Northwest Portland

Communities Judge fines TriMet, tells them to hand over documents (Video)

By Valerie Hurst KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 21, 2013 at 7:21 AM PDT Last Updated: May 21, 2013 at 8:50 AM PDT

A federal judge has fined TriMet, saying the agency isn't playing ball with a lawsuit filed against it.

Communities TriMet ticket app testing begins (Video)

By Kerry Tomlinson, KATU Problem Solver Published: May 18, 2013 at 11:03 AM PDT Last Updated: May 18, 2013 at 11:03 AM PDT

200 people are now testing the TriMet mobile ticketing system to smooth out the wrinkles before the app goes public.

Communities Services to help victims of sex trafficking face city's budget ax (Video)

By Erica Nochlin KATU News Published: May 17, 2013 at 6:06 PM PDT Last Updated: May 17, 2013 at 6:12 PM PDT

A victim of sex trafficking came to Portland when she couldn't find help anywhere else, but the services to keep her safe are facing funding cuts.

Communities Latest poll shows fluoride measure failing

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 16, 2013 at 4:25 PM PDT Last Updated: May 16, 2013 at 8:50 PM PDT

The poll, which was conducted by Survey USA and released just five days before the election, shows that 53 percent of likely voters are against fluoridating the water. Just 40 percent of likely voters are for the measure, while eight percent are still undecided.

Communities Deadline to pay arts tax delayed after online system crash

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 15, 2013 at 5:35 PM PDT Last Updated: May 16, 2013 at 5:12 PM PDT

The city has extended the deadline to pay Portland's art tax indefinitely after an overwhelming number of people paying the tax online crashed the city's online payment system.

Communities Rent your ride: Putting car sharing services to the test (Video)

By Kerry Tomlinson, KATU Problem Solver Published: May 15, 2013 at 5:27 PM PDT Last Updated: May 15, 2013 at 5:34 PM PDT

Cathy Hastie called herself a car addict, but she decided to end her addiction for a week and try different car sharing services to get around.

Communities This year's city traffic project: Improve three high-crash corridors (Video)

By Hillary Lake KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 14, 2013 at 9:02 PM PDT Last Updated: May 14, 2013 at 9:02 PM PDT

The 10 top locations are where a majority of the accidents involving vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians occur.

Communities Portland honors its police officers lost in the line of duty (Photo Gallery)

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 14, 2013 at 3:03 PM PDT Last Updated: May 14, 2013 at 3:08 PM PDT

Mournful music emanated from Tom McCall Waterfront Park Tuesday afternoon as horns and bagpipes marked the Portland Police Bureau’s annual memorial service.

Communities Salem uses fluoridation chemical that Portland's hotly debating (Photo Gallery)

By Steve Benham, KATU.com Politics Editor Published: May 13, 2013 at 6:00 AM PDT Last Updated: May 13, 2013 at 4:26 PM PDT

As a heated battle rages in Portland over whether it should add fluoride to its water for the first time, the city of Salem has fluoridated its water since 1964.

Communities Pearl District shop owners warn each other about cell phone thefts

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 9, 2013 at 11:27 AM PDT Last Updated: May 9, 2013 at 11:27 AM PDT

Employees say the thefts appear to be a two-person operation. In some cases, one of the thieves pretends to be a customer to distract the employee and then swipe phones.

Communities Trumpet stolen from Portland musician: 'Without it, I've got no voice' (Video)

By Melanie Wingo, KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 7, 2013 at 2:13 PM PDT Last Updated: May 7, 2013 at 2:13 PM PDT

Playing the trumpet is not just a hobby to Caleb Denison. It’s his passion. Denison said a thief stole his trumpet as he was getting ready to play a First Thursday concert at his friend’s new grocery store.

Communities Photos: Pearl District is home to Portland's newest park (Photo Gallery)

Published: May 7, 2013 at 12:47 PM PDT Last Updated: May 7, 2013 at 1:13 PM PDT