‘God wants us here’: More militiamen arrive at Malheur
BURNS, Ore. (KOIN) — The same day Oregon Governor Kate Brown called the takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge “absolutely intolerable”, more militiamen from around the country drove in...
View ArticleSmithsonian scientist is Oregon Zoo’s new director
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Smithsonian wildlife expert will become the Oregon Zoo’s next director, officials announced on Wednesday. Smithsonian wildlife expert Donald E. Moore, Ph.D. is the Oregon...
View ArticleMan grabs girl, pulls down her pants in Aloha
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies are looking for a man who pulled down a girl’s pants while she walked to her school bus stop. Deputies say it happened Tuesday morning about...
View ArticleDrivers can soon buy Trail Blazers license plates
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregonians will be able to purchase specialty Trail Blazers license plates for their cars starting in late-spring, the team announced Wednesday. Governor Kate Brown signed House...
View ArticleMultnomah County: No to oil trains
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) – The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners is set to oppose oil by rail transportation through and within the county, and its asking that development of the Vancouver Energy...
View ArticleDesiree: Terri Horman interview was self-serving
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — On the heels of Terri Horman’s first public comments in 5 years about the disappearance of her stepson Kyron, his biological mother still believes Terri had something to do...
View ArticleCar goes through store in Aloha, pins woman
ALOHA, Ore. (KOIN) — A van ended up completely inside an auto parts store in Washington County Thursday after a driver had a medical emergency. The crash happened at SW 185th and Farmington Road just...
View ArticlePortland man accused of making 41 calls to 911
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland man was arrested early Thursday morning for calling 911 41 times, and hanging up 41 times. Dispatchers started receiving the calls about 1:15 a.m. They determined...
View ArticlePolice: Man uses fake pipe bomb to get ice cream
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Detectives have charged a man after they say he used a fake pipe bomb to rob a local convenience store. Theodore Clifton Compton is charged with one count each of second-degree...
View ArticleYamhill County car prowler caught in the act
LAFAYETTE, Ore. (KOIN) — A suspected car prowler was caught in the act early Thursday morning, according to Yamhill County Deputies. A detective was performing surveillance on Cosmo St. in an unmarked...
View ArticleHigh-risk traffic stop nets shooting suspect
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KOIN) — A shooting suspect is in custody after a high risk traffic stop in Beaverton late Thursday afternoon. Just before 4 p.m., a shooting was reported in the 6100 block of SW 127th...
View ArticleMissing Salem woman with dementia found safe
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — A 75-year-old woman with dementia who was reported missing Thursday evening was found safe, deputies said. Joyce Stephenson reportedly walked away from an adult care home on the...
View ArticlePackers fan brutally attacked outside Portland bar
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A lifelong Packers fan suffered traumatic brain injuries after he was attacked outside a Northwest Portland bar on Saturday night. Bridget Kitson tells KOIN 6 News she and her...
View ArticleAccused skateboard thief used bamboo cane, BB gun
GRESHAM, Ore. (KOIN 6) — Prosecutors say a man used a bamboo cane and a BB gun to steal another man’s skateboard. Gresham Police had originally charged Nathaniel R. Held with charges of first-degree...
View ArticlePPB drug dog finds a kilo of powdered cocaine, $9K cash
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) — Police confirm they have seized just over a kilo of powdered cocaine. Kevin Bristow is charged with unlawful manufacture of cocaine, unlawful delivery of cocaine and unlawful...
View ArticleSome Oregon schools allowed to keep tribal mascots
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Board of Education will allow some public schools to keep their Native American-themed mascots as long as they secure permission from one of Oregon’s nine tribes....
View ArticleCamas PD: Tattoo parlor shooting staged by owner
CAMAS, Wash. (KOIN) — The owner and an employee of a Camas tattoo parlor were arrested for a staged shooting that would allow the owner to gain entry to an Internet club. Camas police said every...
View Article‘Persons of interest’ wanted in Packers fan assault
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Police have released images of three men they are calling ‘persons of interest’ in an attack Saturday. Witnesses told police that Sam Whitehorn, 26, was on the sidewalk...
View ArticleToddler found OK after search of fiery duplex
FOREST GROVE, Ore. (KOIN) — A 3-year-old thought to be inside a burning duplex was with another adult, and a 78-year-old neighbor dragged an injured adult 120 feet to safety Friday afternoon. The fire...
View ArticleWest Linn Police: Man tried to meet teen for sex
WEST LINN, Ore. (KOIN) — West Linn Police arrested 42-year-old Steven Hilton Friday morning after a month long investigation showed he tried to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex. The investigation began...
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