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Cinema of Horrors Haunted House marks 10 years of 'silver screams' in Kelso, Washington
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- Cinema of Horrors Haunted House marks 10 years of 'silver screams' in Kelso, Washington
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- 6:23
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- Haunted house fans looking for thrills this spooky season can check out the Cinema of Horrors Haunted House in Kelso.
The crew behind this unique haunted house at the Three Rivers Crossing Shopping Center are celebrating a decade of scares, becoming a staple for Halloween lovers in southwest Washington and the Portland area.
KATU spoke with Brittany Hummel, event producer for Treadway Events and Entertainment, about what makes this haunted house a cut above the rest, and how it has changed over the years.
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- Beaverton, Oregon boy found safe after AMBER Alert, mother accused of illegally taking him arrested
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- A 3-year-old taken by his mother, who police say did not legally have custody of him, was found safe on Thursday but it was not until hours later that police found his mother.
Police say Mari Martinez dropped the boy off at the Lake Oswego home of someone she knew, which is where he was found. Police found Martinez a short time later. It was not immediately clear where.
The two had not been seen since Tuesday. Officials issued an Amber Alert Wednesday.
In their effort to find Martinez, Beaverton police on Thursday released a new photo of Martinez and asked the public for help in finding her.
Police said a judge ruled Tuesday that the boy was in “immediate danger” in Martinez’s “unsupervised custody.”
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- MORNING MINUTE: Boy in AMBER Alert found safe, new body cam video of Portland Police shooting & more
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- In your Morning Minute - The Beaverton boy at the center of an AMBER Alert was found safe and his mother faces kidnapping charges, new body camera video released shows an officer shooting that left the suspect and Portland Police K-9 Kylo dead, and a dramatic water rescue on the Oregon coast. More headlines: https://katu.com/
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- KATU News @ 3:30: PPB release bodycam footage from deadly shooting; Fatal crash in La Center
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- 26:37
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- Portland police released body-worn camera footage from the September shooting that left a homicide suspect and police K-9 officer “Kylo” dead. And a three-car crash in SW Washington left a woman dead.
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- Vancouver utility rates could rise about 12% in two years, but some homeowners see value
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- 2:36
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- For some Vancouver homeowners, rising taxes come a little at a time. Over the years, those increases have added up. But people KATU spoke with also see improvements around the city that make the costs easier to accept.
Vancouver’s recommended 2027–28 budget includes a proposed utility tax increase and annual utility rate increases. It also incorporates revenue from two previously approved public safety tax increases.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/vancouver-utility-rates-property-tax-homeowners-affordability-main-street-downtown-waterfront
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- 6 people cited in 5-hour Human Trafficking Sting in Milwaukie area
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- 2:47
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- The Milwaukie Police Department said its officers issued six citations within a five-hour period on Tuesday while conducting a human trafficking sting operation.
On Oct. 6, undercover officers used online apps and dating sites to offer to meet for sex.
They were contacted by buyers “looking to purchase sexual services,” and when they showed up at an agreed meeting location, they were arrested.
In total, they said six people showed up over a five-hour operation and were cited for commercial sexual solicitation.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/6-people-cited-in-5-hour-human-sex-trafficking-buyer-john-sting-in-milwaukie-area-police-sandy-lake-oswego-west-linn-police-department-clackamas-county-sheriffs-office-oregon
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- City council debates higher taxes on big corporations, expanding small business exemptions
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- 13:31
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Portland City Council is considering a proposal to significantly increase taxes on large corporations whose CEOs earn far more than their workers, while also providing tax relief to thousands of smaller businesses.
Known as the "Fair Share Tax," it would increase the city's existing CEO Pay Ratio Surtax, which applies to publicly traded companies that pay their top executives significantly more than their median employees.
The proposal could affect approximately 400 corporations doing business in Portland.
Currently, companies whose CEOs earn at least 100 times a median worker's compensation pay an additional 10% on their city business tax liability.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/city-council-debates-higher-taxes-on-big-corporations-expanding-small-business-exemptions
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- WATCH: Bodycam footage shows Portland police shooting that left suspect, K-9 officer dead
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- 3:25
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Portland police released body-worn camera footage from the September shooting that left a homicide suspect and police K-9 officer “Kylo” dead.
