PORTLAND, Ore. - KATU crews went out with Portland Police officers while they were on Spring Break patrol Saturday night, and wound up looking for a suspected shooter.Officers were patrolling a Montessori school in Southeast Portland when their patrol turned into an investigation near Southeast 148th Avenue and Division Street. Click the arrow above to watch our video live from the scene.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Police are calling a shooting this morning in downtown Portland gang related.It happened around 1:45 a.m. Saturday near Southwest Fourth Avenue and Oak Street.One man was shot. We're told that a friend drove him to the hospital, and his wounds aren't life-threatening.No arrests have been made.

PORTLAND, Ore. - A woman in a Southeast Portland apartment complex says she escaped an apartment fire Saturday morning thanks to her dog.The two-alarm fire, at Waverly Surf Apartments on Southeast Linn Street, spread down an exterior stairway to as many as four apartments and then to the attic,...more Portland Fire reports in a press release. Portland Fire reports that this unidentified woman was able to exit down the stairway. The fire started around 2:30 a.m., reportedly in the stairwell next to Waverly Surf Apartments' Unit 758. "No one was injured," Portland Fire reports in a press release. "All residents escaped prior to the arrival of fire companies."The Red Cross sent personnel to the scene, assisting displaced residents.The two-alarm fire was brought under control just before 3:30 a.m., with 60 firefighters at the scene. Crews left the scene at 6 a.m., and a fire investigator stayed to finishing interviewing occupants and members of the apartment's management company. We're told

PORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon Health & Science University is urging Oregon's congressional delegation to support health care reform legislation that would expand coverage to millions of Americans. In letters to Oregon's five congressmen, OHSU leaders urged passage of HR 3590 (read the full text) and...more companion legislation to make necessary changes to the health bill passed earlier by the Senate.  "Our support for this bill stems from our deep-seated commitment to health care as a core part of the OHSU mission," said OHSU President Joe Robertson. "While we don't agree with every provision in this legislation, we believe it is a key step toward advancing the health and health care of our nation through its expansion of coverage for millions of Americans."Robertson also noted efforts made by Oregon's delegation, to increase Medicare payments to providers in traditionally low-cost states, as a positive step. As the state's public - and only - academic health center, OHSU is a major provider of

The last Rose Festival princess was crowned Friday at Grant High School. Victoria Dinu is on the honor roll, cross country, track and field, and the newspaper. She wants to attend the University of Oregon and is considering a career in public relations, wedding planning, violin teaching or advertising.

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. - The death of a naturopathic doctor that was thought to be a suicide has been ruled a homicide and police have arrested a man they suspect is the killer. Around 8 a.m. March 14, Washington County Sheriff's Deputies received a call of a suspicious vehicle located at 1500...more N.W. Cornelius Schefflin Road in unincorporated Washington County. A Sheriff's Deputy arrived and found southeast Portland resident Dr. David Greenspan, 46, dead in his car - apparently due to a gunshot to the head. His car was parked at the Emanuel Cemetery. The initial investigation led deputies to believe Greenspan's death may have been a suicide, but detectives were dispatched in the event it was a homicide case. The following day, the Oregon Medical Examiners Office came back with crucial news -- Greenspan, who had a clinic in the Tigard area, had two additional gunshot wounds that were not fatal. At the time deputies discovered Greenspan's body, they also recovered a semi-automatic

PORTLAND, Ore. - What is a lifelong vegetarian to do when her doctor orders her to eat meat? One author's year-long foray into the world of cowboys, steakhouses and barbecue is detailed in the pages of "The Butcher and the Vegetarian."Tara Austen Weaver, by happenstance a former housemate of...more KATU Web Producer Jennifer Meacham, joins AM Northwest in KATU's Northeast Portland studio Friday morning.Watch the video above, and join the vegetarian-versus-humane-meat-eating debate in the comment area below.

TVF&R Captain Troy Spisla has received the American Legion Firefighter of the Year Award for the State of Oregon. This annual award is conferred upon one firefighter in the state who, according to the American Legion, exemplifies the virtues of professionalism and dedication and has demonstrated a...more distinct pattern of community service to his/her community, State or Nation. "TVF&R is proud of Captain Spisla," said TVF&R's Deputy Fire Chief Mike Duyck. "He exemplifies the qualities to which all of our firefighters aspire." Spisla is in charge of TVF&R's Fire Station 35 in King City. At TVF&R, Station Captains are expected to act as the local fire chief regarding community and intergovernmental affairs within the city served by their station. Spisla is considered one of TVF&R's most noteworthy examples in this role. "Captain Spisla has his finger on the pulse of the community he serves," Duyck said. Last summer after a series of arson fires in a mobile home park for senior citizens,

Photo courtesy Flickr user nadiapriestleyWhat: A blanket drive to benefit the Catholic Charities Housing Transition Program for Single Homeless Women. Bring new or laundered blankets, coats and socks.When: Sunday, March 28Where: Rose City Collectors Market Show, Airport Holiday Inn's Columbia Conference Center at 8521 N.E. Columbia Blvd.

Here's our interview with the author of this book, Tara Weaver: "Debate 'The Butcher and the Vegetarian.'" Enjoy!