Southeast Portland

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.

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 White powder forces evacuation of Multnomah Co. elections bldg.

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 13, 2013 at 4:57 PM PDT Last Updated: May 13, 2013 at 8:20 PM PDT

Investigators have ruled out the substance was anthrax or any other dangerous substance, fire bureau spokesman Lt. Rich Chatman said. But the investigation is ongoing.

Communities First Sunday Parkways of the year gets folks out of the house (Photo Gallery)

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 13, 2013 at 8:32 AM PDT Last Updated: May 13, 2013 at 8:36 AM PDT

Although the weather was a little cool and drizzly on Sunday, that didn't stop folks from taking advantage of some closed streets to spend time out and about in their community.

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.