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(New) Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys

By DAVID CRARY Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 3:15 PM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 3:41 PM PDT

The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.

Local & Regional

(New) Cancer-stricken family facing eviction can stay, landlord decides

By Shellie Bailey-Shah KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 23, 2013 at 1:45 PM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 2:47 PM PDT

A family struggling with serious medical issues that was facing eviction will now be allowed to stay in their home, thanks to the neighbors who stood up for them and the media attention their story got.

Local & Regional

(New) Police look for 'endangered' 17-year-old boy

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 23, 2013 at 3:50 PM PDT

Police think Gabriel Artoum Kearns might be in danger because of some prior medical problems. Officers are asking for the public’s help to find him.

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Little people, big problem: Roloffs get death threats (Video)

By Anna Canzano On Your Side Investigator Published: May 22, 2013 at 5:11 PM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 9:45 AM PDT

One of Oregon’s most famous local families is getting death threats.

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National & World (New) Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys

By DAVID CRARY Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 3:15 PM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 3:41 PM PDT

The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.

Local & Regional (New) Cancer-stricken family facing eviction can stay, landlord decides

By Shellie Bailey-Shah KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 23, 2013 at 1:45 PM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 2:47 PM PDT

Local & Regional (New) Police look for 'endangered' 17-year-old boy

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 23, 2013 at 3:50 PM PDT

Police think Gabriel Artoum Kearns might be in danger because of some prior medical problems. Officers are asking for the public’s help to find him.

KATU Investigators Little people, big problem: Roloffs get death threats (Video)

By Anna Canzano On Your Side Investigator Published: May 22, 2013 at 5:11 PM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 9:45 AM PDT

One of Oregon’s most famous local families is getting death threats.

Local & Regional (New) Sewage spills into downtown Portland's Waterfront Park

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 23, 2013 at 2:59 PM PDT

About 2,400 gallons of sewage overflowed from a public toilet at downtown Portland's Waterfront Park Thursday, spilling across the sidewalk and draining into the Willamette River.

Politics Obama: America at a 'crossroads' in fight against terrorism

By JULIE PACE, Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 11:45 AM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 3:46 PM PDT

Declaring America at a "crossroads" in the fight against terrorism, President Barack Obama on Thursday revealed clearer guidelines for the use of deadly drone strikes, including more control by the U.S. military, while leaving key details of the controversial program secret.

Local & Regional (Updated) Family trapped when flames tear through their townhome (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Mary Loos KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 23, 2013 at 6:42 AM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 3:17 PM PDT

An Aloha family is in the hospital after their townhome went up in flames.

Local & Regional (New) 9-month-old attacked by family dog will get reconstructive surgery

By KPIC News Published: May 23, 2013 at 2:57 PM PDT

A family dog attacked a baby boy's face Thursday morning, sending the child to Portland for reconstructive surgery.

Local & Regional (New) Police: Armed man held up SE Portland convenience store

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 23, 2013 at 2:14 PM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 2:44 PM PDT

Police are searching for a man who held up a Southeast Portland convenience store on Thursday morning.

Local & Regional Woman stabbed while trying to help her roommate

By KATU.com Staff and Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 7:36 AM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 8:00 AM PDT

Police say a man accused of stabbing a woman at a northeast Portland apartment is the estranged husband of the woman's roommate.

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Entertainment

Star on ABC's Nashville hails from right here in the Northwest (Video)

By Steve Dunn KATU News Published: May 23, 2013 at 10:02 AM PDT

Nashville has been a big hit for ABC, but what you might not know is that there's a piece of the Northwest starring on the show - our very own Jonathan Jackson.

Entertainment

Photos: More red carpet looks at Cannes (Photo Gallery)

By Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 11:20 AM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 1:35 PM PDT

Entertainment

Emails show AEG lawyer called Jackson a 'freak'

By ANTHONY McCARTNEY AP Entertainment Writer Published: May 23, 2013 at 10:53 AM PDT

A lawyer for the parent company of AEG Live LLC called Michael Jackson a freak on the day the singer signed a multimillion contract for a series of ill-fated comeback concerts, emails displayed for a jury on Wednesday showed.

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Offbeat

84-year-old woman indicted for drug trafficking

By Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 12:48 PM PDT

An 84-year-old Albuquerque woman who uses an oxygen tank has been indicted for drug trafficking.

Offbeat

For this urban bicyclist, a cat is his co-pilot (Photo Gallery)

By KATHY MATHESON, Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 8:26 AM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 10:21 AM PDT

Rudi Saldia often buzzes around Philadelphia with his year-old feline Mary Jane perched on his shoulder. Their urban adventures have turned heads on the street and garnered big hits on YouTube.

