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Homes near Sandy River still in danger year after flood (Video)
A year after the flood that wiped out Lolo Pass Road along the Sandy River, homeowners say they're still in trouble.
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Everyday Heroes: Crafts for hospital patients (Video)
Each week Jackie Simonski visits expectant mothers who are on bed rest at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center and taps into their artistic side.
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Everyday Heroes: One world, one voice (Video)
A career musician left Los Angeles and moved his family to Portland, where they're focusing on sharing the gift of music throughout the world.
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Say goodbye to those old seats at the Hollywood Theatre
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Everyday Heroes: Forever Friends - All Saints School (Video)
A group of local sixth graders take some time out to read and play with kids who live at Providence Child Center. And in a heart-warming exchange between the two groups the children realize they have more in common than they think.
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Driving drunk can cost you - a lot (Video)
Besides risking lives, driving drunk can cost you thousands of dollars if you get caught.
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Five things to do to prevent or escape a fire in your home (Video)
The urge people have to go back into a burning home and rescue their pet can prove deadly. Firefighters say it's one of the key mistakes people make.
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Walmart passes gift receipt return test (Video)
A KATU Problem Solver investigation revealed customers were not getting all their money back when they returned merchandise with a gift receipt at Walmart. Now, it appears the company has fixed the problem.
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Everyday Heroes: Boy with cancer gives gifts to others (Video)
The spirit of the season teaches us to help one another – to take better care of our neighbors, because, after all, it is better to give than to receive. Matthew Bacon, 13, in Vancouver is doing just that.
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Community won't let the Grinch steal Christmas for Newberg family (Video)
KATU viewers have come to the rescue of a Newberg family who were at the hospital with their daughter, who has Down syndrome, when thieves broke into their home.
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Some Mattress World customers aren't 'sleeping like a baby' (Video)
Some customers of Mattress World, known for the catchy jingle in their TV commercial, said the company doesn't deliver purchased mattresses for months or sometimes at all. KATU went to Mattress World's owner to get answers.
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Everyday Heroes: Missionaries for the homeless (Video)
For Dick Akins and his wife, Ann, it all started four years ago. Driving down Burnside they saw all the homeless men huddled along the streets and under the bridge.
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Local art teacher paints a picture of inspiration after amputations (Video)
Now, with the help of a Portland prosthetics company, Advanced Arm Dynamics, Lynn Whitehead is back at work a year later. The experience has not only changed her life but her students' too.
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Heart of a champion: Lake O dedicates title to inspirational leader
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Everyday Heroes: The Dictionary Project (Video)
Three local rotary clubs have come together to give a group of third graders a gift that they hope will stay with them forever - the gift of learning. KATU's Steve Dunn reports.
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Everyday Heroes: Putting smiles on the faces of kids stuck in hospitals (Video)
In our latest Everyday Heroes segment we meet a young lady who isn't letting her own disabilities stop her from helping others. KATU's Steve Dunn reports on 'Andie's Smiles.'
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Oregon highway project faces even more delays as costs mount (Video)
The goal of the ill-fated Highway 20 project between Corvallis and Newport is to straighten the winding road, which would shorten the trip and make it safer for drivers.