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WATCH: The Exploding Whale, remastered for 50th anniversary of legendary Oregon event! More details:
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Fluffy the cat was found frozen and unresponsive in a Montana snow bank. Now, she's "back to normal."
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Micah Fletcher to Muslim community: 'We won't let anybody scare you into thinking you can't be a part of this town, this country'
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The Sheriff said "I want to send a clear message to Linn County residents that the Linn County Sheriff’s Office is NOT going to be enforcing magazine capacity limits."
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WATCH: CH-47 Chinook helicopter does a two-wheel landing, retrieves injured climber and six rescuers from summit of Mount Hood.
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Keanon Lowe, a head football coach at Parkrose HS and a former Oregon Ducks wide receiver, was the person who tackled the suspect during the incident, KATU has confirmed.
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Multiple Oregon sheriffs say they will refuse to enforce gun magazine capacities called for in Measure 114, which appears to be passing by a slim margin.
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PHOTOS | A coven of paddle-carrying witches glides across the Willamette River Saturday as part of a new Portland Halloween tradition:
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Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., proposed a handful of changes to Florida's criminal justice laws on Thursday, which included allowing the execution of child rapists.
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A federal judge in California has dismissed a securities fraud and defamation lawsuit filed by a Tesla investor against CEO Elon Musk, one of Musk's supporters and Tesla.
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BREAKING: Oregon Senate Republicans who participated in a 42-day walkout over abortion and gender bills will NOT be able to run for re-election per Measure 113, the Oregon Supreme Court has ruled.
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Oregon State Police: Eel truck overturns on Hwy 101, covers road in slime
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Neighbors called the police because a young boy was going door-to-door asking if he could do yard work to earn money for a new Playstation. The responding officer instead came together with some friends and surprised him with a new PS5.
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WHAT DO YOU THINK? | A Target in California will not allow teens inside past 4 p.m. without an adult chaperone, allegedly because there have been "too many fights, thefts, and teens roaming the store."
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Measles case confirmed in Portland, about 500 people exposed #LiveOnK2
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Oregon man sentenced to 14 months for raping 3 teens:
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Calf, nicknamed 'Ember,' rescued from burning blackberry bush in Oregon wildfires: 'It was one small victory but we'll take it'
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Under the 'Greater Idaho' movement, nearly everything in Oregon east of the Cascades becomes part of Idaho - and House members in the Idaho Legislature voted in favor of it.
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President Biden comments on the Oregon gubernatorial race while making an unscheduled stop for ice cream at a Baskin-Robbins in NE Portland.
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Emergency responders closed Interstate 5 Sunday after a trailer carrying livestock tipped, and cows got loose on the freeway. (Video courtesy Dave Tragethon)
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A Philadelphia father put the city's signature sandwich to use in a whole new way: measuring his baby's size in cheesesteaks.
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JUST IN: Los Angeles mayor recommends everyone in the nation's second-largest city wear a mask to combat the coronavirus, @AP reports.
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What do you think? Should it be illegal for businesses to fire employees who flunk drug tests for using marijuana off the clock?
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Some incredible photos just in to our newsroom from the #eaglecreek fire. Shot by web producer @tristanCF #LiveOnK2
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BREAKING NEWS| A Harney County judge on Tuesday ruled that Oregon’s voter-approved gun safety law was unconstitutional.
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#BREAKING : @AP calls it: Democrat Tina Kotek wins election for governor in Oregon.
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BREAKING: Homeland Security head, Chad Wolf, is in Portland after saying the city is "under siege."
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#BREAKING : Oregon House expels Rep. Nearman after December Capitol breach -- 59 to 1 vote.
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Police say a man broke into an 85-year-old woman's home and tied her up, telling her he would kill her. After he discovered her sleeping disabled son, she pulled a hidden handgun and shot the intruder dead.
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BREAKING | Oregon Gov. Kate Brown will require all adults in K-12 school campus communities and all health care workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 18 or six weeks after full FDA approval, whichever is later.
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BREAKING | Pirates of the Columbia?🛥 A suspect stole a Portland Fire & Rescue boat this morning and is escaping down the Columbia River. The Coast Guard is in active pursuit.
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“You get more trouble in Portland for parking in a handicapped spot than you do having a baggie full of fentanyl that could kill a busload of kids. That's wrong,” said Hetfeld.
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The bill states anyone who is eligible but chooses not to get a COVID-19 vaccine must pay their health care expenses out-of-pocket if they are hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms.
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A group of parents are suing the Portland teachers union for $100M, claiming their historic 2023 strike "forced [parents] to pay for childcare out of pocket, take leave or skip shifts at work, and deal with abrupt changes and confusion."