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Council members abstain from vote on abstaining

By Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 8:46 AM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 12:56 PM PDT

Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future votes.

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Horsethief Lake View of Mt Hood

By davebeal2013 Published: May 21, 2013 at 11:37 PM PDT

I shot this 05/20/2013 from Horsethief Butte next to Horsethief Lake east of The Dalles on the Washington side about sunset. Horsethief Butte is a popular hiking and rock climbing location not that far from Portland/vancouver.

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It's Rose Festival time! The fun begins Friday night (Photo Gallery)

By Shannon L. Cheesman, Multimedia Journalist / Travel & Outdoors Published: May 23, 2013 at 9:25 AM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 9:43 AM PDT

Our city's biggest celebration of the year - the Portland Rose Festival - is about to kick off for the Memorial Day weekend.

Local & Regional 'A fun-filled day can turn tragic from drinking while boating'

By Shannon L. Cheesman, Multimedia Journalist / Travel & Outdoors Published: May 23, 2013 at 12:29 PM PDT

The holiday weekend is fast approaching and for some that means taking the boat out on the water, even if the weather isn't exactly what they had hoped for.

Local & Regional Quagga mussels try to slip into Oregon, get stopped at checkpoint

By Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 10:16 AM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 2:48 PM PDT

An Eastern Oregon checkpoint aimed at keeping invasive species from hitchhiking into Oregon on boats has opened for the spring, and it found an infested boat the next day.

Local & Regional Firefighters rescue missing cat from 25-foot hole: 'It's a miracle' (Video)

By Michael Spears Published: May 23, 2013 at 9:35 AM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 11:51 AM PDT

It was a cry for help one woman couldn't quite pinpoint and a rescue call firefighters hadn't seen before.

Local & Regional Groups ask for big picture look at NW coal ports

By Jeff Barnard, Associated Press Published: May 22, 2013 at 10:24 PM PDT

Environmental groups and a public health organization want the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to consider the big picture — from mining in Wyoming to air pollution in China — before allowing development of three Northwest ports to ship up to 100 million metric tons of coal a year to Asia.

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National & World

(New) Kids, teachers from devastated Okla. school reunite

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI, Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 2:36 PM PDT

Students from a suburban Oklahoma City elementary school destroyed by this week's tornado reunited with their teachers Thursday and collected whatever could be salvaged from the ruins.

National & World (New) 'I'm not racist': Common claim after racial slurs

By JESSE WASHINGTON, AP National Writer Published: May 23, 2013 at 1:51 PM PDT

Using scientific studies that measure how quickly people associate words like "black" with "criminal" or "Asian-American" with "foreign," these researchers conclude that many people — of all backgrounds, not just white people — are unaware of their own racial biases.

National & World (New) Nearly all U.S. states see hefty drop in teen births

By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer Published: May 23, 2013 at 1:40 PM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 2:18 PM PDT

The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.

National & World Utah teen arrested in death of his 2 younger brothers (Photo Gallery)

By PAUL FOY, Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 11:37 AM PDT

A teenager was arrested Thursday in the deaths of his two younger brothers, ages 4 and 10, at the family home in a Utah subdivision of new homes and tidy lawns, police said.

National & World Man shot by FBI had ties to Boston bombing suspect (Photo Gallery)

By KYLE HIGHTOWER, Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 7:08 AM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 9:58 AM PDT

A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that officials believe may have been connected to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, authorities said.

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Sports

(New) Ducks set Virginia kickoff, announce future opponents

By UO Media Services Published: May 23, 2013 at 3:04 PM PDT

The University of Oregon’s Sept. 7 football game at Virginia will be televised nationally by ABC Sports and ESPN2, with kickoff slated for 12:30 p.m. PDT.

Sports (New) Former Ducks: Barner inks with Panthers

By Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 3:01 PM PDT

Carolina announced Thursday it has signed fifth-round draft pick A.J. Klein from Iowa State and sixth-round selection Kenjon Barner from Oregon, assuring all of their draft picks will be at training camp on time.

Sports Expert panel to study UCI-Armstrong 'collusion'

By GRAHAM DUNBAR, AP Sports Writer Published: May 23, 2013 at 11:58 AM PDT

An independent panel will examine allegations that cycling's governing body was complicit in Lance Armstrong's doping.

Sports Overt racism by fans more prevalent in Europe than U.S.