The shooting happened on Sept. 24 outside the Chestnut Tree Inn in SE Portland, where a law enforcement task force had tracked homicide suspect, 39-year-old Eddie Brandon Todd Campbell.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/portland-police-release-body-camera-footage-from-fatal-chestnut-tree-inn-shooting-se-officer-involved-shooting-local-crime-homicide-investigation
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- Washington superintendent calls for more school funding as math scores lag
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- 3:37
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Washington State Superintendent Chris Reykdal is raising concerns about student achievement, attendance and school funding as the new school year gets underway.
Reykdal said recently released student achievement data shows Washington students continue to struggle academically, with math standing out as the state’s biggest challenge.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/project-education/washington-superintendent-calls-for-more-school-funding-as-math-scores-lag
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- POLICE SEARCH: 3-year-old boy missing from Beaverton, Oregon; believed taken by non-custodial mother
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- 0:46
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Police released a new photo of Mari Martinez, a non-custodial parent accused of taking her 3-year-old son Joshua in the Beaverton, Oregon area: https://bit.ly/4rTqqVO
The surveillance photo was taken October 5 at a local DMV.
If you see either of them, call 911.
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- New Portland Police body cam footage released of officer shooting that killed suspect, K-9 Kylo
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- 3:30
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- CONTENT WARNING: This video contains footage of a fatal police shooting and may be disturbing to some viewers.
Portland police released body-worn camera footage from the September shooting that left a homicide suspect and police K-9 officer “Kylo” dead.
The shooting happened on Sept. 24 outside the Chestnut Tree Inn in SE Portland, where a law enforcement task force had tracked homicide suspect, 39-year-old Eddie Brandon Todd Campbell.
PPB says its investigation determined that K-9 Kylo was unintentionally struck by police gunfire during the encounter. Investigators also determined that Campbell did not fire his weapon.
Campbell was wanted in connection with the death of 60-year-old Jeff Thompson, whose body was found inside of a home on SE Market Street in Gresham earlier that morning.
Two Portland police officers involved in the shooting have been placed on standard paid administrative leave. Two officers from other...
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- President Trump touts 70 million new 'Trump Accounts' for kids, urges parents to get app
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- 2:15
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- President Donald Trump celebrated the completion of automatic enrollment for Trump Accounts on Wednesday, saying roughly 70 million children now have an investment account in their name.
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- President touts 70 million Trump Accounts for kids under 18 as investment in "your child's future"
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- 48:44
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- President Donald Trump celebrated the completion of automatic enrollment for Trump Accounts on Wednesday, saying roughly 70 million children now have an investment account in their name.
Speaking in the Oval Office alongside business leaders, lawmakers and a group of children invited to help mark the milestone, Trump said nearly 8 million accounts had been created since the program launched in July and that more than $4.5 billion has been deposited into Trump Accounts.
“This money is your child’s future,” Trump said, urging parents to download the Trump Accounts app and claim their children’s accounts.
Trump said more than 70 companies have committed to contribute to the accounts, naming Uber, Intel, Nvidia and Steak ’n Shake. He framed the program as a way to expand stock ownership among young Americans.
“Now every member of the next generation will have an investment account and will benefit from our booming economy,” ...
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- KATU News @ 3:30: I-5 reopening early, child sex trafficking bust
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- 11:54:58
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Good news for Portland commuters! The southbound I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project is finishing more than a week ahead of schedule. ODOT says the interstate will be opening back up at 10 p.m. Wednesday night and will take about 24 hours to fully reopen to traffic. And Multnomah County prosecutors are asking for help in a massive child sex trafficking case.
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- I-5 southbound reopens in Rose Quarter project work wraps over a week early
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- 4:44
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- The I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project is complete more than a week ahead of schedule, according to officials with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT).
ODOT made the announcement during a press conference on Wednesday. According to officials, crews just need to re-stripe the southbound lanes, then the interstate will be back open to traffic. Re-striping work is scheduled to begin Wednesday night.
Reopening will begin at 10 p.m. on Wednesday. Officials say it will take approximately 24 hours to fully re-open I-5.
The lanes are expected to start reopening to traffic sometime by midday Thursday, Oct. 8, ODOT said. During this time, some lanes and entrance ramps will remain closed as crews pick up all equipment and re-stripe the interstate.
