Giant cedar cut down in Portland lot-splitting move
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A giant cedar tree not far from Multnomah Village was removed on Tuesday, July 19 in one step toward building 2 homes on the existing lot. The 80-foot-tall tree in the 7300...
View ArticleMan arrested for June 13 shooting in Salem
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — Marion County Deputies have arrested a suspect in the June 13 shooting that occurred on Pennsylvania Ave. The scene of Marion County SWAT executing a search warrant for Shannon...
View ArticlePassersby on Hwy 224 try to save 8-year-old boy
ESTACADA, Ore. (KOIN) — Best friends Amber Starling and Ashleigh Bridges can’t eat and can’t sleep since they came upon a horrific head-on collision that killed an 8-year-old boy and injured 5 others,...
View ArticleGrowing Washington Co. needs new infrastructure
WASHINGTON CO., Ore. (KOIN) — Washington County is expected to grow substantially over the next 20 years, which means a lot of money will be put towards expanding the region’s current infrastructure....
View ArticlePolice: Vancouver man threw bricks at home, cars
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — An 18-year-old man was arrested Tuesday night for allegedly throwing bricks at a home and cars in a Vancouver neighborhood. Officers went to the 8300 block of McArthur...
View ArticleMan with gun at Portland rally released from jail
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A counter-protester who was arrested for displaying a gun during a Portland rally to protest the deaths of two black men shot by police in Minnesota and Louisiana has been...
View ArticleUO settles whistleblower suit with 2 former employees
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The University of Oregon has agreed to pay $425,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by two former employees over allegations that the school retaliated against them for speaking out...
View ArticleArsonist wanted for series of NW Portland fires
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Investigators believe one person was behind a series of fires that destroyed property in Northwest Portland early Wednesday morning. The arsonist set 4 fires between 2-4 a.m.,...
View ArticleMan arrested for Craigslist threat to judge, deputies
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — A Sandy, Oregon, man has been arrested by authorities who say he threatened a judge and sheriff’s deputies online. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that...
View ArticleCould corporate tax put Powell’s out of business?
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Could a proposed corporate tax cost Portland one of its biggest icons? Powell’s Books is the largest new and used bookstore in the world, but its owner says she’s worried a...
View ArticleYoung occupier pleads guilty in Oregon standoff case
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The youngest occupier from this winter’s takeover of an Oregon bird sanctuary has pleaded guilty. At the federal courthouse in Portland, 21-year-old Travis Cox admitted Wednesday...
View ArticleHillsboro murder suspect accused of sex with minor
HILLSBORO, Ore. (KOIN) — An accused murderer is now linked to having sex with a minor, according to court documents. Roger Emir Gastelum-Medina was previously charged with murder, being a felon in...
View ArticlePublic warned not to eat fish from Willamette Slough
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — The City of Salem is warning locals not to eat fish caught in the Willamette Slough due contaminated sediment found in the water. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality...
View ArticleClackamas Dump Stoppers clean up after adults
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. (KOIN) — The Pacific Northwest has a lot of public forest land for people to use for hiking and camping, but unfortunately it seems many people also use it to dump their trash. A...
View ArticleGoodwill gets Salem woman past ‘dark times in life’
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — A Salem woman who spent decades in and out of jail is giving back thanks to the Goodwill Job Connection program. Linda Sutton decided enough was enough and treated her...
View ArticleReport: Amanda Marshall sent harassing messages
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The federal prosecutor whose accusation of sexual harassment led U.S. Attorney for Oregon Amanda Marshall to resign told investigators he reported her behavior because it was...
View ArticleCement truck driver dies in fiery crash
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. (KOIN) — A cement truck went off the road in Washington County and caught fire, killing one person. The crash happened around 8:30 a.m. at Laurelwood and Bald Peak Road, the...
View ArticleBeloved Oregon Zoo polar bear dies at 31
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One of the Oregon Zoo’s polar bears was euthanized Thursday after veterinarians found a tumor on his liver. The Oregon Zoo’s beloved polar bear Conrad was euthanized Thursday...
View ArticleCamas neighbors resent population, housing boom
CAMAS, Wash. (KOIN) — There’s a housing boom happening in Camas that some say is out of control. The population has quadrupled during the past 20 years, from 5,000 to more than 20,000 people. Some...
View ArticleDoctors ‘baffled’ as teen battles meningitis 3rd time
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — For the third time in a little more than 2 years, Elianna Neumann is battling viral meningitis. The mother of the 13-year-old told KOIN 6 News doctors are baffled over why the...
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