Anna Katayama
Reporter
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Anna Katayama is an award-winning reporter who joined the Investigative team at KPTV in 2022. She had worked at KPTV for several years beginning in the late 90’s before taking some time away to raise her two kids. Now they are (mostly) grown up and she is excited to be back!
Anna is originally from Hawaii, but started her career at KNDO-TV in Yakima, Washington. After anchoring for a couple of years at KFSM-TV in Fort Smith, Arkansas she moved to Oregon to join the team at KPTV. Later, she anchored and reported for KOIN-TV.
She loves to travel but spends most of her time these days right here at home, watching her son and daughter play sports. She is thrilled to once again be using her talents as a journalist to serve the people who live in Oregon and Southwest Washington, a community which has been home for decades now.
Anna would love to hear from you whether you have a news tip or just want to say “Hi!”
Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 9:04 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
On Tuesday night, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler held the first of two “Community Conversations” about a temporary alternative shelter site proposed for Southeast Portland.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 10:17 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
A birthing center in Gresham that serves hundreds of patients from East Multnomah and Clackamas counties is closing its doors at midnight Friday.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 9:42 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
Dozens of parents packed into the Evergreen Public Schools board meeting tonight to voice their concerns.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 9:46 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
More parents will soon have the option of enrolling their kids in a dual language program in the Beaverton School District.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 9:51 PM PST
|By Anna Katayama
School leaders in rural northwest Oregon are worried about big budget cuts.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 5:22 PM PST
|By Anna Katayama
Some good news and some bad news about getting body cams on Portland Police officers.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 5:22 PM PST
|By Anna Katayama
As area roadways are cleared and traffic gets back to normal, we’ll still be dealing with some lingering effects of last week’s wintery weather.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 10:18 PM PST
|By Anna Katayama
Portions of the metro area saw some improvements in road conditions Friday, but the effect of this week’s winter blast are far from over.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 10:33 PM PST
|By Anna Katayama
The forecast calls for enough snow to make driving difficult in some areas of Portland.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 5:29 AM PST
|By Anna Katayama
Some big changes are in store for the neighborhood surrounding the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 8:43 PM PST
|By Anna Katayama
If you take a look at the 75 largest police agencies in the United States, you’ll find that the Portland Police Bureau sticks out because it’s the only one that still does not have its officers equipped with body cams.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 5:36 PM PST
|By Adrian Thomas, Anna Katayama and Chandler Watkins
Monday brought nonstop snow in the Cascades and light snow fall in areas of Portland.
Updated: Feb. 12, 2023 at 10:36 PM PST
|By Anna Katayama
Recent developments including the Chinese spy balloon and other unidentified objects shot down are putting a sharper focus on the 142nd Wing’s mission.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 9:48 PM PST
|By Anna Katayama
Deputies are bringing an urgent message to Vancouver schools.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 6:50 AM PST
|By Anna Katayama
Nurses are leaving their jobs at an alarming rate.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 10:14 PM PST
|By Anna Katayama
Patients seeking certain types of cancer treatment in The Dalles will soon have to drive miles for care.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 6:18 PM PST
|By Anna Katayama
Housing Multnomah Now is modeled after a similar program in Seattle.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 6:48 PM PST
|By Anna Katayama
Portland is ringing in the new year with new assignments for its city commissioners.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 9:45 PM PST
|By Anna Katayama
Meals on Wheels People provides free meals for thousands of homebound seniors throughout the year. Now the nonprofit is operating its first diner.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2022 at 10:31 PM PST
|By Anna Katayama
While Friday’s sub-freezing temperatures had most people staying indoors, downtown Portland’s streets were also empty for the most part. However, some had to venture out for one reason or another,
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 8:59 AM PST
|By Anna Katayama
Oregon was the first state in the nation to allow medical aid in dying.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 8:23 PM PST
|By Anna Katayama
On this Veteran’s Day two men who served together in the 1960s are celebrating a reunion of sorts.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 7:45 AM PST
|By Anna Katayama
Recent headlines have put a sharper focus on racism in youth sports.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 5:46 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
Friday’s wild weather left some Portland residents without power for much of the day.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 10:46 AM PDT
|By Paulina Aguilar and Anna Katayama
Two executive leaders with the Portland Thorns and Timbers were fired amid an investigation that they were aware of alleged sexual and emotional abuse by former coach Paul Riley and they failed to take appropriate action.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2022 at 5:56 AM PDT
|By FOX 12 Staff and Anna Katayama
This is the 45th traffic fatality of the year in Portland.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 12:26 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
The Oregon Red Cross and other agencies are sending help to Florida to aid in the recovery after hurricane Ian.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 5:25 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
The city of Vancouver is looking to establish a third Safe Stay Community to provide shelter and services to the city’s houseless population.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2022 at 6:50 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
Tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees have moved to the United States since the start of the Russian invasion. One 66-year-old man from Kiev recently arrived in Portland, which marked the second time he’s come to the U.S. as a refugee.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 6:10 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
The sizeable bump in spending will be used to protect city employees from threats of violence as well as city property from theft and vandalism.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 5:45 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
It’s back-to-school day Tuesday for hundreds of kids in Oregon and Southwest Washington and it’ll be a hot start to the school year with temperatures expected to soar near 100 degrees.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 6:24 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
Some Kia owners are taking precautions following a TikTok challenge. The challenge seems to be encouraging people to steal Kia vehicles, and the car manufacturer is taking notice.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 6:33 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
Amid all the reports of violence and vandalism in Portland’s Old Town, a grassroots effort is underway to breathe new life into the neighborhood.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 5:38 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
Crime and vandalism have pushed some businesses away from downtown Portland, but efforts are underway to stop the trend.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 5:48 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
Monkeypox cases in Oregon and Washington are on the rise.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 6:19 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
Misha Pierce says she would have never known about the incident, had her son not noticed some of his belongings were missing.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 5:09 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
A southeast Portland drug treatment program is getting bombarded by thieves, vandals and people who are illegally dumping trash.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 7:47 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
Crews from throughout the state are battling a wildfire near Maupin.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 5:36 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
As wildfire season intensifies in the Pacific Northwest, Oregon is stepping up its efforts to prevent loss.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 6:26 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
Three people are recovering today after nearly losing their lives on the Sandy river. The near drowning happened at Oxbow Park Thursday, not far from where another person had drowned the day before.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 3:38 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
The 33rd annual Oregon Brewers Festival is underway at Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 6:21 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
For some working outside during the heat wave, the high temperatures can be a deadly situation.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 6:33 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
The hot weather is driving people to local rivers to cool off.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 6:23 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
Eight years ago, on July 22, a teenager was gunned down in Southeast Portland. Police don’t know the motive in the case and have yet to make an arrest.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 4:34 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
A Gresham woman embarks on a long road to recovery after being shot in the face.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 7:13 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
Kesterson is the same man charged with bias crimes in an attack on a 5-year-old Japanese girl and her father on the Eastbank Esplanade July 2.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2022 at 5:22 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
A northeast Portland business has made it onto the U.S. National Register of Historical Places.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 5:25 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
All week long the Portland Timbers and Thorns have been out in the community serving with various non-profits for their 11th annual Stand Together Week.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 6:01 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
Rising prices and global supply chain issues are putting pressure on pet owners.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 5:52 PM PDT
|By Anna Katayama
Nick Bartling says his job with the Clean Start program has given him purpose. He’s off the street, employed, and giving back to his community.
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