planned' after Supreme Court mail-in voting ruling
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- 1:47
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday voted to back President Donald Trump's efforts to restrict mail-in voting, shortly before the 2026 midterm elections.
Following the uncertainty caused by the high court's ruling, which lifted an injunction on the president's Executive Order 14399, Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read said that the state's vote-by-mail elections will proceed as planned.
Read issued a directive to local elections offices that instructs them to administer the election by Oregon's current law. The directive also reinforces the state's current timelines and election procedures.
All eligible Oregonians will receive their ballots by mail for the upcoming election and should plan to return them using the mail or a secure, official drop box,” said Secretary Read in a letter accompanying the directive.
SEE ALSO | https://katu.com/news/local/oregon-sos-reacts-to-supreme-court-ruling-on-mail-in-voting
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- ARCHIVES | Dolly Parton rates Sylvester Stallone's singing on their 1984 film 'Rhinestone'
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Dolly Parton wrote the songs for 1984's 'Rhinestone,' but how was co-star Sylvester Stallone's delivery when he sang in the movie?
In this interview from the KATU archives, Dolly and Sly sat down with Stuart Rosenthal in Hollywood to talk about the film and their duets together.
Dolly died at age 80, her family said on Tuesday. READ MORE: https://katu.com/news/nation-world/stars-entertainers-pay-tribute-to-dolly-parton-as-family-shares-ways-to-honor-country-icon-imaginiation-library-donations-literacy-nashville-tennessee-funeral-service
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- Full Interview: Independence Mayor explains park, museum closures amid budget cuts
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- 8:18
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Independence Mayor Kate Schwarzler discusses why the Oregon city is closing its parks and Heritage Museum and working toward the possible closure of the Independence Public Library as officials confront ongoing funding challenges.
FULL STORY: https://katu.com/news/local/independence-closes-parks-museum-and-library-amid-funding-shortfall-oregon-salem-polk-county-town-city-library-heritage-museum-funding-budget
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- Officials provide timeline of murders of 5 people outside Forest Grove
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- 3:45
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Five people and five animals were found shot to death on a rural property outside Forest Grove after a neighbor reported a vehicle fire early Saturday, Aug. 22, and investigators later identified Stella Kimsey’s boyfriend, Benjamin Parker, as the suspect before he was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in Washington, authorities said.
Detective Mark Povolny with the Washington County Sheriff's Office said during a press conference today that investigators are releasing details while trying to preserve dignity for the victims. “While we are prepared today to share details about this investigation, we are balancing that with honoring them and maintaining as much dignity as possible for the lives that were lost,” Povolny said.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/washington-county-sheriff-to-provide-update-on-quintuple-murder-forest-grove-hillsboro-oregon-local-crime-investigation-mass-killing-deputies
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- Austin Fire smoke plume deposits ash on cars in eastern Multnomah and Clackamas counties
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- 1:28
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Some residents on the east side of the Portland metro area are waking up to small pieces of ash on their cars and property.
The Austin Fire burning in east Clackamas County produced a decent-sized smoke plume around 3 a.m. Tuesday.
The plume was picked up by Storm Tracker 2 Doppler Radar, which showed smoke blowing toward the northwest.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/austin-fire-smoke-plume-deposits-ash-on-cars-in-eastern-multnomah-and-clackamas-counties-wildfire-season-weather-storm-tracker
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- McMinnville’s formula for closing the learning-loss gap
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- 3:22
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Oregon students have made some gains since the pandemic, but statewide achievement remains among the lowest in the nation.
Just 31% of students are proficient in math, while 43% meet state standards in English. And that raises a bigger question: If some Oregon school districts are helping students recover faster than others, what's working — and can other districts learn from it?
Inside classrooms across McMinnville, students aren't just learning new lessons. They're working to recover from years of learning loss. But unlike many districts across Oregon, McMinnville is showing encouraging signs that students are catching up.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/project-education/mcminnvilles-formula-for-closing-the-learning-loss-gap-oregon-project-education-local-students-teachers-statistics-testing-parents-reading-math
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- A new beginning: Students return for new school year at all-new Beaverton High School
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- 2:16
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Students returning to Beaverton High School this year are stepping into a significantly different environment.
