NWS: Buoy ‘event’ off Oregon coast ‘happens every day’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A web report about an impending earthquake and tsunami in the Pacific Northwest is alarming Oregonians and causing a frenzy online. Despite the thousands of shares and retweets...
View ArticleProtect your family from odorless killer, Radon
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It’s National Radon Action Month and the Environmental Protection Agency has some tips to help protect your family from the cancerous gas. Radon is a silent killer that’s...
View ArticleCouple arrested for murder after fatal Corvallis shooting
FOREST GROVE, Ore. (KOIN) — Two homicide suspects linked to a killing in Corvallis were arrested on Monday, authorities confirmed. Michael A. Deyette II, 43, was arrested on a Benton County Circuit...
View ArticleTroutdale tavern fire under investigation
TROUTDALE, Ore. (KOIN 6) — A tavern fire that burned in the town’s historic downtown is under investigation. Firefighters confirm the fire at the Brass Rail Tavern is mostly under control. Crews remain...
View ArticleMan with Alzheimer’s missing in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — A 67-year-old man with Alzheimer’s Disease went missing late Monday night. Duane M. Hall, 67, was shopping with his son at a Fred Meyer store on SE Mill Plain when he left the...
View ArticleSuspects in cockfighting ring due in court
HILLSBORO, Ore. (KOIN 6) — Three men are expected to appear in court on Tuesday and will be arraigned on charges of cockfighting. Michael G. Curaming, Noe Galvin-Guitron and Victor P. Merida-Medina are...
View Article‘Spiderman’ robs Beaverton restaurant
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KOIN) — Spiderman robbed the Muchas Gracias restaurant in Beaverton early Tuesday morning. Actually, a man wearing a Spiderman mask, black gloves, a black hoodie and blue jeans walked...
View ArticleBeaverton PD gets $150K grant for body cams
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KOIN) — The Beaverton Police Department will have 100 cameras available for its officers to wear through a $150,000 grant from the US Justice Department. The 2-year grant, through the...
View ArticleEx-president must repay $23K to parent-teacher club
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — A 37-year-old woman is on the hook for having to pay more than $23,000 to a parent teacher club. Cecelia L. Braaten appeared before Multnomah County Judge Gregory F. Silver...
View ArticleBottleDrop center is Tigard’s new recycling hub
TIGARD, Ore. (KOIN) — Grocery stores in the Tigard area have stopped accepting cans and bottles for recycling, but now a popular system already in place across Oregon is opening its first location in...
View ArticleSmoke pours from Amtrak sleeper car in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Smoke poured from a 2-level Amtrak sleeper car that caught fire near Union Station in downtown Portland Tuesday afternoon. Portland Fire & Rescue crews were called to Union...
View ArticleWoman injured after falling tree crushes car
TROUTDALE, Ore. (KOIN) — Firefighters worked to rescue a woman after a tree fell onto her car Tuesday evening. The woman was driving on Old Columbia River Highway near Stark Street when the tree...
View ArticlePSU linebacker was ‘natural leader with big heart’
CAMAS, Ore. (KOIN) — The parents of PSU freshman linebacker AJ Schlatter who died Sunday night after suffering a medical emergency spoke to KOIN 6 News about their son’s life and the health struggles...
View Article1 Coos Bay fisherman found dead, 2 missing
COSS BAY, Ore. (KOIN 6) — The United States Coast Guard has found the body of a fisherman after the vessel he was on capsized. A spokesperson tells KOIN 6 News two other fishermen remain missing. The...
View ArticleGresham fight leads to shooting, 1 injured
GRESHAM, Ore. (KOIN 6) – Police are investigating a shooting that may have stemmed over a disagreement over a female. Police say the shooting was reported around 1:15 a.m. Wednesday in the 17800 block...
View ArticleParking meters finally come to Northwest Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Love ’em or hate ’em, parking meters are finally coming to Northwest Portland. The Portland Bureau of Transportation announced Wednesday that they’ll start...
View Article$1K reward offered in homeless tent arson
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A reward of $1,000 is available to the person who can lead police to an arrest in an arson case. On the morning of December 5, police and firefighters responded to a burning...
View ArticleSalem man accused of luring boys through Facebook
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — A 20-year-old Salem man who allegedly used Facebook to lure 4 boys for sex is now in jail facing multiple charges. Ioan Paul Oien contacted boys between ages 11-14 and said he was...
View ArticleProposed budget cuts could close Portland fountains
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Mayor Charlie Hales is asking for 5% budget cuts across the board to free up money for affordable housing, the hiring and training of more police officers and a higher...
View ArticleCouple found with nearly $40K in fake money
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two people have been charged with forgery and theft after investigators found $39,585 worth of counterfeit bills in their car. Evidence seized in a counterfeit bust, Jan. 2016...
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