Tualatin

Communities Thieves target unsuspecting transit riders, snatch phones (Video)

By Bob Heye KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: Apr 25, 2013 at 10:29 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 2:00 PM PDT

Transit police have caught 53 people in all. They call the thefts "Apple picking" – named after the popular Apple iPhone.

Communities Before you vote: Fluoride and kids' teeth - what does the data show? (Video)

By Shellie Bailey-Shah KATU News Published: Apr 25, 2013 at 6:10 PM PDT Last Updated: May 1, 2013 at 3:42 PM PDT

The KATU Problem Solvers are revealing ground-breaking new data that may change the way you vote on Portland's fluoridation measure next month. It’s data that the state wasn't eager for you to see.

Communities Oregon bars with patios won't close at 1 a.m., commission says

By Steven DuBois, Associated Press Published: Apr 25, 2013 at 1:05 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 2:00 PM PDT

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has declined to adopt rules regulating how late bars and taverns can allow customers to drink on outdoor patios.

Communities Cabela's to open Tualatin store

By KATU.com Staff Published: Apr 25, 2013 at 8:11 AM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:01 PM PDT

Cabela's Inc., a major outdoor outfitter chain, will open a 100,000-square-foot store in Tualatin, officials announced Thursday.

Communities FBI introduces app to help find missing children (Video)

By Ian Parker KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: Apr 22, 2013 at 9:39 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 2:05 PM PDT

While 99 times out of 100, if you lose sight of your child, you'll find him safe and sound. But the FBI says its app is for that one time when your kid is gone and you need help.

Communities Pipe bomb found in Washington County field

By Associated Press and KATU.com Staff Published: Apr 21, 2013 at 12:24 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:36 PM PDT

The Washington County Sheriff's office says bomb experts safely detonated a pipe bomb found in a field in a rural part of the county Saturday.

Communities No more gas masks on Earth Day, just a message

By KATU.com Staff and Associated Press Published: Apr 19, 2013 at 10:11 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 2:05 PM PDT

Monday is a work day for a lot of folks but it's also a day to appreciate the natural environment we live in and take some time to think about what we, as humans, can do to preserve it for future generations.

Communities Ore. Senate panel advances gun-control package

By LAUREN GAMBINO, Associated Press Published: Apr 18, 2013 at 4:44 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 2:00 PM PDT

Legislative efforts to tighten gun control in Oregon cleared an important hurdle Thursday when a Senate committee approved a package of bills crafted in the wake of the Newtown school killings and an Oregon mall shooting spree that occurred three days earlier.

Communities Oregon unemployment falls to lowest rate in 4 years

By Associated Press Published: Apr 16, 2013 at 11:07 AM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 2:00 PM PDT

State officials say Oregon's unemployment rate continues to inch down and was at 8.2 percent last month.

Communities Will Oregon voters say 'no' to a sales tax once again? (Video)

By JONATHAN J. COOPER, Associated Press Published: Apr 15, 2013 at 8:11 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 2:00 PM PDT

Oregon voters have rejected a sales tax nine times in the past eight decades. Some in the Oregon Legislature hope the 10th try will be the charm.

Communities Medical errors underreported. Why? System voluntary (Video)

By Dan Tilkin KATU On Your Side Investigator and KATU.com Staff Published: Apr 12, 2013 at 1:18 AM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 2:00 PM PDT

Oregon hospitals are supposed to report medical mistakes to a state agency called the Oregon Patient Safety Commission.

Communities P-Town Eats: Seniors meet, greet and can eat for free (Video)

By Valerie Hurst KATU News Published: Apr 9, 2013 at 8:42 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:54 PM PDT

Free lunches for seniors are part of a program called "Meals on Wheels People." The program is running successfully because of outside donors. There are 35 locations in Multnomah, Washington and Clark counties.