There will be short-term closures of the Broadway exit lane, North Going Street on-ramp, North Alberta Street on-ramp, the I-405 southbound split from I-5 southbound (only after I-5 southb...
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- Amber Alert Still Active: 3-year-old out of Beaverton missing; vehicle found
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- 0:32
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- An Amber Alert is still active. The Beaverton Police Department said late Wednesday night that 3-year-old Joshua Ovalles, out of Beaverton, is still missing but authorities have found the vehicle they were looking for.
The update came after Washington State Patrol incorrectly said earlier Joshua had been found.
Authorities say Joshua Ovalles was last seen in the area of SW Western Avenue and SW Beaverton Hillsdale Highway on Tuesday around 10 a.m.
According to Oregon State Police (OSP), Joshua was taken by Mari Cruz Martinez. Martinez is Joshua's non-custodial parent.
Beaverton police said the vehicle the two were believed to be traveling in -- a white 2022 Mercedes GLB SUV with Oregon license plate “MAMIII" -- was found in the original area in Beaverton.
READ MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/amber-alert-issued-for-3-year-old-boy-missing-out-of-beaverton-toddler-mari-martinez-mercedes-beaverton-police-bpd-search-
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- MORNING MINUTE: Search for missing boy, I-5 closure ends week early, sex trafficking investigation
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Morning Minute: AMBER Alert issued for 3-year-old boy missing from Beaverton, I-5 southbound closure ends a week early, 32 men charged in a sex trafficking case.
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- ODOT set to reopen I-5 south at Rose Quarter ahead of schedule after weeks-long closure
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- 19:01
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Officials with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) are providing another update on the progress of the Rose Quarter Improvement Project.
ODOT invited the media to view the work that’s been done ahead of a press conference where officials say they will give the latest information on the timing for the highway’s reopening.
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- Reports of increased ICE enforcement stir concern across Portland metro area
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- 2:59
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- Reports of ICE activity are raising new concerns across the Portland-metro area, with local officials describing more visible enforcement and reports of increased detentions.
Portland City Administrator Raymond Lee told city councilors Wednesday that reports indicated 10 detentions across the metro area Tuesday, including three within Portland.
“Advocates are currently calling it a confirmed surge and are still assessing the situation,” Lee said.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/reports-of-increased-ice-enforcement-stir-concern-across-portland-metro-area-east-multnomah-county-gresham-wood-village-hillsboro-cornelius-forest-grove-portland-immigrant-rights-coalition
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- 32 men charged in trafficking case; eight convicted, eight wanted, more charges expected
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- 3:26
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- Law enforcement has charged more than two dozen men in a case involving the sex trafficking of a girl between 13 and 17 years old.
The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office and the Portland Police Bureau’s Human Trafficking Unit have now charged a total of 32 men with felony crimes tied to buying sex with a trafficked minor in Multnomah County, and officials say more charges are likely in the near future.
According to the DA’s office, of those 32 men, eight have been convicted and eight have warrants out for their arrest and law enforcement is seeking the public’s help to locate them.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/32-men-charged-in-trafficking-case-eight-convicted-eight-wanted-more-charges-expected
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- PPS closure plans raise questions about bond-funded school upgrades
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- 2:55
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- Parents in Southeast Portland are raising concerns about how the school district is spending millions of dollars upgrading schools now listed for possible closure.
KATU has been following the district’s plans to close up to 14 schools and reviewed both proposed closure lists. At least some schools on those lists have received, or are scheduled to receive, millions of dollars in bond-funded work, including new roofs, seismic safety improvements, mechanical upgrades, asbestos removal and accessibility projects.
Nell Manning, a parent to a third grader at Woodmere Elementary in Southeast Portland, is concerned about how the district is spending money -- given that her child's school is on both of the district's school closure proposals but is still undergoing a construction project worth $3.6 million, according to a sign at the school.
Though a district spokesperson says the budget for the project is $6 million.
MORE: https://katu.com/...
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- New polling shows support for Washington transgender girls sports initiative
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- 5:37
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- New polling released by the group behind a Washington ballot initiative that would ban transgender girls from competing in girls’ school sports shows the measure has majority support ahead of the November election.
