PPB: Good Samaritan held down MAX shooting suspect
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A teenager was taken into custody after he allegedly fired a gun on a MAX train Tuesday night, according to police. Reports of gunfire on the MAX train at the 102nd Avenue...
View ArticleVoters will remember ‘nasty, personal side’ of election
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Just 2 weeks before election night, KOIN 6 News’ resident political expert Jim Moore weighed in on the issues most pressing to Oregonians. Republican presidential nominee...
View ArticleDUII suspect fails to make turn, strikes house
BETHANY, Ore. (KOIN) — A 35-year-old man was arrested for DUII and other charges after he crashed his car into a Bethany home Tuesday night, deputies said. James Mauro was arrested for DUII after...
View ArticleChild’s OD death leads to manslaughter indictment
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A grand jury filed new charges against a 35-year-old man who is accused of causing the death of his nephew after the boy ingested methadone. Originally, Willie Lee Harris Jr....
View ArticleMurder suspect brought back to Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 38-year-old man is scheduled to make his first court appearance in Multnomah County Circuit Court on allegations that he killed 45-year-old Michael Scott Hoven. Felauai Satele...
View ArticlePolice need tips after 11-year-old boy robbed
GRESHAM, Ore. (KOIN) — Police are looking for Michael Ricardo Gonzalez II because they say he may know something about an 11-year-old boy who was robbed. According to police, the robbery happened on...
View ArticlePolice: Robbery suspect’s wife drove getaway van
HILLSBORO, Ore. (KOIN) — A married couple from central Washington is reportedly responsible for Tuesday’s armed robbery turned police chase. Michelle Luther, 28, was booked into jail hours after she...
View ArticleMore food carts in SE Portland vandalized
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Another food cart pod was vandalized overnight just days after the food carts at Portland Mercado were broken into. Owners at Carts on Foster in SE Portland said 11 carts were...
View ArticleReport: Airbnb has small impact on PDX housing crisis
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Airbnb listings have a “minimal” impact on Portland’s housing affordability crisis, according to a new report from ECONorthwest. The report was commissioned by Airbnb and...
View ArticleWash Co. property tax break for spouses of fallen officers
PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Washington County has joined the other Portland area counties in approving a partial property tax exemption for the surviving spouses of police officers and...
View ArticleTerrified mom says boy brought a knife to school
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A mother is terrified after she says a student threatened his classmates at a Portland elementary school. The mother didn’t want to identify herself out of concern for her...
View ArticleFish: Put Terminal 1 back up for sale
PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Commissioner Nick Fish wants the City Council to relaunch the sale of Terminal 1 as soon as possible. Now that Commission Dan Saltzman has pulled the plug on the...
View ArticleYoung Portland artist learns she could go blind
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The pages of Mariah Roelfs’ life are a mix of strength, inspiration and uncertainty as she faces her fear of a darkening future. About 2 years ago, she went to the doctor...
View ArticleSuspect in armed robbery, pursuit once saved boy’s life
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man accused of robbing a motel at gunpoint and shooting at officers during a pursuit Tuesday was recently hailed as a hero, despite having a storied criminal background. Josh...
View ArticleAccused killers of Kyle Polk seek bail
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Prosecutors are fighting to keep two accused murderers locked up pending trial. Javiar Fernando Hernandez and Ronald Clayton Rhodes have both been charged with the death of...
View ArticleStephen Nichols likely to plea in sex assault case
HILLSBORO, Ore. (KOIN) – Stephen Nichols is ready to change his plea in a child sex crimes case, according to court documents. Nichols is the subject of a separate murder investigation being conducted...
View ArticleOregon City HS students #standupwalkout
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Students at Oregon City High School walked out of class on Thursday morning in protest of recent racist incidents. Students gathered in the school’s courtyard around 9:30 a.m....
View ArticleWith La Nina on horizon, odds are good for more snow
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — La Niña watch is in effect, so what does that mean for the winter outlook? KOIN 6 Meteorologist Kristen Van Dyke says we can expect more rain than normal this winter if La Niña...
View ArticleBanned Oregon felon accused in contractor swindle
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A 42-year-old felon with a lifetime ban from ever practicing as a contractor in Oregon is back in hot water. KOIN 6 News has learned that Monte Rex Vandeventer was booked into...
View ArticleBiketown to offer cash option in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Biketown is set to offer a cash option in Portland with a new program called Biketown for All, the company announced on Thursday. The program is designed to allow Portland...
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