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Portland City Club forum to focus on ‘epidemic’ of violence
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — On Friday, the Portland City Club will address this year’s increase in gang and gun violence. “The City of Portland has witnessed an alarming increase in rates of violence...
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Woodburn police chief injured in bank bombing retires
WOODBURN, Ore. (AP) – After 13 years on the job, Woodburn Police Chief Scott Russell is retiring. The Statesman Journal reports that Russell retired Friday. Salem police’s deputy chief, Jim Ferraris,...
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St. Johns pet store robbed with pepper spray
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Police are investigating a robbery at Tre Bone Pet Supply on N. Lombard St. It happened Friday morning about 10:20. Co-owner Serge Ouattara was working when the robber...
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Algae threatens west coast Dungeness crab season
(AP) — San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf typically bustles this time of year as workers prepare to haul millions of pounds of Dungeness crab that are a tradition at Thanksgiving and other holiday...
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West Linn point guard Payton Pritchard #1 in Oregon
WEST LINN, Ore. (KOIN) – Payton Pritchard prefers to let his work on the basketball court do all of the talking. “People have always doubted me all through my life, and always said [that other] people...
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New Portland rental rules now in effect
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — New rules to help protect renters in Portland went into effect Friday. Landlords must give month-to-month tenants at least 90 days notice for a no-cause eviction. Tenants must...
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‘Heaven over hospital’: Mom promotes awareness
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — Weeks after their story became a topic of discussion around the globe, Michelle Moon and her husband Steve Snow took time to thank people who helped promote awareness for...
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‘The Joker Bandit’ sought in 3 bank robberies
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man police dubbed The Joker Bandit is wanted for a string of bank robberies, including one in Northwest Portland on Friday afternoon. The On Point Community Credit Union was...
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Attorneys want life in prison for brutal serial killer
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) – Attorneys for serial killer Dayton Leroy Rogers asked jurors to sentence him to life in prison, not death, to end a decades-old legal process. Rogers has been sentenced to...
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Norovirus sickens 124 at Lynchwood Elementary
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A total of 124 students missed school at Lynchwood Elementary School in Southeast Portland after a norovirus outbreak. Of those, 17 left school during the day. The students...
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Woman hit by MAX train, critically injured
GRESHAM, Ore. (KOIN) — A woman was hit by a MAX train and critically injured in Gresham Friday night. Witnesses said the 45-year-old woman was trying to go around the train at 162nd and Burnside and...
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Teen with autism found in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — A 16-year-old with autism is now safe after being reported missing in Vancouver. The boy was reported missing Friday night and police said he was located shortly after 9:30...
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Portland police investigate Hazelwood shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — Officer are investigating a reported shooting in the city’s Hazelwood neighborhood. Police said the reported shooting was called into 911 dispatchers around 2:30 a.m. Saturday...
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Grand jury: OSP trooper justified in I-5 killing
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN 6) — A Marion County grand jury determined that an Oregon State Police trooper was justified in using deadly force when he shot and killed a man on Interstate 5. The shooting happened...
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Oregon City cemetery vandalized
OREGON CITY, Ore. (KOIN 6) — Vandals caused an estimated $8,000 to $10,000 in damaged to the Mountain View Cemetery. Police tell us employees showed up to find broken windows, burnt flowers and toppled...
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Rental home in Hillsboro destroyed by fire
HILLSBORO, Ore. (KOIN) — A fire destroyed a rental home in Hillsboro early Saturday morning, but no one was hurt and crews kept the blaze from spreading to other buildings. The fire at 5990 SE Davis...
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Giant cargo ship runs aground in Columbia River
COLUMBIA CITY, Ore. (KOIN) — A cargo ship carrying a load of cars ran aground in the Columbia River, forcing emergency crews to respond. Tug boats worked throughout the night to get the 550-foot long...
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Taxi passenger dies when rear-ended by Avalanche
WOODBURN, Ore. (KOIN) — A rear passenger in a taxi van died when the van was rear-ended by a Chevrolet Avalanche on Highway 99 early Sunday morning. The crash near Belle Passi Road just outside...
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$130M fraud mastermind faces long prison term
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Federal prosecutors this week will seek a 15-year prison sentence for the man believed to be the mastermind behind the state’s largest investor-fraud. Jon Harder plead guilty in...
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Fresh snow falls on Mt. Hood, Timberline opening soon
MOUNT HOOD, Ore. (KOIN) — Fresh snow fell on Mount Hood Sunday but Timberline isn’t quite open. But if it keeps snowing at this pace, they could open by Thursday. A number of people were already out...
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