Oregon bars with patios won't close at 1 a.m., commission says
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregonians who like to drink outdoors on a summer evening won a reprieve on Thursday.The Oregon Liquor Control Commission declined to revise rules regulating how late bars and...
View ArticleThieves target unsuspecting transit riders, snatch phones
PORTLAND, Ore. – Brazen thieves on TriMet trains and buses have been swiping cellphones out of people's hands and taking off.Transit police have caught 53 people in all. They call the thefts "Apple...
View ArticleOre. Senate panel advances gun-control package
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — 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...
View ArticleFBI introduces app to help find missing children
PORTLAND, Ore. - When you turn your back for just a second and your child disappears, you know how desperate that can make you feel.The FBI now has an app meant to help you find your missing kid. While...
View ArticleJudge rules same-sex spouse should get health benefits
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A federal appellate judge ruled this week the judiciary must grant health care benefits to the same-sex spouse of a federal public defender in Portland.Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of...
View ArticleBefore you vote: Fluoride and kids' teeth - what does the data show?
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...
View ArticlePSU student says man grabbed her, took her phone
PORTLAND, Ore. - Students at Portland State University are on alert again after campus police say a woman was grabbed and robbed inside one of the college's buildings.A student said she was walking on...
View ArticleDebating fluoride: The environmental impact
PORTLAND, Ore. - Portlanders will vote next month on whether to add fluoride to their water system. But will it damage the environment, specifically our rivers and fish?Angler Paul Johnston - known by...
View ArticleVictim of career con man: 'I hope he dies and rots in jail'
PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland police are looking for a 73-year-old man who they said has been conning people around the country since 1962.They’re asking for the public’s help finding Nickolas...
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