Initiative 638 will ask Washington voters whether students defined by the measure as “biologically male” should be prohibited from competing in certain K-12 athletic activities intended only for female students. The measure would also require a health care provider to verify a student’s biological sex before the student could participate in female-only athletics.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/new-polling-shows-support-for-washington-transgender-girls-sports-initiative-high-school-interscholastic-wiaa-trans-discrimination-inclusivity-local-community-politics-midterm-election
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- Southbound I-5 to begin reopening at Wednesday night as Rose Quarter Project work wraps
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- 2:10
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- The I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project is complete more than a week ahead of schedule, according to officials with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT).
ODOT made the announcement during a press conference on Wednesday. According to officials, crews just need to re-stripe the southbound lanes, then the interstate will be back open to traffic. Re-striping work is scheduled to begin Wednesday night.
Reopening will begin at 10 p.m. on Wednesday. Officials say it will take approximately 24 hours to fully re-open I-5.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/survive-i-5/odot-provides-updates-reopening-timeline-for-i-5-rose-quarter-improvement-project-traffic-alert-pdx-drivers-local-commute-work-business-transportation
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- ODOT set to reopen I-5 south at Rose Quarter ahead of schedule after weeks-long closure
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- 22:17
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- The I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project is complete more than a week ahead of schedule, according to officials with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT).
ODOT made the announcement during a press conference on Wednesday. According to officials, crews just need to re-stripe the southbound lanes and then the interstate will be back open to traffic. Re-striping work is scheduled to begin Wednesday night.
Reopening will begin at 10 p.m. Wednesday night. Officials say it will take approximately 24 hours to fully re-open I-5.
READ MORE: https://katu.com/news/survive-i-5/odot-provides-updates-reopening-timeline-for-i-5-rose-quarter-improvement-project-traffic-alert-pdx-drivers-local-commute-work-business-transportation
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- Police handcuff hit-and-run suspect as glass repair tech shows up to replace broken windshield
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- 1:44
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
- Description
- A woman who is accused of hitting and killing a construction worker in Gresham last month was trying to get her broken windshield replaced two days after the crash, new video from Vancouver Police shows.
The crash happened shortly before 5 a.m. on August 31. Miguel Jimenez was working as a construction flagger when he was struck by a passing vehicle.
Gresham Police identified the vehicle as a white 2025 Toyota Camry, later finding that it was registered to 26-year-old Courtney McKee, who lives in Vancouver.
They went to McKee’s apartment on September 2 and found the Camry parked outside with a damaged windshield, driver’s side mirror, and “red dried droplets on the front bumper.”
Police detained the McKee until Gresham Police could arrive and investigate the car. While they were waiting, an auto glass repair tech arrived, saying he had an appointment to fix the Camry’s windshield.
“Officers stopped the repair...
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- Firefighters battle 2-alarm blaze in commercial building near Cornelius, Oregon
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- 1:44
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
- Description
- Firefighters were called out to douse a two-alarm fire at a building to the south of Cornelius on Wednesday morning.
There were no immediate reports of injuries from the fire.
Cornelius Fire Department said its crews were called out at about 6:45 a.m. to fight the fire at a commercial building on Southwest Lafollett Road.
One person was reportedly working in the area when the fire broke out. That person was safely evacuated.
Fire officials say the roof was at risk of collapse and firefighters worked to put out the flames from outside of the building, using a ladder truck to get a high angle on the structure.
READ MORE | https://katu.com/news/local/firefighters-battle-2-alarm-fire-at-building-south-of-cornelius-oregon-lafollett-road-structure-burn-cause-investigation
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- Parents, teachers pack PPS meeting, calling for delay in closures - more news in your Morning Minute
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- MORNING MINUTE: Parents, teachers cram into PPS board meeting to call for delay on school closures, Gresham man accused of posing as teen to abuse kids gets more charges, and Salt & Straw sues Ruby Jewel over 'Tacolate' - more headlines: https://katu.com/
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- Portland Public Schools' parents and students rally over proposed school closures
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- 31:23
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
- Description
- The Portland Association of Teachers has organized a rally outside the headquarters of Portland Public Schools. They are expressing their concerns after the district proposed closing up to 14 schools.
BACKGROUND: https://katu.com/news/local/portland-public-schools-proposes-closing-up-to-14-schools-amid-declining-enrollment
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- KATU News @ 3:30: PPS closure plan regional comparison breakdown
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- 27:08
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
- Description
- Six Portland schools that get extra money to help students could close. All six are in half of PPS’ four regions. KATU News dug into the data to find out where and why these schools find themselves on the chopping block.
