KATU News

KATU ABC 2 offers coverage of news, weather, sports and community events for Portland, Oregon and surrounding towns, including Beaverton, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, Happy Valley, Gresham, Vancouver, Hillsboro, Oregon City, Tualatin, West Linn, Woodburn, Tigard, Tualatin and Garden Home.

KATU ABC 2 offers coverage of news, weather, sports and community events for Portland, Oregon and surrounding towns, including Beaverton, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, Happy Valley, Gresham, Vancouver, Hillsboro, Oregon City, Tualatin, West Linn, Woodburn, Tigard, Tualatin and Garden Home.

Police have yet to publicly identify the suspect involved in an incident at a Washington County McDonalds earlier this week.But KATU has learned through court

A Clackamas County commissioner faces a new 19-count indictment alleging she used a senior's stolen identity to obtain credit cards and a PPP loan.

Pacific Northwest’s 2021 heat dome shattered records from B.C. to California: Portland hit 116F, then dropped 53F overnight. At least 116 Oregon deaths, millions of trees lost; warming linked to +2F.

Oregon’s lawmakers picked vote-by-mail ballots, Crater Lake socks, a rare sunstone, WNBA Portland Fire coverage, and Oregon-themed songs for a U.S. 250th birthday time capsule sealed in D.C. until 2276.

First overnight closure hits I-205 this weekend as ODOT begins a new phase of the Abernethy Bridge seismic upgrade. Northbound lanes shut 11 p.m. Sat to 7 a.m. Sun, with detours via I-5/I-84.

Portland’s Clean Energy Fund is booming beyond forecasts, sparking City Hall debate over whether to keep all dollars for climate projects or redirect some to priorities like public safety. A 5-year plan targets $750M.

Evacuation orders issued as the Peterson Incident wildfire surges to about 1,000 acres in rural Klickitat County, Washington. Gusty west winds hit 25 to 35 mph, cause unknown, no structures reported threatened.

How should the Portland Police Bureau pay to hire more officers for the department?