Longview football stadium in bad shape for season
LONGVIEW, Wash. (KOIN) — The time could not have been worse for Longview Memorial Stadium to be falling apart. Some of the bleachers at the football stadium in Longview have been closed, and people...
View Article1 arrested, 2 cited during ‘Slave labor’ protest
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — On the 45th anniversary of the Attica prison riot, protesters took to the streets of downtown Portland to decry what they called “slave labor” from companies that profit from...
View ArticleJury seated for the Malheur Refuge takeover trial
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury of 12 people and eight alternates has been selected in the Oregon standoff trial with opening statements to begin Tuesday. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports lawyers made...
View ArticleOne person shot near Estacada, suspect fled
ESTACADA, Ore. (KOIN) — Clackamas County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for the suspect who shot someone near Estacada. Detectives believe a 1996 Ford pickup with Oregon license plate 902 AJZ was...
View ArticlePortland tenants struggle with 45% rent increase
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A group of tenants in Portland are facing a 45% rent hike that they have until October to pay, or vacate their apartments. An east Portland apartment complex is raising its...
View ArticleFormer babysitter gets prison time in abuse case
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A former babysitter is going to prison after he took a plea agreement on charges related to two girls. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports (http://bit.ly/2cfsjpa) Robert Lee Hill...
View ArticlePortland’s nerds come out for Rose City Comic Con
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Thousands of Portland’s nerds came out this weekend for the 5th annual Rose City Comic Con at the Oregon Convention Center. Fans meet with an exhibitor at Rose City Comic Con on...
View ArticleThree hospitalized after Milwaukie fire
MILWAUKIE, Ore. (KOIN) — Three people were hospitalized, one in critical condition, after a fire in Milwaukie on Sunday morning. At 5:29 a.m., fire officials were called to the 6500 block of Hemlock...
View ArticleSewage to brewage, beer contest uses purified wastewater
PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — When asked if those participating in a competition for beer made with purified Tigard wastewater see off-color humor in the situation, Brian Haslip gets kind of,...
View ArticleVictim identified in fatal Estacada shooting
ESTACADA, Ore. (KOIN) — The victim in Saturday’s fatal Estacada shooting has been named by authorities. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Dominick J. Perry, 39, of...
View ArticleLocal ceremonies held to commemorate 9/11 victims
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — All over Portland, Vancouver and Tualitin, commemorations for the nearly 3,000 victims of 9/11 were held on Sunday. Fifteen years may have passed, but America will never...
View Article3-story home destroyed by arson, woman in custody
HILLSBORO, Ore. (KOIN) — The inside of a Hillsboro home was destroyed in a fire Sunday, and a woman suspected of arson was taken into custody, officials said. The inside of a Hillsboro home was...
View ArticleUnattended BBQ sparks huge flames in NE Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An unattended grill caught fire in a joint residential and commercial building in NE Portland Sunday night, fire officials said. Firefighters quickly arrived at Glisan Commons...
View ArticlePortland elementary joins others in ditching homework
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Students at one elementary school in Portland got some good news when classes recently began: no more homework. The Oregonian/OregonLive says teachers at Cherry Park Elementary...
View ArticleMalheur trial: Judge rules Facebook evidence stays in
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — On the eve of opening statements in the trial of 7 people facing charges in the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Judge Anna J. Brown denied a motion to...
View Article2-story homeless structure cleared from Beggars Tick
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland city officials worked to clean up Beggars Tick on Monday in the Springwater Corridor and tore down a 2-story structure built by homeless in the area. A cooler of...
View ArticlePatent violation lawsuit filed against OHSU
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Delaware company filed a patent violation lawsuit against Oregon Health & Science University on Saturday. In the lawsuit, IT Aire said OHSU violated a patent it holds on a...
View ArticleCity council could ban big rigs on Vancouver street
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — Residents have been trying to put the brakes on big rigs that drive along their street, and on Monday night the city council weighed in. Neighbors who live on 39th Street west...
View ArticleElectric vehicle showroom to open in downtown Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Non-profit electric vehicle advocacy group Drive Oregon will open an EV education center and showroom in downtown Portland, after receiving a $993,450 grant from the...
View ArticleSE Portland fire started outside, spread to house
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Southeast Portland home caught fire Monday afternoon, officials said. Reports of the fire at 5200 SE 18th Avenue came in around 5:40 p.m. The home is reportedly boarded up,...
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