1 dead when train crashes with car along Evergreen Hwy
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — One person was killed when a train crashed with a car along Evergreen Highway Sunday night, emergency responders said. The crash happened along SR-14 in Vancouver. Early...
View ArticleWitness: Gunman in SUV shot man outside restaurant
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man was traumatically injured in a shooting outside a Portland restaurant Monday evening, according to police. The shooting happened around 7:45 p.m. in the parking lot of...
View ArticleGresham PD: 8 people hospitalized in crash on Hwy 26
GRESHAM, Ore. (KOIN) — Eight people were injured following a crash between a sedan and a mid-sized truck on Hwy 26 Monday night, police said. A LifeFlight helicopter was sent to transport victims of...
View ArticleNeighborhood’s ‘little library’ destroyed by fire
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The owner of a little library in Southeast Portland told KOIN 6 News she was upset to wake up and find it engulfed in flames on Monday. Rita King said she built her little...
View ArticleCould Cape Kiwanda vandals face legal penalties?
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — A top official with Oregon State Parks and Recreation tells KOIN 6 News the people who destroyed an iconic rock formation at Cape Kiwanda could face penalties, if they’re caught....
View ArticleMilwaukie man found dead inside home
MILWAUKIE, Ore. (KOIN) – Detectives with the Clackamas County Major Crimes team are investigating the suspicious death of a man found late Monday night. According to Milwaukie police, the body was...
View ArticleMan to be sentenced 13 years for drive-by shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A 24-year-old man took a plea deal and will be sentenced later this month for killing a man during a 2014 drive-by shooting in North Portland. In June 2015, a grand jury handed...
View ArticleFeds seek 35 years in prison for child porn maker
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Federal prosecutors are seeking a 30-35 year prison sentence for a man who is described as having an interest in hardcore child pornography, according to court documents. Jason...
View ArticlePedestrian struck, killed in Salem
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man was killed on Tuesday morning while walking on a road in Salem. The crash happened on Cordon Road NE near Carolina Avenue NE. Police say a car struck the man in the middle...
View ArticleITT Tech shutters campuses after federal aid sanctions
CARMEL, Ind. (AP) — The for-profit college chain ITT Educational Services is shutting down its campuses days after the U.S. Department of Education banned it from enrolling new students who use federal...
View ArticleUtah man accused of killing Portland friend
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A man from Utah will appear before a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge on Tuesday accused of killing his friend, according to court documents. Kelby Blaine Jake, originally...
View ArticleDriver hits pedestrian in SE Portland, flees scene
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Police are looking for a driver accused of hitting a man with his car and leaving him with traumatic injuries on Tuesday night. The crash happened around 8:45 p.m. at SE 148th...
View ArticleDavid Bartol sentenced to 55 years in prison
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – David Ray Bartol, the man who tried to kill two gang associates inside a torture chamber in Southeast Portland, will serve 55 years in prison. Bartol, though, is still facing a...
View ArticleIndictment filed in Salem crash that killed mom
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) – A grand jury last month handed up an indictment against the man accused of killing a mother in a high speed crash. Esteban Alvarez-Ayala will be arraigned on Wednesday in Marion...
View ArticleKids unhurt after Salem hash oil explosion
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) – The man accused of causing an explosion while using butane hash oil is expected to enter a plea on court on Wednesday. Joe Arnold Gonzalez Jr. was arrested in late August by law...
View Article$995K lawsuit filed in deadly dirt bike crash
NEWBERG, Ore. (KOIN) – A $995,000 civil lawsuit has been filed against the man who caused a woman to die when the dirt bike he owned crashed into the back of a pickup. The lawsuit claims James Benjamin...
View ArticleJury selection underway in Malheur occupation case
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Jury selection has started for the trial of Ammon Bundy and six others charged with conspiracy after they occupied a national wildlife refuge in Oregon. Prosecutors and defense...
View ArticleLincoln HS students walk out over bond measure delay
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Hundreds of Lincoln High School students walked out of class Wednesday morning, demanding that the school district put a bond measure back on the November ballot to improve...
View ArticlePortland council extends homeless emergency 1 year
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Portland City Council voted Wednesday morning to extend the city’s homeless emergency for an additional year. The current state of emergency expires on October 7. Mayor...
View ArticleMegabucks-winning truck driver won’t quit day job
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Oregon truck driver who won a $9.4 million Megabucks jackpot says he’s going to continue making deliveries despite his millionaire status. Eric and Beth Tackett posing with...
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