PORTLAND, Ore. - One of our local schools has been awarded over $8,000 in funding for a 1.6-kilowatt solar array.

Jason Lee Elementary, located at 2222 N.E. 92nd, is one of two places slated to receive money from Pacific Power's Blue Sky Renewable Energy Program. A firehouse in Corvallis will be getting funds as well for a larger solar array.

The solar array, at Jason Lee will be visible to all of the students and will be incorporated into education programs at the school.

"The projects at Jason Lee Elementary and Corvallis Firehouse No. 1 are just some of the projects that demonstrate our deep commitment to building a renewable energy future," Pat Reiten, president of Pacific Power, said in a news release. "Not only will these projects help supply renewable energy, but they are helping teach children and the public about solar energy."

PORTLAND, Ore. - It's a tricky spot in northeast Portland - an 'S' curve along Prescott Street, right at 37th.

Neighbors who live there say despite complaints to the city, cars continue to crash into their yards and homes.

Prescott is a busy thoroughfare. You can drive along at 30 miles per hour until you hit that curve. That's when the speed limit suddenly drops to 15 miles per hour.

The trouble is, not everyone slows down and there have been a number of crashes.

Two years ago, resident Stephanie Simmons contacted KATU for help and we brought out someone from the Portland Bureau of Transportation to take a look.

"This is something that we think is our problem," PBOT representative Dan Anderson told us at that time.

PORTLAND, Ore. – A home that was featured in a KATU News report in 2010 was hit by fire early Thursday morning.

The house, located near Northeast 126th Avenue and Glisan Street, close to the Glendoveer Golf Course, was featured in a story by KATU Problem Solver Shellie Bailey-Shah about the home being an abandoned “nuisance house.”

However it appears that before the fire started the owners were trying to turn things around. Fire bureau spokesman Paul Corah said it appears a renovation was underway in the house.

Fire investigators are still completing their investigation, but Corah said the initial indication is that the fire is related to the renovation.

A KATU News crew saw police detain one person at the scene, but Corah said she was later released. He said she just happened to be walking in the vicinity.

Firefighters said the home was unoccupied and empty of furnishings as they fought the blaze, which they responded to at about 2 a.m.