By NANCY ARMOUR, AP National Writer Published: May 23, 2013 at 12:46 PM PDT

Despite the publicity they get, the incidents of racial intolerance occur only sporadically. But they are ugly when they do.

Sports Euro Tour CEO apologizes for saying 'colored'

By Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 12:27 PM PDT

European Tour CEO George O'Grady said that "most of Sergio's friends are colored athletes in the United States."

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Life & Style

(New) SeaWorld Orlando brings in 250 penguins for new attraction (Photo Gallery)

By TAMARA LUSH, Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 2:43 PM PDT

There comes a time in Central Florida — usually around mid-August, when you step outside and it feels like you're wearing a wet blanket inside an oven nestled in a sauna — that you start to dream of cold places and cold weather.

Politics

Oregon House votes to extend foreclosure mediation

By The Associated Press Published: May 22, 2013 at 10:36 PM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 7:41 AM PDT

The Oregon House has voted to extend a requirement that some mortgage lenders meet with struggling borrowers and a professional mediator before initiating foreclosure proceedings.

Life & Style

Climbers remember Mount St. Helens eruption 33 years later (Video)

By Lincoln Graves, KATU News Published: May 17, 2013 at 4:40 PM PDT Last Updated: May 18, 2013 at 12:18 PM PDT

Saturday marks the 33rd anniversary of one of the biggest news stories ever experienced in the Pacific Northwest.

Weather Blog

Intense thunderstorm upstages cruise ship entertainment (Photo Gallery)

By Scott Sistek Published: May 23, 2013 at 9:55 AM PDT

It's not often entertainment on board a cruise ship can be upstaged but on this particular night, Mother Nature gave it a shot.

Make that, several shots...

I took this video as the Disney Fantasy sailed into the Gulf of Mexico on May 1 just hours after it left a very hot and muggy Cozumel, Mexico.

(How hot? I went back and checked when I got home and it was 86 degrees with a 73 degree dew point that evening. Or as this Seattleite said: About 3 degrees cooler than molten lava. Though I'm sure many of the Florida residents on the ship probably thought it was a bit chilly.)

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Brrr! Portland coldest major city in the nation Wednesday

By Scott Sistek Published: May 22, 2013 at 11:41 AM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 10:31 AM PDT

Does it feel a bit like January out there Wednesday? Your skin did not deceive you.

A cold system from the Gulf of Alaska had settled into the Pacific Northwest, bringing not only a steady winter-like rain but has kept temperatures stuck in the 40s(!) through much of the day.

In fact, at 1 p.m., Portland was hovering at 46 degrees -- about the average high for mid-January.

The Rose City would finish the day with a high of 50 degrees --- the second coldest May day on record -- for any date! It shattered the daily record for coldest high temperature on May 22 which had been a "balmy" 55.

It was so chilly in the Northwest that Portland was given the "honor" as the coldest major city in the United States! (Even colder than Seattle (52) and Anchorage (54), although if you add in smaller cities, tied with Spokane, Washington, also at 50.)

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How tornado victims got 36 minutes of precious warning time (Photo Gallery)

By Scott Sistek Published: May 21, 2013 at 12:18 PM PDT Last Updated: May 22, 2013 at 10:43 AM PDT

Thirty-six minutes.

That might not seem very long -- roughly about the time it takes to wade through your hourly drama if you blaze through commercials. But compared to a few decades ago, 36 minutes of time might have saved countless lives during the devastating tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma on Monday.

Years ago, the residents of Moore would have likely had no idea the tornado was coming until the twister was sighted, giving people barely a few minutes' notice. But thanks to advancements in technology, tornadoes rarely sneak up on anyone anymore.

In fact, forecasters as early as Wednesday began sounding the alarm for a potential severe weather breakout on Sunday and Monday. And, on Friday, the forecasts became more specific. On Monday, a Tornado Watch, which indicates conditions are right for tornadic development, was issued at 1:10 p.m. for much of Oklahoma, including the greater Oklahoma City area.

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Technology

Technology Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View

By JASON DEAREN, Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 9:54 AM PDT

Mountain View, Calif.,-based Google sent hikers to the Galapagos with Street View gear called "trekkers," 42-pound computer backpacks with large, soccer ball-like cameras mounted on a tower.

Technology Review: Google music plan solid, serendipitous

By RYAN NAKASHIMA, Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 10:24 AM PDT

The All Access service represents Google's attempt to grab a bigger piece of the digital music market as more people stream songs over mobile phones.

Technology Solar plane completes 2nd leg of cross-country trip (Photo Gallery)

By Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 9:03 AM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 9:41 AM PDT

A solar-powered plane has landed in Texas, completing the second leg of a trip across the United States.

