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Vasili Varlamos

Reporter · US

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Sep 16, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Vasili Varlamos

    State audit finds Oregon Medicaid overpayments could reach $4.1 million (opens the original)

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    PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon’s Medicaid program may have paid health care networks twice for some of the same patients, according to a new state audit. The audit, released by Secretary of State Tobias Read’s office, found that the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) made duplicate monthly payments when the same Medicaid recipient had more than one account number in the state’s system. OHA pays Coordinated Care Organizations, or CCOs, a flat monthly fee for each person enrolled, whether that person u

  2. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Vasili Varlamos

    Multnomah County weighs funding options for $101.6M Moda Center renovation (opens the original)

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    Multnomah County leaders are discussing how to pay for the county’s $101.6 million commitment to renovate the Moda Center. Financing costs could push the county’s total expense past $160 million. (KATU) PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Multnomah County leaders are discussing how to pay for the county’s $101.6 million commitment to renovate the Moda Center. Financing costs could push the county’s total expense past $160 million. The Board of Commissioners previously approved a framework that set the count

  3. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Vasili Varlamos

    ODOT warns Tuesday may be busier after 'fairly average' Monday morning traffic (opens the original)

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    PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Traffic remained relatively normal during the first weekday commute of Portland’s I-5 southbound shutdown, but transportation officials are warning Tuesday could provide a bigger test. ODOT said that overall traffic volumes on Monday morning were "fairly average", with only some pockets of congestion near Lombard Street on I-5 and on the Fremont Bridge. That follows a measurable drop in traffic over the weekend. ODOT said preliminary data from Saturday showed traffic volu

  4. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · Vasili Varlamos

    Portland police expect I-5 shutdown to impact emergency response times (opens the original)

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    Due to the five-week shutdown of southbound Interstate 5through Portland’s Rose Quarter, transportation agencies are warning travelersto plan ahead for major delays and ripple effects across local streets andtransit routes. (KATU) PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — With a five-week shutdown of southbound I-5 through Portland’s Rose Quarter now just three weeks away, first responders are preparing for traffic to spill onto city streets. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) plans to close I-5 south

  5. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Vasili Varlamos

    Portland puts $800K in taxpayer dollars toward filling vacant storefronts (opens the original)

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    PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Empty storefronts have been a stubborn part of Portland’s economic landscape for years. After months of planning, city leaders are putting taxpayer dollars behind a new effort to get more of those darkened storefronts back in business. Portland Mayor Keith Wilson announced the launch of Portland’s Vacant Storefront Grant on Thursday. The $800,000 program, administered by Prosper Portland, will help businesses pay for improvements needed to move into vacant commercial spac

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