Suspect rams police car during chase in SE Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 26-year-old man is in jail after a police chase in Southeast Portland Monday night. According to police, officers tried to pull over Pierre Sails near 136th and Division....
View ArticleCocaine robbery leads to gang killing
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A 24-year-old man will be sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in the death of 49-year-old Bernard Linton Yarborough. On Tuesday, Ladarius Deshawn Storey Jr., entered a...
View ArticlePolice: Man exposed self, left ‘offensive’ evidence
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man accused of exposing himself in Washington Park last April was arrested on Tuesday, police said. Initial reports indicated the suspect was seen dressed in woman’s clothing,...
View ArticleCounty denies wrongdoing in coach’s sex abuse case
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Clackamas County is denying any wrongdoing in the criminal investigation of a former Portland soccer coach whose sex abuse trial was dismissed. The Oregonian reports the county...
View ArticleSheriff welcomes outside review after fat shaming claims
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The highest-ranking female deputy with Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office is accusing Sheriff Daniel Staton of making sexist remarks, berating city officials and creating a...
View ArticleMan facing 54 child sex felonies held on $13M bail
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 23-year-old man is being held on $13.5 million bail after being indicted by a grand jury on 54 felony sex crimes involving children. The indictment against Jared Kelly White...
View ArticleVideo: Serial porch pirate caught on camera
HAPPY VALLEY, Ore. (KOIN) — Clackamas County Sheriff’s Deputies are looking for a man who was caught twice on surveillance footage stealing packages off porches. In one video, he drives up shortly...
View ArticleBPA releases blueprint for power line project
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A highly anticipated environmental impact statement was released Wednesday regarding one of the most expensive projects ever in the Northwest. The Bonneville Power...
View ArticleFunding cuts threaten Oregon adult foster homes
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — Foster care facilities that provide mental health services for adults in Oregon are starting to feel the burden of funding cuts that went into effect January 1. Now, many foster...
View ArticleDEQ: High levels of heavy metals in SE Portland air
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Multiple state agencies are investigating possible health risks related to high levels of cadmium and arsenic in the air in Southeast Portland. The Oregon Department of...
View ArticleMan, 72, assaulted, locked out of own home
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — A 72-year-old man suffered minor injuries after a teenager allegedly burst into his Vancouver home, assaulted him and locked him out Wednesday evening. When police were...
View ArticleVote to move R2DToo homeless camp delayed
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Portland City Council was scheduled to vote Thursday on moving the Right 2 Dream Too homeless camp from Chinatown to a piece of land on the east side, near OMSI. But, the...
View ArticleUncle Spliffy: Cannabis industry must set high bar
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Uncle Spliffy made his keynote remarks to the attendees at the Cannabis Collaborative Conference Thursday morning. Uncle Spliffy, also known as former Portland Trail Blazer...
View ArticleHeroin antidote in the hands of drug counselors
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Some Portland Police officers carry the tool and now drug treatment counselors have easy access to this lifeline for people who are overdosing on heroin. Workers at CODA get...
View Article5-year-old Otto ‘was completely fine a month ago’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Otto Stuckman loves dress up and dragons. He just turned 5 on December 29 and was enjoying kindergarten and projects with his dad. At the beginning of January, Otto started...
View ArticleOregon lawmakers try to close ‘Charleston loophole’
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon lawmakers are considering closing a loophole in gun sales laws. Currently, if a background check takes longer than three days, the buyer can get the gun, regardless of what...
View ArticleMan dies after head-on crash with TriMet bus
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A driver who crashed head-on into a TriMet bus on Thursday evening died in the hospital, police said. A driver who crashed head-on into a TriMet bus on Thursday evening was...
View ArticleLocals call on city to clean up ‘Avenue of Terror’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Community leaders gathered for a town hall meeting Thursday night where they aired grievances with a group of local homeless camps known as “The Avenue of Terror”. Nearby...
View ArticleDriver in stolen car found hiding in tree
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man suspected of driving a stolen car, crashing it, and then running from police, was found hiding in a tree in Northeast Portland. Police say this started Thursday afternoon...
View ArticleFormer WOU students convicted of sex abuse, rape
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Two former students at Western Oregon University have been convicted of raping and sexually abusing a woman while they were enrolled at the university. The Statesman Journal reports...
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