Is it time for ODOT to put bike lanes on St. Johns Bridge?
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Days after an experienced cyclist was killed on the St. Johns Bridge, some are calling on the Oregon Department of Transportation to remove a lane of traffic and create a safe...
View ArticleIndustry mentors help small Oregon businesses thrive
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KOIN) — Ask Nancy Bebek what it’s like being a small business owner and she’ll tell you. “It’s hard,” she said, laughing. “I think people have a perception that I’m living a fast and...
View Article‘One Point of Contact’ over and over again
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Some business owners near SE 10th Avenue and Washington Street are frustrated by what they see as the city’s lack of response to nearby camps. “This has just incrementally...
View ArticleMan gets life in prison for 2013 sexual assault
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 59-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for drugging and raping a homeless woman at a Portland motel in 2013. Portland Police Bureau says Kevin Levi Scott was...
View ArticleWapato bidder withdraws offer, leaves questions in wake
PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — The man who bid $9 million for never-opened Wapato jail, Gary “Garison” Russo, has withdrawn his offer on the day Multnomah County had required him to submit a...
View ArticlePastor finds opportunity in church hate crimes
LONGVIEW, Wash. (KOIN) — A pair of local churches became canvasses for hate when vandals sprayed nasty messages and anti-Semitic symbols on Monday morning. Father Bryan Ochs says he will use a hate...
View ArticleColumbia Sportswear to move SOREL headquarters downtown
PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Columbia Sportwear is moving the headquarters of SOREL Brand from Washington County to downtown Portland. Columbia Sportswear in downtown Portland.(Google Street...
View ArticleHillsboro HS football coach put on leave after incident
HILLSBORO, Ore. (KOIN) — The Hillsboro High School football coach has been put on administrative leave after an incident at a recent football game. The school district is investigating an alleged...
View ArticlePortland teens on the lam in store robberies
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two 19-year-olds remain on the lam after allegedly robbing 3 convenience stores with a PSU football player. Saadiq Tajari Calhoun and Emma Morgan Ogden are believed to be...
View ArticleUnsolved: Who killed Vancouver’s ‘Jesus Mike’?
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — It’s been nearly 2 decades since a 49-year-old man known as “Jesus Mike” was murdered by masked gunmen in his house. Jesus Mike, whose real name was Michael Casteel, died on...
View ArticleESCO closing main Portland plant, 168 jobs lost
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — ESCO is closing its entire Portland main plant production facility, and 168 jobs will be lost as a result, the company said on Tuesday. The plant is at 2141 NW 25th Ave., and it...
View ArticlePSU student went ‘missing on her own volition’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Days after authorities alerted the public to a missing student from Portland State University, Washington County Sheriff’s detectives said Emily Hooper went missing on “her own...
View ArticleMeasure 97 campaigns make final push for OR voters
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As election day looms, opponents and supporters of Measure 97 are still trying to win over Oregon voters. Powell’s Books is one of almost 1,000 companies doing business in...
View Article‘Doppler Effect’ could get Tualatin teen $250K
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Tualatin teen is in line for a quarter-million dollar grand prize as a semi-finalist in a global science contest. Ashley Slater’s video explaining The Doppler effect for the...
View ArticleCompany fined for trench collapse that killed worker
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland excavating company has been fined nearly $150,000 for violations stemming from a trench collapse that killed a worker in May. Oregon OSHA announced the penalty Tuesday,...
View ArticleDead people can’t vote: What to do with their ballots
CLACKAMAS CO., Ore. (KOIN) — It’s rare, but it can happen — some Oregonians have reported receiving ballots in the mail addressed to people who have passed away. It happened this month to a Clackamas...
View ArticleMan who molested foster kids gets 17 years in prison
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 24-year-old man who molested three foster children has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. Jared White, 23, charged with 54 child sex felonies, made his first court appearance...
View ArticleWoman, 33, held in fatal NE Portland stabbing
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A man died in the Cully neighborhood early Wednesday morning after being stabbed, police say. Antoinette Quaniece Garrett in her booking photo on November 2, 2016. (MCSO) The...
View ArticleAmmon and Ryan Bundy transferred to NV jail
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The expected arrival in custody in Nevada of two of rancher Cliven Bundy’s sons following their acquittal on federal charges in Oregon is spurring behind-the-scenes activity ahead of a...
View ArticleBarricaded suspect in custody after standoff
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A man who barricaded himself in a burning garage in Southeast Portland and held police at bay for hours was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon. Shawn Edward Mahan in his...
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