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- Parents and teachers cram into PPS board meeting, calling for delay on closures
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- 6:21
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- Parents and teachers crowded a Portland Public Schools board meeting Tuesday night to urge the district to pause its school closure proposal.
The proposed plan could shut down as many as 13 elementary schools and Sellwood Middle School by next fall. KATU has been following this story since the list was released Monday.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/parents-teachers-portland-association-teachers-portland-public-schools-meeting-school-closure-proposal-board-member-stephanie-engelsman-superintendent-kimberlee-armstrong
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- What to know as ranked choice voting expands in Multnomah County
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- 2:05
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- 14 days ago
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- Multnomah County voters will receive their ballots next week, and this year they will see two separate ballot pages.
One page will include traditional contests, such as state and federal offices and ballot measures. The other will be dedicated to ranked choice voting contests for Portland and Multnomah County offices.
Ranked choice voting will be familiar to Portland voters, who used the system to elect the mayor and City Council in 2024. But it will be new for many voters outside Portland, including in East Multnomah County.
County elections officials say they are focusing outreach there because many of those voters have not previously used ranked choice voting.
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- People rush into a Portland Public Schools board meeting shouting, 'Save our schools!'
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- 0:24
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- 14 days ago
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- Portland Public Schools has released two scenarios it says will address declining enrollment in the district. One of the scenarios could mean the closure of up to 14 schools. The other, the closure of 11.
Many people are not happy about the proposals and expressed their concerns at a rally before a school board meeting Tuesday night.
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- DA unveils 66 new charges against Gresham man accused of posing as teen to abuse kids
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- 2:02
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- A man accused of pretending to be a teenager faces 66 new charges in a sexual abuse case that stretches across multiple counties in the Portland area.
The Multnomah County District Attorney's Office announced the latest indictment against 20-year-old Ethan Bohanan, who prosecutors say sexually abused five victims between the ages of 15 and 16. The charges follow a months-long investigation involving both the district attorney's office and Gresham Police.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/da-to-unveil-new-charges-against-gresham-man-accused-of-posing-as-teen-to-abuse-kids-crime-portland-multnomah-county-sexual-abuse-assault-middle-school-teenager-baskeyball-youth
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- Oregon school funding explained: Why districts get different shares
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- 1:49
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- When it comes to funding Oregon's public schools, the numbers can quickly get complicated.
At its most basic, school funding comes from three main sources: the state, local communities, and the federal government. How much comes from each source can look very different depending on where a student goes to school.
Statewide, more than half of Oregon public school funding 51.8% came from the state during the 2023-24 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Another 38.2% came from local sources, with property taxes making up the largest share, while 10.1% came from the federal government.
But those statewide percentages don't tell the whole story.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/project-education/oregon-school-funding-explained-why-districts-get-different-shares-money-budget-education-schools-teachers-local-students-reading-math-test-scores-closures-consolidation
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- PPS plans would close six schools serving more low-income families
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- 2:58
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- Portland Public Schools is weighing two closure plans, but both would shut the same six Title I schools.
Three of the schools are in the Jefferson/Roosevelt region, while the other three are in the Cleveland/Franklin region. None of the proposed Title I closures are in Grant/McDaniel or Wells/Lincoln.
Title I gives schools extra federal money to help students learn. It supports schools serving families with needs such as poverty, although a Title I label does not mean every child at the school lives in poverty.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/project-education/pps-plans-would-close-six-schools-serving-more-low-income-families-title-one-inequity-poor-portland-public-school-teachers-students-parents-money-budget-funding
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- Parents speak out as schools face possible closure amid enrollment decline in Portland
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- 1:47
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- Parents are speaking out as Irvington School in Portland faces possible closure under a new plan from Portland Public Schools.
KATU has been following district proposals that could shutter up to 14 schools, including Irvington, as leaders grapple with declining enrollment. Changes could take effect in fall 2027 if approved by the school board in December.
“We know how deeply connected students, families, educators and communities are to their schools and considering the closure of any school is extraordinarily difficult," Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong said, adding the district must ensure all students get strong programs, stable staffing and support.
