Gresham

Communities Attitude changed after closed-door meeting, ousted gay principal says (Video)

By Deb Knapp KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: Jun 12, 2013 at 9:19 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 13, 2013 at 12:40 AM PDT

Tom Klansnic, or Mr. K. as the kids know him, was let go by the district earlier this school year. He says he was fired because he is gay.

Communities Watch free flicks and listen to free tunes all summer long

By Shannon L. Cheesman, Multimedia Journalist / Travel & Outdoors Published: Jun 13, 2013 at 6:00 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 13, 2013 at 6:34 AM PDT

Is your summertime budget tight? Not to worry - there will be plenty of entertainment in the coming months at your local parks.

Communities Roofing contractor is in jail, but what about his customers? (Video)

By Kerry Tomlinson KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: Jun 12, 2013 at 7:50 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 12, 2013 at 9:21 PM PDT

Now that the roofing contractor known for his TV commercials is in jail and his business location is closed what are the ramifications for his customers?

Communities Multiple shots fired outside Gresham apartment complex (Photo Gallery)

By KATU.com Staff Published: Jun 11, 2013 at 6:18 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 11, 2013 at 2:23 PM PDT

Police are looking for the person who opened fire outside a Gresham apartment complex.

Communities Roofer gets nabbed after he returns to the scene of ... his work? (Video)

By Hillary Lake KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: Jun 10, 2013 at 8:12 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 11, 2013 at 9:43 AM PDT

Robert Swain, known for his TV commercials for Robert's Roofing Service in Gresham, was arrested near Northeast 87th and Sumner after he broke into someone's home.

Communities 'I just came outside and he was just sitting there laid out' (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Melanie Wingo, KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: Jun 10, 2013 at 6:43 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 10, 2013 at 11:12 AM PDT

A person was shot and killed outside a Gresham apartment complex and police are now looking for the suspect.

Communities Wanted business owner fails to show for KATU interview (Video)

By Hillary Lake KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: Jun 6, 2013 at 6:10 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 6, 2013 at 11:24 PM PDT

A business owner with a checkered criminal past, who also owes money to some of his customers, skipped out on a KATU interview on Thursday.

Communities Area businessman known for TV ads now wanted by the law (Video)

By Hillary Lake KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: Jun 5, 2013 at 10:05 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 5, 2013 at 10:06 PM PDT

But all the signs at Robert Swain's Gresham office are now gone. And he's wanted on five felony charges by local police and also has a lengthy criminal history.

Communities Man shot in Gresham; police search for suspect

By KATU.com Staff Published: Jun 2, 2013 at 10:55 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 2, 2013 at 10:55 AM PDT

Police are looking for a suspect after a man was shot in Gresham early Sunday morning.

Communities Two badly burned in garage fire explosion in Gresham (Video)

By KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 27, 2013 at 7:09 PM PDT Last Updated: May 27, 2013 at 7:34 PM PDT

A garage fire at a home in the 19800 block of Northeast Wasco ended in the explosion and badly burned two people.

Communities Man, 69, accused of trying to lure 15-year-old girl for sex

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 20, 2013 at 3:37 PM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 6:05 PM PDT

A 69-year-old Gresham man was arrested on suspicion of trying to lure a 15-year-old girl into his car to perform sex acts for money, police said.

Communities Police: Suspects scaled Bi-Mart wall, tried to break in through roof

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 20, 2013 at 11:14 AM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 2:12 PM PDT

Police arrested two men who they said scaled the wall of a Gresham Bi-Mart and tried to break in to the store through the roof early Monday morning.