‘His entire face was in the dog’s mouth’
LA CENTER, Wash. (KOIN) — CJ Gerke is doing the best a 3-year-old can after getting bitten by a loose dog last Friday afternoon in the driveway of his parents’ home in La Center. His mom, Stepfanie...
View ArticleMilwaukie issues boil water alert after bacteria found
MILWAUKIE, Ore. (KOIN) — A boil water notice has been issued for the City of Milwaukie after water samples tested positive for E.coli and total coliform bacteria. The samples were taken from a tank at...
View ArticleSuspect arrested in Woodburn woman’s 2015 murder
MARION CO., Ore. (KOIN) — A 28-year-old man has been indicted for the aggravated murder of a woman whose body was found on a rural road last year, officials said. Saul Octavio Morales is considered the...
View ArticlePhotos: Portland protest turns into a riot
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — For a third consecutive night, throngs of protesters gathered in downtown Portland. Portland riot November 10, 2016 Anti-Trump protesters gather at Pioneer Courthouse Square on...
View ArticleKOIN 6 Blitz: Playoffs week 2, November 11, 2016
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Playoffs continue into their second week for high school football on November 11! These are the games KOIN 6 will be following this week: Westview v. Central Catholic Madison...
View ArticleCity, state leaders condemn anti-Trump riot
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Senator Jeff Merkley is disappointed in the violent protests that took over Portland on Thursday night and into Friday morning, he told KOIN 6 News. Merkley said the violence...
View ArticleKrude Rude Brood killer sentenced to death
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A white supremacist gang member has been sentenced to death for the fatal stabbing of an inmate at the Marion County Jail. The Statesman Journal reports it took the jury less than an...
View ArticleVeterans Day honors Oregon service members
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Veterans will be honored throughout Oregon and the nation on Friday with parades, speeches, events and discounts. Golda Fabian and Hattie Kelley, who are each 93, are the grand...
View ArticleHales, PPB: Portland is safe, don’t be afraid
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Charlie Hales is both mayor and police commissioner of Portland. As such, it’s his call how the police respond to situations such as Thursday’s protest-turned-riot. Hales told...
View ArticleRiot complicates police response to protests
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A highly charged group of thousands of peaceful protesters grew into a riot Thursday night, making it difficult for police to take action. Portland Police Chief Mike Marshman...
View ArticleBattle Buddy Bronco helps vet live life again
BATTLE GROUND, Wash. (KOIN) — Army veteran Ben Richards, who lives in Iowa, is a husband and father of 4. He suffered a traumatic brain injury and has PTSD after an attack while he was deployed in...
View ArticleMcKelvey: I blame Portland violence on Trump
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Gregory McKelvey is hardly a stranger to protests. He’s one of the organizers of protests that took over parts of the city of Portland over the past few months, including the...
View Article‘City fatigued’ as agitators disrupt Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland police made “several arrests” during a 4th night of protests in the streets following the election of Donald Trump as president. What began as a peaceful protest...
View ArticleSouth Salem’s Evina Westbrook is looking forward
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) – South Salem High School senior guard Evina Westbrook made an announcement on Thursday, Nov. 10 that’s getting a lot of attention across the nation. Her college of choice?...
View ArticlePhotos: Night 4 of protests in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Protesters took to the streets for the fourth night in a row in Portland. Portland protest November 11, 2016 Protesters gather near City Hall in downtown Portland on November...
View Article‘Saturday of Giving’ helps NW 23rd shops recover
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It was less than a month ago that a massive explosion changed the face of NW 23rd Ave and businesses are working to bounce back from the damage. The October 19 explosion...
View ArticleHales: Protest hijackers want to ‘raise hell’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Police and Mayor Charlie Hales addressed the response to the violent protests that flooded Portland on Friday night. In their second press conference in as many days,...
View Article2 teens arrested in connection with bridge shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two 18-year-olds have been arrested after a man was shot on the Morrison Bridge during the fourth night of protests in Portland. Four people were detained Saturday morning and...
View ArticleFirefighters use foam to smother Clackamas industrial fire
PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Firefighters were forced to let a two-alarm fire in a Clackamas industrial building burn Saturday until foam could be used to extinguish the flames. Workers at...
View ArticlePortland considers ban on new fossil fuel terminals
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Portland City Council is considering banning new major fossil fuel storage facilities in the city. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that the proposed ordinance would...
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