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Series of fires, car crashes keeps firefighters busy
LEBANON, Ore. (KOIN) — Authorities in Lebanon had a busy start to their week Monday afternoon as they dealt with 2 fires and 2 car crashes, officials said. The first fire started around 1:15 p.m. on...
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Flurry of motions delays Gladstone cop’s murder trial
OREGON CITY, Ore. (KOIN) – Opening statements in the trial of former Gladstone Police Sgt. Lynn Benton, accused of conspiring to successfully kill his wife, were delayed just hours before they were...
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Malheur trial begins: Opening statements underway
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Opening statements began Tuesday in the case of seven people accused of taking over and occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Federal prosecutor Geoffrey Barrow said...
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Black teen’s death considered hate crime
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Authorities believe the death of a 19-year-old man was a hate crime committed by a suspected white supremacist and his girlfriend. An undated photo of Larnell Bruce provided by...
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More shelters will be installed on MAX Orange Line
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — TriMet announced on Tuesday that it’ll be adding 14 new shelters at the 10 MAX Orange Line stations. TriMet received approval for the shelters from the Federal Transit...
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PBOT preps for gas tax cash influx
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Four months after Portland voters passed a ten cent fuel tax, the tax is still yet to kick in. According to the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), the Oregon Department...
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Animals displaced by Louisiana floods flown to Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Cats that were displaced by flooding in Louisiana arrived in Portland on Monday after being flown in by the Cat Adoption Team (CAT) and Best Friends Animal Society. Displaced...
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Bert and Lucy’s 70 years in the Tunnel of Love
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — On their first date, Bert Harrison kissed Lucy as they rode through the Tunnel of Love in Seattle’s Playland Amusement Park. Now, 70 years later, they’re still in love. Bert and...
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Motorcyclist traumatically injured in high-speed crash
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A motorcyclist was sent to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after crashing into a car Tuesday afternoon, police said. The crash happened on SE Deardoff Road near...
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OSP: Suspect pepper sprayed trooper, broke into homes
TIGARD, Ore. (KOIN) — A wanted man allegedly pepper sprayed an Oregon State Police trooper and entered strangers’ homes before he was arrested Tuesday. It started around 4:15 p.m. when an OSP trooper...
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Man accused of pulling gun in I-205 road rage incident
OREGON CITY, Ore. (KOIN) — A man accused of pulling out a gun during an early morning road rage incident on I-205 was arrested days later, police said. The dispute happened around 7:30 a.m. on...
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Oregon sues 3 NV residents over $892K wildfire
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The State of Oregon is suing three people to recover nearly $893,000 that was spent battling a wildfire in Klamath County in July 2014. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Klamath...
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3rd suspect ID’d in Dec. 2015 Kyle Polk killing
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A man pending federal trial in November for drug and weapons charges is now the third person connected to the December 2015 killing of Kyle Polk. Ronald Clayton Rhodes, 31,...
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Ex-Multnomah Co. employee files retaliation lawsuit
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A former Multnomah County employee says she was fired after raising questions about fiscal mismanagement. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that Tanya Barham, the county’s former...
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School bus cameras on hold in Evergreen district
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — A program to install cameras on school buses in the Evergreen Public School District to capture drivers who run school bus stop signs was put on hold due to a partnership...
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Developer reveals plans for Terminal 1 shelter
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The developer hoping to turn Terminal 1 into Portland’s largest homeless shelter hosted a public forum Wednesday to show people the plans for the space. Designs for what could...
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Frosted Flakes meets beer in brewer collaboration
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two local breweries are teaming up to bring the goodness of childhood breakfasts to adult beverages. Montavilla Brew Works owner Michael Kora scoops Frosted Flakes for the Catch...
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No more PB&Js at Cartopia: Popular food cart booted
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A popular food cart is getting the boot from Cartopia on SE Hawthorne after being there for 4 years. Keena Tallman, the owner of PBJ’s Grilled, said the landlord isn’t renewing...
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Owner of boat adrift in Columbia River found dead
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The body of a 52-year-old man was recovered from the Columbia River Wednesday, days after his boat was found adrift, deputies said. The Coast Guard initiated a search after an...
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‘Club Fantasy’ owner arrested on drug, gun charges
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Authorities who executed a search warrant this week found drug paraphernalia inside a private adult business where nude women put on lingerie shows for men, according to court...
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