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Woodburn PD: ‘Significant arrest’ in crime spree
WOODBURN, Ore. (KOIN) — A 23-year-old man faces numerous charges for crimes dating back at least 3 years, Woodburn police said. Dustin L. Nehl was arrested Wednesday about 12 hours after a search at...
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Witness: Man exposed himself near Gresham playground
GRESHAM, Ore. (KOIN) — Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man accused of exposing himself near a Gresham playground. A witness told police he was sitting on his back porch Tuesday...
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Portland women report sex assaults by strangers
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two women reported being sexual assaulted over the weekend of Sept. 17 in downtown Portland. The first victim, a 23-year-old woman, told police she was with friends at...
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Woman sexually assaulted in her Wilsonville apartment
WILSONVILLE, Ore. (KOIN) — A woman reported being sexually assaulted at the Jory Trail Apartments at 8750 SW Ash Meadows Rd. in Willsonville Wednesday night. The victim told law enforcement a suspect...
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Informant driving car when Ammon Bundy arrested
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A government informant was driving Ammon Bundy’s car when he and 7 others were arrested along Hwy 395 in January, Oregon State Police trooper Jeremiah Beckert confirmed in...
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Oregon faces prescription opioid, heroin epidemic
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An average of 3 Oregonians die each week from prescription opioid overdose, according to the Oregon Health Authority. The abuse of prescription opiates and heroin is described...
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Cold case: Joshua Jeffries, 11, shot to death in bed
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Joshua Jeffries was just 11 when he was shot and killed in his bed in the Woodstock neighborhood in 2001. The case remains unsolved today. PPB Detective Meredith Hopper sat...
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Woman with schizophrenia missing since Sept. 8
LAFAYETTE, Ore. (KOIN) — A woman with mental health issues who was last seen on September 8 has been listed as missing person. Jessica Jane Ford Jung, 39, was last seen walking on Bridge Street in...
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Driver crashes car after seeing spider on mirror
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A driver in Washington County crashed their car after a spider dropped down from the rearview mirror, deputies said. The crash took place on Northwest Thompson Road, according...
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Homeless vets find fresh new home in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — Air Force veteran Karl Colbert has a new home. He’s in one of the 50 units in an apartment with a priority for veterans who are either homeless or at risk of being homeless....
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Battle Ground lead may be from fixtures, not pipes
BATTLE GROUND, Wash. (KOIN) — Battle Ground Public Schools shut down drinking fountains and sinks at 6 campuses after tests revealed elevated lead levels. The schools with lead levels above the EPA’s...
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Swastika painted on Vera Katz statue
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A statue of former Portland Mayor Vera Katz on Eastbank Esplanade was vandalized when someone painted a swastika on it Tuesday morning. Near the statue, a message was written in...
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20-year-old feared for safety before her murder
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Shortly before her death, 20-year-old Lucia Pamatz made several attempts to get her ex-boyfriend, Cristian Acosta, out of her life. When she began to fear for her safety,...
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85-year-old Newberg man dies in Hwy 99 crash
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An 85-year-old Newberg man died after a truck veered into oncoming traffic, striking his Prius on Hwy 99W on Sept. 21. The pickup truck was pulling a utility trailer loaded with...
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Portland changes 600 restrooms to gender-neutral
A bathroom logo image from the City of Portland. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — About 600 city bathrooms will become “all-user” on Friday with signs designating female and male replaced with signs that show a...
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Woman ‘doesn’t blame’ police for killing her pit bull
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Police shot and killed a pit bull during a domestic violence call Thursday after it reportedly charged at 2 officers, authorities said. Leslie Preston told KOIN 6 News she...
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3 hospitalized after grisly NE Marine Dr. crash
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A crash closed NE Marine Drive from NE 33rd Avenue to NE 122nd Avenue on Friday morning. Crews worked to extricate a person from a car on NE Marine Drive, September 23 2016....
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KOIN 6 Blitz: Week 4, Sept. 23, 2016
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — We’re 4 weeks into the high school football season and as always, KOIN 6 Blitz is bringing you the latest on this week’s matchups. KOIN’s Game of the Week for Sept. 23 is...
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Healthcare organizations invest millions in affordable housing
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An unlikely partnership has come together to take on Portland’s housing crisis. Six competing healthcare organizations have teamed up to invest $21.5 million directed toward...
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Black Lives Matter protest enters Portland City Hall
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Chants of “No justice, no peace. No racist police,” “Black lives matter,” and “Hands up, don’t shoot” rang out as hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of Portland...
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