The new Beaverton High School is a 300,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art campus that school officials say will create new learning opportunities for students.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/a-new-beginning-students-return-for-new-school-year-at-all-new-beaverton-high-school-superintendent-tony-smith-principal-andrew-kearl-253-million-new-additions-beaverton-school-district
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- 1 stabbed during fight in Northwest Portland's North Park Blocks; 1 detained
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- 1:50
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Police officers detained one person Tuesday afternoon after they say a fight broke out among several people in the North Park Blocks and one person was stabbed, the Portland Police Bureau said.
A KATU reporter observed officers put one person in handcuffs.
Police were called to Northwest Davis Street and Park Avenue at around 2:30 p.m. to investigate a disturbance.
LATEST DETAILS: https://katu.com/news/local/police-responding-to-north-park-blocks-pearl-districtin-northwest-portland-police-bureau
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- ARCHIVES | Dolly Parton on acting, her role in 'Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'
- Runtime
- 2:10
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- In this interview from the KATU News archives, Dolly Parton discusses her acting career, how she brings her personality to the roles, and more in this press meet ahead of the release of 1982's film with Burt Reynolds, "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas."
Parton died at age 80, family members said on Tuesday. READ MORE: https://katu.com/news/nation-world/dolly-parton-is-in-the-arms-of-jesus-reunited-with-her-late-husband-nephew-says-touching-tribute-carl-dean-thomas-grammy-awards-singer-songwriter-guitar-guitarist-banjo-player-jolene-coat-of-many-colors-i-will-always-love-you
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- Iconic country music star Dolly Parton dies at age 80
- Runtime
- 0:57
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Legendary country music singer-songwriter Dolly Parton's death on Tuesday came just a few days after she said she recently battled some "hard times" with her health.
Her passing also comes about a year-and-a-half after her husband, Carl Thomas Dean, died in March 2025 at age 82.
The two, who tied the knot in 1966, had been married for nearly 60 years.
"I'm having to really go through a lot trying to figure out how to be without him because I was with him for so long," Parton previously told Entertainment Tonight.
“There’s that part of me that will miss him forever," she said, per the media outlet. "For the rest of my life, I’m sure.'
TMZ reported that Parton will be laid to rest next to Carl in the mausoleum at Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Nashville, Tennessee.
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- BREAKING: Detectives give timeline in homicide of 5 people killed at Forest Grove home
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- 38:23
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Days after five people were killed at a Forest Grove property, and their suspected killer turned up dead in Washington state, detectives with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office will share an update on the investigation: https://bit.ly/4hPUPRS
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- How did Eugene, Oregon make it into a Dolly Parton song?
- Runtime
- 1:52
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- In this interview from August 1, 1980, Dolly Parton shares how Eugene, Oregon made it into the lyrics of one of her songs.
The story includes her getting sick while on tour with Porter Wagoner, and a standing ovation during one of the concert stops.
Parton passed away at age 80, her family said on Tuesday. MORE: https://katu.com/news/nation-world/stars-entertainers-pay-tribute-to-dolly-parton-as-family-shares-ways-to-honor-country-icon-imaginiation-library-donations-literacy-nashville-tennessee-funeral-service
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- ARCHIVES | Dolly Parton talks '9-to-5', guns, playing her nails, and Eugene, Oregon
- Runtime
- 6:01
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- In this interview from the KATU archives on August 1, 1980, Dolly Parton discusses her film debut of "9-to-5," gun ownership, a song dedicated to the town of Eugene, Oregon, and how she plays her nails when singing the theme song of the film.
