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Portlanders wait for gas tax to go into effect
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It’s been nearly 3 months since voters in Portland approved the gas tax, but prices still haven’t gone up at the pump. The approval shows that Portlanders are willing to pay 10...
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Police officer injured in Keizer motorcycle crash
KEIZER, Ore. (KOIN) — A Keizer police officer was hospitalized Tuesday after a car crashed into his motorcycle, authorities said. Officer Tyler Wampler was riding his marked police motorcycle on...
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Slain security guard was ‘savior’ to loved ones
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The family of a local security guard who was shot and killed on the job Sunday night is speaking out in the hopes of finding whoever killed him. Luccas McNeill, 28, worked as...
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Kids find Beaverton teen who was missing overnight
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KOIN) – After police, searchers and bloodhounds spent nearly 24 hours passing out fliers for a missing teen, a group of kids found him not far from his home. Jose Ramirez found Elvin...
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Boy’s ‘heinous’ murder remains unsolved 15 years later
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – It has been 15 years since 11-year-old Joshua Michael Jeffries was fatally shot in his Southeast Portland home, and police are still searching for the boy’s killer. Jeffries had...
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Terminal 1 homeless shelter approved on 3-2 vote
PORTLAND, Ore. (Portland Tribune) — The City Council brushed aside neighborhood opposition and legal questions to authorize opening a homeless shelter in an vacant warehouse at Terminal 1 for six...
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Father accused of dropping, throwing newborn into chair
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A 25-year-old man is accused of dropping his 5-week-old son on his head and throwing him into a chair. Samuel Dominick Phelps is charged with the criminal abuse of a newborn,...
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Lents resident: Homeless ‘quarantined’ in neighborhood
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Residents of Portland’s Lents neighborhood say they feel like they’re bearing the brunt of a problem that belongs to the entire city. Many neighbors say crimes associated with...
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International flavor at Girls Softball LLWS
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The first game of the Girls Little League World Series got underway at Portland’s Alpenrose Dairy on Wednesday. Girls as young as 11 and 12 took to the softball field in a...
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Documents: Giddings used woman ‘as shield or hostage’
OREGON CITY, Ore. (KOIN) – Jeffrey Giddings, the man accused of trying to kill 2 law enforcement officers and taking a woman hostage at a Gladstone Subway, was officially charged with 6 major crimes on...
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Photos: Oregon Zoo to welcome new polar bear
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Zoo is adding a new polar bear to the family this fall. Nora was born on November 6, 2015 at the Columbus Zoo, and has been raised by trainers since her mother...
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Bright orange ‘snuggle mobile’ stolen
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A special trailer containing a large collection of snuggling gear was stolen from the Crestwood neighborhood this week. The bright orange trailer belongs to Shanya Luther with...
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Oregon Food Banks gets $1,000 donation from Chinook Winds
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Food Bank got a $1,000 donation from Chinook Winds Casino. Josh Hinerfeld, the chair of the board of directors, entered a cash tornado booth to grab as much money as...
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Reward offered in Luccas McNeill murder case
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A reward of up to $2500 has been announced to help solve the homicide investigation of Luccas Demetrius McNeill, who was shot to death late on August 7. At 11:54 p.m., officers...
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Hail no more: Uber announces taxi partnership
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portlanders have even more options to get around town thanks to a new partnership with Uber and 2 local cab companies. UberTAXI now lets users request rides from New Rose City...
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Police search for 14-year-old Vancouver runaway
Police are looking for 14-year-old Kayla Donohue who ran away from home Wednesday, August 10, 2016. (Vancouver PD) VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — Police are asking for the public’s help finding a...
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Subway worker: Hostage-taker’s face ‘makes me cringe’
GLADSTONE, Ore. (KOIN) — A worker let go by a shooting suspect who barricaded himself inside a Gladstone Subway with a hostage Monday night told KOIN 6 News it all happened so fast, she didn’t have...
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Estacada family loses all, ‘lucky to be alive’
ESTACADA, Ore. (KOIN) — Becky Ginsbach, her daughter and grandson were in their motorhome waiting to turn right at a light in Troutdale when they were hit from behind and then side-swiped by a flatbed...
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Attorney threatens lawsuit over Terminal 1 shelter
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The City of Portland is making plans for the largest homeless shelter in the city, which was approved in a 3-2 vote on August 10. The old industrial warehouse, formerly used by...
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Man in his 20s drowns at Kelley Point Park
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man in his 20s drowned at Kelley Point Park during a large gathering with family and friends on August 11. “It’s a really sad day that someone was out cooling off in the...
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