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Californians busted in Beaverton for counterfeit cash
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KOIN) — A couple from California was arrested in Beaverton Tuesday after a 3-week investigation into counterfeit money. Clinton Cury Jr. and Sabrina Acedo were being sought since...
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‘Classroom crisis’: Washington state needs substitute teachers
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — A new survey of school principals in Washington suggests a shortage of substitute teachers in Washington state is getting worse. In what has been called a “classroom crisis,”...
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Woman run over during Salem carjacking
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — A La Pine woman was injured after a carjacking in Salem Wednesday. According to officials, Oregon State Police tried to pull over a speeding, white Ford Explorer on northbound I-5....
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Murder victim ‘was the epitome of kindness’
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — Rose Anderson said her brother, Bentley Brookes, loved working at a shop where he bought or traded bullion, gold and silver. “He loved talking with people,” Anderson told...
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Beaverton SD boundary changes upsetting parents
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KOIN) — The Portland Public School district isn’t the only one dealing with boundary changes. The Beaverton School District is also planning to change high school boundaries, but some...
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R2DToo property owner needs money, campers face eviction
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Right 2 Dream Too homeless camp in Old Town was supposed to move to a new spot on the city’s east side this fall. But that hasn’t happened. Now the property owner, a...
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Gorge gets 2nd round of ice, blustery showers in PDX
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A second round of showers moved in along the coast and in the Willamette Valley on Wednesday night, a day after an ice storm caused thousands of power outages across the metro...
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Phone scammers target Oregon sheriff
PENDLETON, Ore. (KOIN) — Scammers do not care who they target, as one Oregon sheriff learned firsthand this week. Umatilla County Sheriff Terry L. Rowan describes the phone call he got on Wednesday...
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Man offers diamond instead of AK-47 in raffle
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland jeweler tried to offer a Washougal American Legion Post a diamond if they would turn their AK-47 over to the Washington State Patrol. Todd Passerini says he was...
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Teen arrested for Madison High School arsons
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland arson investigators have arrested a 15-year-old boy accused of setting fires at Madison High School last month. Authorities say the boy was arrested on Tuesday, a day...
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Rules hard to enforce at growing N Greeley camp
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A homeless camp in Portland’s Overlook neighborhood has nearly doubled in size within the last 2 weeks. Now some residents and local police say they’re worried it may become...
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Police: Customers hold down Fred Meyer ring theft
GRESHAM, Ore. (KOIN 6) — Police have arrested an individual who they say attempted to run out of a Fred Meyer store with a ring valued at $16,995. Paris D. Perrantes was booked, and then released, into...
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Jill Biden to visit Umpqua Community College Friday
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — Officials say Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden, will visit Umpqua Community College in Roseburg on Friday. White House officials said in a news release Thursday...
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1 dead, 8 injured in multi-car crash on Highway 34
LEBANON, Ore. (KOIN) — A 3-car crash on Hwy 34 just west of Lebanon killed one person Thursday evening and injured at least 8 others, police said. The crash happened on Hwy 34 at Goltra Road around...
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Hipster Santa visits Portlanders at Pioneer Place
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Good news! We found the real Santa. He’s in Pioneer Place in downtown Portland and he’s a lot more hipster than previously thought. Hipster Santa says he’ll be getting around...
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Boundary changes worrying Beaverton students, parents
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KOIN) — Concerns about safety dominated discussions at a meeting Thursday night over boundary changes for Beaverton School District. Beaverton’s population is growing, and with a new...
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Ho Ho Ho! Christmas Ships on Willamette, Columbia
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Each year since 1954, decorated boats have taken to the Willamette and Columbia rivers at this time of year in the annual Christmas Boats parade. And they’re back for 2015....
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Abandoned Vancouver house fire gets large response
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) – A large abandoned house caught fire early Friday, prompting a large response and road closures in Vancouver. The fire began sometime before 5:45 a.m. around Fourth Plain and...
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2 drivers face manslaughter in death of woman
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two drivers are held and face manslaughter charges in the death of a third driver who died early Friday in a Southeast Portland crash. Investigators said Linda Johnston was...
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2 Kennewick teens to be tried as adults in kidnapping
KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) – A Benton County judge has ruled that a 15-year-old teen allegedly involved in the kidnapping an elderly woman will be tried as an adult in the case. The Tri-City Herald reports...
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