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7 years
Close call: Good Samaritans push a car off MAX tracks moments before a train rolls through! #LiveOnK2
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The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced that the "cougar" spotted yesterday in Tigard’s Cook Park was actually just a housecat.
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An Oregon high school girls tennis coach resigned this week in protest of transgender student-athletes being allowed to compete with cisgendered players.
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Oregon voters are being asked to decide whether the state should be the first in the nation to amend its constitution to explicitly declare that affordable health care is a fundamental human right.
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INCREDIBLE! 🤩 Check out these stunning views of the Northern Lights at Vista House in the Columbia River Gorge last night! Thanks to @clifford_paguio for sending them in! Did you see the aurora?
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Parents in Portland, Oregon can now send their kids to a free social justice summer camp founded by anarchists.
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Calling all #SuperBlueBloodMoon photos! We'd love to feature them on air and online. Share your pictures at PC: @sbuck97
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CONFIRMED: There will be a new In-N-Out Burger in Keizer. A representative at a city council meeting last night said, “Oregon is considered a new market for In-N-Out. Only two restaurants, Grants Pass and Medford, have been open to date. The City of Keizer will be the third.”
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Dozens of women headed to DC from PDX for the Women's March on Washington. Photo by Jenny Keating.
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Police make 7 arrests after after "Patriot Prayer" rally met w/ counter protesters in downtown Portland: #LiveonK2
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Joe Rogan, whose podcast has an estimated 11 million listeners per episode, blasted 'Drag Queen Story Hour' for kids in a fiery rant.
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Multnomah County has mandated masks indoors for everyone 5 and up. Do you agree with the county's decision? Details:
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#BREAKING : Republican SW Washington Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler says she will vote to impeach President Donald Trump.
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What a difference rain makes.
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Joe Rogan, whose podcast has an estimated 11 million listeners per episode, blasted 'Drag Queen Story Hour' for kids in a fiery rant.
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It’s a bittersweet day at KATU as we say goodbye to Sports Director Joe Becker, who is retiring after 44 years working in news. Thank you for everything @JoeBKATU , and we wish you well in your retirement!
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We have another view of the twin waterspouts off the Oregon coast this morning from Krista Joy Johnson. So what is a waterspout? The technical definition according to the American Meteorological Society is “any tornado over a body of water." MORE:
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The Portland City Council approved Mayor Ted Wheeler’s proposal to ban daytime camping on city property. MORE |
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WOW! Roads are flooded in Clackamas County - here's a look at driving conditions on Sunnyside Road courtesy Kinna Clark. Send your photos & videos to !
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The fence put up around the U.S. courthouse in Portland is blocking part of the street, and the city is fining the federal government “$500 for every 15 minutes” it blocks the public thoroughfare.
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There is a bill in the Oregon legislature that will allow you to pump your own gas. Having an attendant do it would just be an option. There's been a ban on self-service gas in this state since 1951, with some exceptions in certain parts of the state.
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A pregnant driver who was stranded along I-5 with a small child needed help changing her flat tire, and an Oregon State Police Trooper went above and beyond to help.
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A teenager eating a pot brownie in class panicked when his teacher asked him for a piece: http://t.co/hAOHv0XsP5 http://t.co/YGoYkvowvD
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WOW 😳 check out this boater speeding along a flooded section of Hwy 34 in Corvallis, Oregon. The four-lane highway will remain closed until the water recedes:
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Court documents allege that after the 9-year-old girl was raped by two students in her NE Portland school, the school suspended the boys for one day and offered the girl a "safety plan" where the boys were given different lunch periods from her.
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WATCH: A driver plowed through protesters in downtown Portland this afternoon. Police say they have not heard from either the driver or victim yet.
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Stunning! You can see the vivid rainbow over Twin Rocks along the Oregon Coast 🌈 Chime in with your signs of spring: (📷: Jen Brumaghim)
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JUST IN: Mary Tyler Moore is dead at age 80, publicist says
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Oregon voters are being asked to decide whether the state should be the first in the nation to amend its constitution to explicitly declare that affordable health care is a fundamental human right.
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A Republican-led walkout in the Oregon Senate hit its tenth day on Monday, and three senators are now banned from running for re-election under a state rule regarding unexcused lawmaker absences.
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Video: Crowd rushes in to stop rioter smashing a transformer in the Pearl District #Portland #PortlandProtests
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JUST IN: Iranian infant Fatemah arrives safely at @OHSUDoernbecher for treatment. #LiveOnK2
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BREAKING: The 25yo accused of violently attacking a man in downtown Portland last Sunday was booked into the Multnomah County Jail on Friday morning.
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Portland International Airport has announced the 20 food and retail businesses set to open in the new main terminal, featuring foods and goods made primarily by local, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and women-owned businesses.
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