Southwest Portland

Communities Computer glitch gives false hope to nursing school applicants (Video)

By Hillary Lake KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 15, 2013 at 11:08 PM PDT Last Updated: May 15, 2013 at 11:08 PM PDT

Some Portland Community College hopefuls got into nursing school for 24 hours, but then the school took back its offer.

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 Man dies after car hits telephone pole in SW Portland

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 15, 2013 at 6:55 AM PDT Last Updated: May 15, 2013 at 2:32 PM PDT

A man died Tuesday night after police say his car hit a telephone pole and plummeted down an embankment in Southwest Portland.

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 Man arrested for 'lewd acts' on TriMet bus (Photo Gallery)

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 14, 2013 at 3:15 PM PDT Last Updated: May 14, 2013 at 4:42 PM PDT

Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of a crime. Police said they arrested a man on Monday who committed a "lewd act" against a female victim on a bus in downtown Portland.

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 PSU launches new business program focused on athletics and outdoors

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 13, 2013 at 4:03 PM PDT Last Updated: May 13, 2013 at 4:07 PM PDT

Those looking for a career path in the athletic and outdoor industries can now get some formal education to prepare them for the type of work they're seeking.

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 Crash involving several vehicles, including a tour bus, snarls I-405 (Photo Gallery)

By Dan Cassuto KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 10, 2013 at 4:43 PM PDT Last Updated: May 10, 2013 at 5:56 PM PDT

A crash involving a tour bus and at least five to six other vehicles brought traffic to a standstill in the downtown Portland area Friday afternoon.

Communities Tilly, the zoo's river otter, is this year's 'Mother of the Year'

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 10, 2013 at 11:32 AM PDT Last Updated: May 10, 2013 at 1:15 PM PDT

The public has spoken and Tilly the river otter is this year's Mother of the Year at the Oregon Zoo.

Communities Former school coach accused of inappropriate contact with girl (Video)

By Emily Sinovic KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 9, 2013 at 5:48 PM PDT Last Updated: May 9, 2013 at 5:48 PM PDT

A former school coach made his first court appearance Thursday, accused of having an inappropriate relationship with an under-aged girl he coached.