READ MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/parents-speak-out-as-schools-face-possible-closure-amid-enrollment-decline-in-portland-public-schools-pps-oregon-irvington-elementary
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- WATCH | DA unveils new charges against Gresham, Oregon man accused of posing as teen to abuse kids
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- 13:38
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- 14 days ago
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- The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office announced 66 charges against a Gresham man accused of posing as a teen and sexually abusing children. READ MORE: https://bit.ly/3VTIpPP
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- BODY CAM VIDEO | Police arrest wanted man hiding in ceiling of Vancouver Mall in Washington
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- 1:33
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- A wanted man is facing new charges after he was caught crawling through the ceiling of the Vancouver Mall last week.
Mall employees called Vancouver Police on September 30 to report that the man identified as Gabriel Hideo, was crawling through the ceiling, breaking tiles and damaging lights and other fixtures.
“He then tried to climb back into the ceiling, so officers pulled the ladder away to keep him from going back up,” Vancouver Police said in a post with body camera footage of the arrest.
This video shows his subsequent arrest: https://katu.com/news/local/watch-police-arrest-wanted-man-hiding-in-ceiling-of-vancouver-mall-washington-clark-county-jail-felony-warrant-burglary-body-camera-cam-video
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- BODY CAM: Wanted man hiding in ceiling of Vancouver Mall store falls from ladder, arrested
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- A wanted man is facing new charges after he was caught crawling through the ceiling of the Vancouver Mall last week.
Mall employees called Vancouver Police on September 30 to report that the man identified as Gabriel Hideo, was crawling through the ceiling, breaking tiles and damaging lights and other fixtures.
Police evacuated the second floor of the Macy’s store while they tried to get him down. Officials said they put a ladder through the ceiling and a mattress underneath in case he fell.
After more than an hour, Hideo finally steps onto the ladder at about 5:45 p.m. - but police pulled the ladder out from under him when he tried to climb back up into the ceiling.
"He landed on the mattress, got up and tried to run. That didn’t work out so well," Vancouver Police said.
READ MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/watch-police-arrest-wanted-man-hiding-in-ceiling-of-vancouver-mall-washington-clark-county-jail-felony-warran...
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- PPS to weigh school closure plans, fired Blazers announcer asks team to reconsider, and more
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- 1:11
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- MORNING MINUTE: Portland Public Schools proposes closing up to 14 schools amid declining enrollment, fired Blazers play-by-play announcer asks team to reconsider, Sweet Home High School football player dies after injury. More headlines here - https://katu.com/
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- KATU News @ 3:30: PPS Budget Shortfall, Rightsizing, SE Portland homicide
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- 52:45
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- Portland Public Schools is already preparing to make budget cuts for next school year. The district is facing a $65 million deficit for the 2027-2028 year. If that deficit remains, it would be the largest in district history. With declining enrollment, PPS is expected to announce what schools it plans to close. And police are searching for the suspect in a deadly, early-morning shooting in SE Portland.
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- Portland Public Schools proposes closing up to 14 schools amid declining enrollment
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- 8:57
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Portland Public Schools released two scenarios on Monday night that it says will address declining enrollment in the district. One of the scenarios could mean the closure of up to 14 schools. The other, the closure of 11.
In a news release, the district said Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong will gather feedback about the proposals from the community and offer a final recommendation to the school board. The board will vote on a course of action in December.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/portland-public-schools-proposes-closing-up-to-14-schools-amid-declining-enrollment
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- WATCH | Oregon lawmakers, ACLU advocate discuss Flock cams; proposed bill would ban them statewide
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- 18:48
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Lawmakers are gathering Monday morning near a Flock camera in Happy Valley, Oregon in support of a bill that would ban the surveillance cameras in the state.
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden is joining State Rep. Willy Chotzen, who is co-sponsoring an Oregon House bill to ban Flock cameras statewide, as well as Jessica Maravilla, a policy director for the ACLU.
The group held a press conference Monday morning in front of a Flock camera along Sunnyside Road, near the Clackamas Town Center.
They said the conference serves as an update on the “ongoing battle against the surveillance abuses in community spaces by Flock cameras.”
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- PPS is closing schools but may not see a big budget payoff. Here's why.
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- 8:42
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- When the school bell rings for the new school year in the fall of 2027, hundreds of Portland Public Schools (PPS) elementary and middle school students may find themselves at a new school.
The district’s rightsizing effort is intended to reallocate resources to better serve an evolving, and dropping, student population.