Dolly Parton passed away on Aug. 25, 2026 at age 80. https://katu.com/news/entertainment/dolly-parton-dead-at-80
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- Oregon Sec. of State: Despite Supreme Court ruling, Oregon will have safe, secure mail-in election
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- In a move that could impact the midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court is backing Pres. Trump's efforts to restrict mail-in voting.
Oregon's Secretary of State is discussing what that means for the state - https://bit.ly/4zyq8qV
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- KATU Morning Minute | The five victims of the Forest Grove killings have been identified
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- 1:13
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The victims of the Forest Grove quintuple homicide have been identified. Police say the man they believe to be responsible was found dead in Washington State. It's back to school today for several metro area districts. Details: katu.com
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- KATU @ 3:30: Update on 5 killed in Forest Grove, Clark Co. brush fire, mail-in voting & more
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- 1:11:16
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- In this edition of KATU News at 3:30 p.m., we get an update on the quadruple homicide in Forest Grove, Oregon, a brush fire in Clark County has forced several evacuations, the Supreme Court issued a ruling on the Trump administration’s order restricting mail-in voting, Trail Blazers star Shaedon Sharpe is out with a knee injury, and much more.
All the day’s top headlines: https://katu.com/
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- Oregon's secretary of state discusses what the Supreme Court's ruling means for Oregon's elections
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- 3:51
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Despite the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday clearing the way for President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting, Oregon’s Secretary of State Tobias Read assured Oregonians that they will have a safe and fair election in November.
Read on Monday, as he has done in the past, said that Oregon’s elections are secure and will be in November.
“We are going to run the same safe, fair and accurate mail-in elections that we have for a very long time, and Oregonians ought to have confidence in that,” he said. “We know that our system works. We’ve chosen this because it’s full of security, it’s full of redundancies that make a system strong.”
FULL STORY: https://katu.com/news/politics/supreme-court-ruling-president-donald-trump-mail-in-voting-executive-order-oregon-safe-security-election-says-secretary-of-state-tobias-read
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- Fast attack saves hundreds of homes from Hidden Meadows Fire near Battle Ground
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- 2:52
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Firefighters say a fast and aggressive response helped stop the Hidden Meadows Fire north of Battle Ground before flames reached hundreds of nearby homes.
The fire grew to about 12 acres Monday, prompting Level 1, 2 and 3 evacuation notices as crews attacked the flames from the ground and air. By Monday night, officials said the most active parts of the fire were under control. Areas previously under Level 2 and Level 3 evacuation notices were reduced to Level 1, while earlier Level 1 notices were lifted.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/fast-attack-helicopter-water-drops-aircraft-retardant-clark-and-cowlitz-counties-firefighters-defensible-space
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- New data center in Hillsboro could be 200 feet away from high school
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Just before Hillsboro's 120-day moratorium on data centers went into effect, the Texas-based real estate investment trust Digital Realty submitted a land use application to build a data center just under 200 feet away from Liberty High School.
The proposed site is located at 6240 NE Wagon Drive, 5340 & 5450 NE Croeni Avenue, and 5225 NE Five Oaks Drive. Preliminary plans KATU obtained through a public records request show the data center would take up roughly 15.7 acres and 496,540 square feet. The estimated valuation for the so-called Wagon Data Center would be over $5 million.
This comes as community concern has grown over the energy demands and health impacts of data centers.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/new-data-center-in-hillsboro-could-be-200-feet-away-from-high-school-portland-oregon-tech-controversy-environment-politics-local-community
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- JD Vance has Freudian slip when he calls Canada a state while speaking on tariffs
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- 1:32
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Vice President JD Vance commented on the ongoing tariff standoff with Canada. While doing so, he had a “Freudian slip” when he called Canada a “state.”
Vance continued and said Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to stop “taking advantage of America.”
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- Bessent says Canada refused latest offer to become U.S. state from Trump administration
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- 0:47
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday announced “Operation Economic Outcast,” a sweeping new sanctions campaign targeting Iran’s global financial and trade links in what the Trump administration has called an “economic D-Day.”
