Southeast Portland

Communities Firefighters rescue dog from burning house

By KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 17, 2013 at 11:09 PM PDT Last Updated: May 18, 2013 at 10:29 AM PDT

Crews responded to a fully involved house fire Friday night on Southeast 86th Avenue near Hawthorne Boulevard, according to the Portland Fire Bureau.

Communities Family pushes for safer intersection in SE Portland (Video)

By Hillary Lake KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 17, 2013 at 10:23 PM PDT Last Updated: May 17, 2013 at 10:34 PM PDT

Residents fear someone will get hurt or killed crossing the street near Foster Road and Woodstock Boulevard along 97th Avenue if something isn't done.

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 OMSI taps old friend to execute its 6-acre expansion

By Wendy Culverwell, Portland Business Journal Published: May 17, 2013 at 2:17 PM PDT Last Updated: May 17, 2013 at 2:17 PM PDT

The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry has found a partner to help it expand to the south of its 1945 S.E. Water Ave. campus.

Communities 'I thought I was going to die right here for sure' (Video)

By Emily Sinovic KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 16, 2013 at 11:51 PM PDT Last Updated: May 17, 2013 at 9:49 AM PDT

Volunteers were held at gunpoint and forced from room to room during an armed robbery at a Southeast Portland medical marijuana dispensary.

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 Police looking for 'bad tan bandit' after SE Portland robbery

By Associated Press and KATU.com Staff Published: May 16, 2013 at 7:22 AM PDT Last Updated: May 16, 2013 at 7:22 AM PDT

Portland police are looking for the "bad tan bandit."

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 What's next for this historic Laurelhurst home? A bed and breakfast (Photo Gallery)

By Shannon L. Cheesman, Multimedia Journalist / Travel & Outdoors Published: May 15, 2013 at 6:00 AM PDT Last Updated: May 14, 2013 at 10:53 PM PDT

The 101-year-old Portland Mayor's Mansion, one of the many vintage houses that make up the Laurelhurst neighborhood, is about to become one of the city's newest bed and breakfasts.

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 Neighbors fear the worst at redesigned crosswalk in SE Portland (Video)

By Dan Tilkin On Your Side Investigator and KATU.com Staff Published: May 14, 2013 at 6:41 PM PDT Last Updated: May 16, 2013 at 1:03 PM PDT

Residents of one neighborhood are afraid someone is going to be killed in what seems a poorly designed new crosswalk on one of Portland’s busiest streets.