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Home near Vancouver school busted again for meth
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — For the second time in 2016, a home near a Vancouver middle school has been busted on suspicion of meth, police say. In the northeast part of Vancouver, the home has been an...
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PDX to travelers: Check, prep, taste, fly
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Flying back to Aunt Madge’s house for Thanksgiving? You won’t be alone. Though the busiest days at Portland International Airport tend to be in the summer, Thanksgiving week is...
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Letter urges senator to jump off bridge for Jesus
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A letter that made its way on to doorsteps of an entire St. Johns neighborhood urges an Oregon senator to jump off the Fremont Bridge in the name of Jesus Christ. One woman who...
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Reed College student wins Rhodes Scholarship
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A college graduate who grew up in a Tibetan Buddhist community in California plans to study the faith in more depth at Oxford University after he she won a Rhodes Scholarship from...
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Dakota Access protesters target general’s home
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) – A group of about 20 people walked in a prayer circle outside the residence of Brigadier General Scott A. Spellmon. Spellmon heads the Northwestern Division of the U.S. Army...
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Buyer snatches online seller’s diamond ring
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — A woman who tried to sell her $35,000 diamond ring on online is warning others after a man handed her fake money, snatched the ring and ran. Stacy Bone says the theft...
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Deputies: Sex assault suspect cut off GPS monitor, fled
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A sexual assault suspect cut off his GPS monitor and fled authorities, according to deputies. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said Aaron J. Emery, 30, was arrested on...
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Union Gospel Mission short on pumpkin pies
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Inside the Union Gospel Mission, they’ve been cooking turkeys for a week, stripping the meat and freezing them. So far, they’ve cooked more than 80 turkeys yielding about 350...
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Sex offender faces new felony abuse charges
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Police have arrested a 36-year-old man on multiple allegations of sex crimes against three children. Officials tell us that Justin M. Abrahamson was arrested in Gresham on...
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Traveling for the holidays? Weather is a factor
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A series of storms systems is set to hit the PNW Tuesday through the weekend, bringing heavy mountain snow, heavy valley rain and windy/wet conditions to the coast. You will...
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‘Class act guy’ found dead in Woodland home
WOODLAND, Wash. (KOIN) — A man who a neighbor described as a “class act guy” was found dead inside a burning home in Woodland Tuesday morning in what police said is a suspicious death. Late Tuesday...
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Police: Gang member linked to strip club shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Portland Police have arrested a 26-year-old man who they say is responsible for a shooting at Jags Clubhouse. Claybourne Michael Crane is being held on charges of attempted...
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‘Somebody came for sole purpose of killing Eric’
HOOD RIVER, Ore. (KOIN) — Fifteen years ago, Hood River was rocked by the murder of 41-year-old Eric Tamiyasu. The case remains a mystery partly because of strange events that happened both before he...
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‘Mr. Kenny’ risked life ‘to make sure kids got out’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Kenny Butler calls himself a “professional volunteer” at Martin Luther King Jr. School in Northeast Portland. “I went to King Elementary School myself, yeah,” the 52-year-old...
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Man gets 12 years for trying to murder neighbor
ST. HELENS, Ore. (KOIN) – A judge sentenced a 72-year-old man to 12.5 years in prison for the attempted murder of his neighbor. Robert Goin was convicted during a jury trial of attempted murder,...
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Police make arrest in downtown stabbing
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A 50-year-old man is in jail after being arrested by police following a stabbing that happened in downtown over the weekend. Police tell us that Charles Anthony Longjaw will be...
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Man, 60, hit crossing Pacific Hwy in Tigard
TIGARD, Ore. (KOIN) — A 60-year-old man was seriously hurt when he was hit by a car while he tried to cross Pacific Highway West in Tigard around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday night. Witnesses told police the man,...
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Tinder date turns to carjacking in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — A 23-year-old man was not injured when he was carjacked at what he thought was a meeting with a woman he met on Tinder. The young man set up a date with a woman he met online...
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Man charged in shooting of deputy in Happy Valley
OREGON CITY, Ore. (KOIN) – The man accused of trying to kill a Clackamas County Sheriff’s deputy has been booked into jail. Steven William Wilson is now charged with one count of attempted aggravated...
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Accused serial burglar indicted for arson, theft
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A man who police describe as a serial burglar will be arraigned on Wednesday morning. Jordan Bradley Payne, 21, was indicted on Tuesday after 20 people testified before the...
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