“At President Trump’s direction, the United States Treasury has begun Operation Economic Outcast, an unprecedented campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran and its neighbors,” Bessent said.
Trump last week said any country allowing its financial institutions, businesses, airports or government entities to provide Iran with “any type of lifeline” would face “tremendous economic consequences.”
Bessent compared the effort to the World War II D-Day campaign, saying the administration would target Iran’s financial connections “around the globe” with the objective of severing “every economic lifeline” sustaining the government “until Tehran stands alone.”
The Treasury De...
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- Pete Hegseth begins 'Arsenal of Freedom' tour; discusses investment in future of warfare
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- 17:30
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The Secretary of Defense was in Northeast Wisconsin Monday as part of his nationwide “Arsenal of Freedom” tour.
During the visit, Secretary Pete Hegseth saw firsthand how Oshkosh Corporation builds advanced tactical vehicles, including the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) and Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary Fires (ROGUE-Fires).
"The vehicles you make here, as you know, are used by our warriors all around the world," said Sec. Hegseth as he addressed and praised hundreds of Oshkosh Corp. employees.
He added, "Every single one of you, every welder, every receptionist, to the CEO is supporting American warriors every single day. This is not just another manufacturing job. This is patriotism in the form of steel, past and present. It's incredible what you've accomplished here in Oshkosh."
"The epitome of who we are here to serve is the warfighter and our ability to t...
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- Sec. Bessent announces 'Operation Economic Outcast' that'll impose new sanctions on Iran
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- 17:14
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday announced “Operation Economic Outcast,” a sweeping new sanctions campaign targeting Iran’s global financial and trade links in what the Trump administration has called an “economic D-Day.”
“At President Trump’s direction, the United States Treasury has begun Operation Economic Outcast, an unprecedented campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran and its neighbors,” Bessent said.
Trump last week said any country allowing its financial institutions, businesses, airports or government entities to provide Iran with “any type of lifeline” would face “tremendous economic consequences.”
Bessent compared the effort to the World War II D-Day campaign, saying the administration would target Iran’s financial connections “around the globe” with the objective of severing “every economic lifeline” sustaining the government “until Tehran stands alone.”
The Treasury De...
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- INTERVIEW: Police in Washington find suspect accused of killing 5 people in Oregon
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- 5:30
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Enumclaw Police Chief Tim Floyd discusses how officers in Washington located Benjamin Parker, the suspect identified by investigators in the deaths of five people at a rural property near Forest Grove, Oregon.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office said investigators determined Parker was in Enumclaw, Washington, prompting assistance from local police. Enumclaw officers ultimately located the vehicle and found Parker dead inside. Authorities have said they believe he died by suicide.
In this full-length interview, Chief Floyd discusses the Enumclaw Police Department's role in the search and how officers tracked down the suspect after authorities in Oregon believed he had traveled to the area.
READ MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/suspect-accused-of-killing-5-in-forest-grove-found-dead-in-enumclaw-washington-quadruple-homicide-cell-phone-tracking-flock-cameras-car-fire-investigation-oregon-sheriff
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- Sheriff identifies 5 victims in Oregon homicide investigation; suspect found dead in Washington
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- 5:35
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Authorities said Rowan Kimsey owned and lived at the property on Northwest Otis Lane. Mary Kimsey was Rowan's mother and Stella Kimsey's grandmother. Stella lived at the property with her boyfriend, Benjamin Parker, whom investigators have identified as the suspect.
The sheriff's office said Haraldsen was Stella's best friend and Chu was Haraldsen's partner.
Investigators also found two dogs and two cats dead at the property. A third cat was taken to a veterinarian but was euthanized because of the severity of its injuries. Livestock from the property has since been rehomed.
Parker was later tracked to Enumclaw, Washington, where police found him dead from a gunshot wound inside a vehicle belonging to one of the five victims. Police said Parker had a gun in his hand. No other weapons were found inside the vehicle, according to Enumclaw Police.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office had been tracking Parker's cellphone and saw it ping ...
