75-year-old woman seriously hurt in hit-run crash
HILLSBORO, Ore. (KOIN) — Police are searching for a hit-and-run suspect who slammed into a 75-year-old woman Sunday, leaving her in serious condition. The woman was hit at 4:50 p.m. on Minter Bridge...
View ArticleCould cold front next week mean snow for Portland?
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It’s already been a great start to the ski season with enough snow for resorts like Mt. Hood Meadows to fully open for daily operations. There is enough snow on Mt. Hood to open...
View ArticleKids escape safely after Beaverton kitchen fire
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Three kids and one of their parents were safe early Tuesday morning after escaping a house fire. Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue officials say the fire started in the kitchen of...
View ArticlePolice: Taxi driver had open container of beer
GRESHAM, Ore. (KOIN) – When police stopped a Radio Cab driver on suspicion of reckless driving, they found an open container of beer in his car, officials confirmed. Norman Lee Haselton, 51, was booked...
View ArticleGresham Police: Pregnant woman attacked
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – When a woman told her attackers that she was pregnant, one of the assailants said, “I don’t care. I’ll make you lose your baby,” according to court documents. The suspect...
View ArticleTigard light rail measure passes by 149 votes
PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Almost three weeks after Election Day, it’s official: Ballot Measure 34-255 has passed, and the Tigard City Council is free to put its official support behind...
View ArticleWatch: Brazen coyote strolls Beaverton, eats squirrel
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KOIN) — A very brazen Beaverton coyote has been making its way through neighborhoods in broad daylight, showing little fear of people. Have you spotted coyotes in your neighborhood?...
View ArticleOfficials open new downtown Portland homeless shelter
PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Local officials on Friday celebrated the opening of a new homeless shelter downtown, the fifth since January— placing a new city-county venture well on its way to...
View ArticleSalem-Keizer schools face overcrowding head-on
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — Overcrowding is a growing problem for the Salem-Keizer schools and it’s only going to get worse. Over the next 20 years, more than 46,000 more students are expected in the...
View ArticleMilwaukie company fined $7200 for air quality violations
MILWAUKIE, Ore. (CLACKAMAS REVIEW) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality announced on Tuesday that it has issued a $7,200 penalty to a Milwaukie company for air-quality violations. Blount,...
View ArticleSister: Political argument led to Milwaukie killing
OREGON CITY, Ore. (KOIN) — A 53-year-old woman killed in Milwaukie Sunday night had gotten into a political argument with her friend’s ex-husband before he opened fire on her, her sister tells KOIN 6...
View ArticleOregon man ‘stoked’ after getting new brain implant
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 68-year-old Oregon man is one of the first in the country to receive an updated medical device that can improve the quality of life for patients with Parkinson’s disease and...
View ArticleOfficers nab burglary suspect who fell into creek
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — A 20-year-old man suspected of burglarizing multiple Salem apartments was arrested Saturday after police surrounded a creek he had fallen into. Reports of a suspect peering into...
View ArticleOregon head coach Helfrich gets the boot
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has fired coach Mark Helfrich after a disappointing 4-8 season, and just two years after getting the Ducks within a victory of the program’s first national championship....
View ArticleHate crime victim pushes for education over punishment
OREGON CITY, Ore. (KOIN) — A local high school freshman who says someone left racist notes in her binder hopes to use the incident as a chance to educate people on the impact derogatory words can have...
View ArticleAmmon Bundy attorney ordered to appear in court
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A federal violation notice was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court against the attorney representing Ammon Bundy who struggled with the U.S. Marshals Service after a not guilty...
View ArticleSpeeding driver slams into semi, dies on Swan Island
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A driver died on Swan Island after crashing with a semi-truck early Wednesday morning, backing up traffic for miles. The crash happened near North Basin Avenue north of Emerson...
View ArticleDallas surgeon at OHSU talks racism, medical care
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The trauma surgeon who treated seven police officers shot during a protest this summer in Dallas visited Portland Wednesday to talk about the intersection of racism and medical...
View Article‘I feel near death’ inmate wrote before dying in jail
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. (KOIN) – A family is suing Washington County and Corizon Health, Inc. for $20 million after their daughter died at the jail. Russell and Mary Pitkin’s daughter Madaline Pitkin...
View ArticleAccused shoplifters flip car in driveway
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two young Vancouver women face a number of different charges after they allegedly stuffed clothes in a bag at Forever 21, then crashed their getaway car in the driveway of a...
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