Oregon City landslides leave dozens homeless
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) – Dozens of people are still without housing after parts of two large apartment complexes in Oregon City were evacuated due to landslide dangers. The Oregonian reports that of...
View ArticleHotel tip leads to 3 arrests in ID theft, forgery
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Three people allegedly involved in identity theft and forgery were arrested when a hotel tipped police a fake credit card was used to rent a room. Portland police went to the...
View ArticlePot purveyor blows smoke in face of moratorium
HAZEL DELL, Wash. (KOIN) — A pot shop has opened up in Hazel Dell, an unincorporated part of Clark County, despite a county moratorium on retail marijuana businesses. John Larson opened Sticky’s on NE...
View ArticleChronic drunk driver now a sober, ‘grateful’ grad
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KOIN) — It was around 8:30 a.m. on June 23, 2013 when Michael Babcock drove his grey Ford Escape off a Beaverton road and slammed into a concrete retaining wall, not far from a...
View ArticleIt can happen! Portland man wins $1M Powerball
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Nobody won the big Powerball drawing on Wednesday, but a Portland man did match five of five numbers, winning $1 million. “When I checked it, I couldn’t believe the number that...
View ArticleMiami trio arrested in Beaverton for ID theft
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KOIN) — Three people from Miami were arrested in Beaverton after a search of their hotel room found 240 counterfeit re-encoded prepaid credit cards and other devices. Marie Armstrong,...
View ArticleScio man thrown from Jeep, killed in crash
SCIO, Ore. (KOIN) — A 57-year-old man died Friday night in a crash on Stayton Scio Road near Sander Road. Linn County Deputies say Michael Robinson was driving south when he missed a corner, left the...
View ArticleThings to know: The armed standoff in Oregon
BURNS, Ore. (AP) — A small, armed group has been occupying a remote national wildlife refuge in Oregon for a week to protest federal land use policies. The leader of the group — Ammon Bundy — has...
View ArticleJules Bailey kicks off campaign for Portland Mayor
PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Multnomah County Commissioner Jules Bailey kicked off his campaign for Portland mayor before hundreds of enthusiastic supporters at a Northeast Portland center for...
View ArticleLocals react to President’s plan to cut gun violence
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Saturday was the first gun show in Portland since President Obama unveiled his plan towards tackling gun violence, which includes expanding background checks and closing the...
View ArticleBeaverton man burned in fire at ‘cluttered’ home
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KOIN) — A man was burned on his arms and legs when fire swept through a cluttered home in Bearverton Saturday afternoon. The fire in the 6700 block of SW Briarcliff Circle broke out...
View Article‘People are terrified of being evicted’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Katrina Holland is a single mom with a job, but she’s having trouble keeping a roof over her daughter Gabriella’s head. She’s moved 7 times in 5 years, once to escape domestic...
View ArticleChainsaw-wielding suspect killed by law enforcement
KELSO, Wash. (KOIN) -– Two sheriff’s deputies and a police officer were involved in the fatal shooting of a chainsaw-wielding suspect about 20 miles east of Kelso, authorities said. The incident...
View ArticleArmed suspect fought police during robbery call
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An armed man was arrested after he reportedly fought with officers who were called to the area on reports of a possible burglary early Sunday morning, police said. Police...
View ArticleSE Clinton greenway diverters cause confusion
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Diverters installed on Southeast Clinton’s greenway are causing some confusion for bicyclists and drivers. The diverters were installed to make travel safer for cyclists and...
View ArticlePortlanders, public transit users strip to underwear
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN/AP) — Sunday’s cool temperatures didn’t stop Portlanders from stripping down to their skivvies for the annual No Pants Subway Ride. The No Pants Subway Ride began in 2002 in New...
View ArticleWitness: Man killed by MAX stumbled onto tracks
HILLSBORO, Ore. (KOIN) — A man died after being hit by a MAX train in Hillsboro Sunday night, authorities said. Hillsboro police and firefighters were called to the MAX station at 3rd Street and...
View ArticleWhere We Live: Poster boy, ex-Mayor Bud Clark
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Portlandia statue might be considered by many as Portland’s preeminent piece of art. But there’s another image from decades ago that is just as famous. It’s called “Expose...
View ArticleMan facing manslaughter in hit-run to be in court
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Multnomah County grand jury handed up a criminal indictment against a 27-year-old man who police concluded was under the influence of pot when he caused a deadly crash....
View ArticleBabysitter accused of using kid to panhandle re-arrested
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — A 19-year-old woman who used a friend’s 4-year-old daughter to solicit money is back in jail. Danielle Ana Sanchez is charged with one count of first-degree criminal...
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