Could less parking solve the housing shortage?
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Some Portlanders are saying creating less parking may solve some of the city’s parking and affordable housing problems. A group of about 50 Portland businesses have signed a...
View Article‘Brave men and women risked lives to rescue me’
SANDY, Ore. (KOIN) — Bill Crane Jr. got a laugh on Thursday when he said, “I’m wondering if anyone’s wondering what I’m thankful for” this Thanksgiving. The 51-year-old was on a 3-day bicycle trip. He...
View Article‘Extraordinary occurrence’: Judge Vance Day indicted
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — A grand jury issued a secret indictment Wednesday against a sitting Marion County judge who originally made headlines in 2015 for refusing to perform same-sex weddings, KOIN 6 News...
View Article5 teens arrested for Roosevelt HS vandalism
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Five teenagers were arrested in connection with vandalism at Roosevelt High School that caused $600,000 in damages, police said. The teens, ages of 15-17, were arrested at David...
View ArticleNew trees snapped by vandals at Sorenson Park
CLARK COUNTY, Wash. (KOIN) — Vandals caused heavy damage to Sorenson Neighborhood County Park on Thursday. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office says an estimated $10,000 worth of damage was done to...
View ArticleTwo Portland teens killed in crash with semi-truck
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two teens died in a car crash on I-5 northbound at I-205 early Friday morning. Oregon State Police say the crash was between a 1996 Volvo driven by a 16-year-old boy and a...
View ArticleAccused arsonist indicted, held on $500K bail
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The man accused of lighting his apartment building on fire has been indicted by a grand jury. Louis Cornelius Duncan is scheduled to appear in Multnomah County Circuit Court on...
View ArticleEscaped psychiatric patient from state hospital found
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 28-year-old psychiatric patient who escaped from the Oregon State Hospital on Thursday was found Friday in Philomath. Oregon Health Authority officials say Jeffrey Appelt, who...
View ArticleTipster leads police to suspected carjacker
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An alert citizen tipped police that a suspected carjacker was in an Autozone in Southeast Portland late Thursday. The citizen called 911 around 11 p.m. and said the suspect and...
View ArticleCar smashes through Vietnamese grill in Tualatin
TUALATIN, Ore. (KOIN) — No one was hurt when a car smashed through the front windows of a Vietnamese restaurant in Tualatin Friday morning. La Sen Vietnamese Grill, 7628 SW Nyberg Street, was closed at...
View ArticleChloe Eudaly fights to ‘Keep Portland Housed’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Tenants United and City Commissioner-elect Chloe Eudaly are calling for urgent action to protect renters in Portland. In a press conference Friday morning, Eudaly and...
View ArticleLake Oswego HS paper tackles student racism
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (KOIN) — Racist acts at Lake Oswego High School have been called appalling and shocking by Principal Rollin Dickinson. But it’s the editors of the school newspaper that are trying to...
View ArticleSalem man frustrated by mess PGE left behind
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — Frustration is boiling over for a Salem man who is sick and tired of waiting for a repair he says should have been fixed months ago. Four months ago, Doug Hutt had internet and TV...
View ArticleVandalism victim speaks out after suspect’s arrest
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man has been arrested for his role in the post-election riots in Portland. Gavin Hotchkiss in his booking photo on November 17, 2016. (MCSO) Gavin Hotchkiss, 20, was booked...
View ArticleForest Grove police chief goes public with rape story
FOREST GROVE, Ore. (Forest Grove News Times) — When Forest Grove Police Chief Janie Schutz was 14 years old, a trusted family member shoved her against a wall in the back storage room of his business...
View ArticleVolunteers prep 600 Thanksgiving food baskets
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Thanksgiving is just a few days away and lot of people are already getting into the volunteering spirit. Travis Proffitt (center) with Tandem Property Management helped Union...
View ArticleMan steals bag of money from Vancouver bank
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — The Wells Fargo bank on NE Vancouver Mall Dr. was robbed Saturday afternoon, Vancouver police said. The suspect is described as a white man wearing a ski cap and all black...
View ArticleGroup in Beaverton rallies against racism
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KOIN) — It’s been nearly 2 weeks since the election and in that time, there has been an increase in racism across the country. Hate crimes have been seen in the Portland area too,...
View ArticleMan shot outside Salem sports bar, suspects at large
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — An altercation between 4 men outside a Salem sports bar ended with one man shot in the leg and police searching for a small truck with racing stripes. The shooting in the parking...
View ArticleMayor Hales invites public to March of Hope on Tuesday
PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Two weeks after the election of Donald Trump as President, Portland Mayor Charlie Hales is inviting the public to join civic, community and faith leaders for a...
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