PPS has consistently said the process is focused on student outcomes, not dollars and cents. But a KATU investigation found school closures may not deliver a major financial windfall for the district.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/project-education/pps-is-closing-schools-but-may-not-see-a-big-budget-payoff-heres-why-rightsizing-consolidation-educationbudget-shortfall-deficit-education-students-teachers-parents
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- PPS keeps cutting millions, so why is another major shortfall is looming?
- Runtime
- 5:40
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Portland Public Schools says it has reduced $171.8 million in services from 2023-24 through 2026-27, but the district is already projecting another $65.2 million structural deficit for 2027-28.
If that gap leads to another round of reductions, PPS says the combined figure would reach about $237 million.
The repeated shortfalls raise a larger question: If PPS keeps cutting, why does the gap keep coming back?
MORE: https://katu.com/news/project-education/pps-keeps-cutting-millions-so-why-is-another-major-shortfall-is-looming-portland-public-schools-money-education-teachers-students-families-parents-local
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- 'Super' El Niño may affect Oregon salmon
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- 2:17
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Something fishy could be happening off the Oregon coast.
A greater-than-90 % chance of a very strong El Niño is expected to develop, with warm surface water temperatures already arriving along the California coast.
Scientists are watching what warmer water could mean for local fisheries and marine life.
MORE: https://katu.com/news/local/super-el-nino-may-affect-oregon-salmon-weather-portland-local-orex-nature-pacific-ocean-ecosystem-food-climate-change-environment
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- Portland Police investigate childcare worker charged with sex abuse, warn other victims possible
- Runtime
- 8:50
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- A former childcare employee who worked at a Portland preschool is facing sexual abuse charges, and investigators say they’re concerned there could be more victims in the case.
Yonathan Ortiz, 20, was arrested on September 28 and booked into the Multnomah County Jail.
Detectives with the bureau’s Child Abuse Team held a press conference Monday to discuss the case. You can read more here: https://katu.com/news/local/police-portland-preschool-worker-accused-of-child-sex-abuse-more-victims-possible-childswork-investigation-charges-oregon
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- RFK Jr. announces new Trump admin. rule targets hidden health care costs
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- The Trump administration on Monday finalized new health insurance price transparency rules aimed at making it easier for patients, employers and researchers to compare the cost of medical care before receiving it.
The Department of Health and Human Services, Treasury Department and Labor Department announced the finalized Transparency in Coverage rule at an HHS event, saying it will standardize insurer pricing disclosures, cut duplicative data and require health plans to attest that the information they publish is accurate and complete.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said prior transparency requirements, first implemented during President Donald Trump’s first term, made negotiated health care prices public but left consumers and employers with files too large and complicated to use.
Markets cannot discipline prices that they cannot see,” Kennedy said. “The American people pay for a health care system. They have the right to know the pri...
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- WATCH | Trump admin. announces rule targeting hidden health care costs, FTC puts hospitals on notice
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- 1:41:33
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- 15 days ago
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- The Trump administration on Monday finalized new health insurance price transparency rules aimed at making it easier for patients, employers and researchers to compare the cost of medical care before receiving it.
The Department of Health and Human Services, Treasury Department and Labor Department announced the finalized Transparency in Coverage rule at an HHS event, saying it will standardize insurer pricing disclosures, cut duplicative data and require health plans to attest that the information they publish is accurate and complete.
This video shows the full press conference with HHS, Labor, and Treasury officials about the "Transparency in Coverage" rule.
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- Former Portland preschool teacher faces sex charges, parents question delay in notification
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- 3:56
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Questions are mounting among Portland families after a former Childswork preschool teacher was arrested and charged with several felony sex crimes involving a young student.
Court documents show that 20-year-old Yonathan Ortiz, who worked as a part-time and substitute teacher at Childswork from January 2024 until March 31, is accused of first-degree sodomy, first-degree sexual abuse, using a child in the display of sexually explicit conduct and luring a minor.
Prosecutors allege the crimes happened March 30 at Childswork’s Cherry Blossom campus. Ortiz was arrested on September 28.
According to an affidavit filed by Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Mihnea Moga, Portland police learned of the incident after a child was taken to Randall Children’s Hospital, where she reported Ortiz had engaged in sexual acts with her and showed her explicit images and videos.
The affidavit states that investigators seized Ortiz’s phone, wh...
