Tanvi Varma

PPS is considering school closures even as some campuses receive or are slated for millions of dollars in bond-funded safety and building upgrades.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The future of neighborhood schools in Portland and Salem-Keizer is up in the air as leaders consider potential closures and merging campuses.

Gov. Tina Kotek and gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan are urging Portland school leaders to improve transparency and hear families before deciding whether to close schools.

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Downtown Portland business owners react after police fatally shot a man on SW Broadway. Merchants describe chaos, shifting street behavior, and cautious optimism as crime data shows assaults up, homicides down.

The U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon is set to reveal what it calls major updates on efforts to fight SNAP benefit theft.Scott E. Bradford, U.S. Attorne

The U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon is set to reveal what it calls major updates on efforts to fight SNAP benefit theft.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — At least 40 charged in Oregon-led crackdown on SNAP fraud schemes that stole over millions of dollars in benefits using stolen EBT data, involving multi-state indictments.

A former project manager for Portland Public Schools claims she was wrongfully fired after raising concerns about oversight and spending tied to a high-profile consulting contract.

Students at Fort Vancouver High School say they feel anxious and frustrated about unanswered questions following serious allegations in the school's locker room.