Technology Twitter adds security measure to logins

By Associated Press Published: May 22, 2013 at 1:55 PM PDT

Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users' accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorized logins.

Technology With high-tech guns, users could disable remotely

By MARTHA MENDOZA AP National Writer Published: May 22, 2013 at 8:19 AM PDT

A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved - and disable it remotely.

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Politics

Politics Day after fluoride defeat, future of battle unclear (Video)

By Lincoln Graves KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 22, 2013 at 5:24 PM PDT

But both sides were short on specifics Wednesday, the day after Portlanders decisively defeated a proposal to add fluoride to the water. But the logical step is for each side to cast a wider net.

Politics 2 Ore. timber counties reject public safety levies

By Jeff Barnard, Associated Press Published: May 22, 2013 at 4:07 PM PDT

Voters in two Oregon timber counties with the lowest property taxes in the state — Curry and Josephine — turned down tax increases Tuesday that would have funded law enforcement, but a jail levy passed in a third, Lane County.

Politics Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press Published: May 22, 2013 at 7:42 AM PDT Last Updated: May 22, 2013 at 11:01 PM PDT

The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in a YouTube video announcement late Tuesday that he's in the New York City mayoral race. He'd said last month he was considering it.

Politics Portland rejects fluoride but both sides may meet again (Video)

By Steve Benham KATU.com Politics Editor Published: May 21, 2013 at 4:53 PM PDT Last Updated: May 22, 2013 at 6:49 PM PDT

Fluoride advocates admitted defeat Tuesday night after unofficial election results showed Portlanders strongly against adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water. But there were indications new battle lines may be drawn in the future.

Politics House passes GOP bill to speed pipeline approval

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Published: May 22, 2013 at 8:07 PM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 7:44 AM PDT

House Republicans pushed through a bill Wednesday to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. Democrats criticized the legislation as a blatant attempt to allow a foreign company to avoid environmental review.

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Business

Business US new home sales up 2.3 percent in April

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER,AP Economics Writer Published: May 23, 2013 at 9:45 AM PDT

U.S. sales of new homes rose in April and nearly matched the fastest pace in five years, driving the median price to a record high. The gains suggest the housing recovery is strengthening.

Business Applications for US unemployment aid fall to 340K

By PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer Published: May 23, 2013 at 10:02 AM PDT

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell 23,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 340,000, a level consistent with solid job growth.

Business House backs variable rate student loans

By PHILIP ELLIOTT, Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 10:30 AM PDT

The U.S. House says student loans' interest rates should be pegged to the financial markets. Senate democrats say there is no support for the bill in the Senate.

Business Birth control coverage up for federal appeal

By KRISTEN WYATT, Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 10:14 AM PDT

In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.

Business Oil falls on concerns for China demand, Fed policy

By Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 10:17 AM PDT

The price of oil fell Thursday as weak manufacturing data from China raised questions about the strength of oil demand in the world's No. 2 economy.

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Entertainment News

Entertainment Review: 'We Steal Secrets' juicy look at WikiLeaks

By DAVID ROONEY The Hollywood Reporter Published: May 23, 2013 at 11:05 AM PDT

Unfolding like an espionage thriller but with a methodical journalistic skill at organizing a mountain of facts, the film raises stimulating questions about transparency and freedom of information in a world in which governments and corporations have plenty to hide. It should be a magnet for op-ed coverage.

Entertainment Jennifer Lopez to open cellphone stores

By PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer Published: May 23, 2013 at 8:52 AM PDT

Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez on Wednesday announced she's opening a chain of 15 cellphone stores and a website under the Viva Movil brand. The aim is to sell Verizon phones and services to Latinos.

Entertainment Paul McCartney writes in support of Pussy Riot

By Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 8:16 AM PDT

Beatles frontman Paul McCartney has asked a Russian judge to release members of the Pussy Riot punk group from prison.

Entertainment Douglas, Damon dramatize a steamy showbiz affair

By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer Published: May 22, 2013 at 8:49 PM PDT

The idea of Michael Douglas playing Liberace might seem nearly as outrageous as Liberace himself.

Entertainment The Wolfpack sobers up in 'The Hangover Part III' (Photo Gallery)

By Mary Loos, KATU News Published: May 22, 2013 at 10:56 AM PDT

Another chain of events kicks this movie off, but this time instead of a wedding, we get a funeral. The somber ceremony becomes the theme as this franchise dies a slow death throughout the rest of the movie.

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