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Ski resorts getting fresh snow this weekend
MOUNT HOOD, Ore. (KOIN) — The rain in the Portland metro area is snow in the mountains, which sets up for a fabulous ski weekend on Mount Hood. All the ski spots on Mount Hood are receiving ample...
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Gabby Giffords: ‘We must never stop fighting’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords was in Portland Friday to to announce the formation of the Oregon Coalition for Common Sense. The goal of the group is to reduce gun...
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What’s being done to make Marine Drive safer?
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Statistically, 3 of every 1000 crashes in the city of Portland results in a death. But on Marine Drive, 28 of every 1000 crashes is fatal. More than a dozen people have died in...
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Oregon man back after 8 months in Mexican jail
WELCHES, Ore. (KOIN) — Troy Bachmann is back on his deck overlooking the Sandy River near Welches. It’s a spot he thought about often while he sat alone for more than 8 months in a Mexican jail. For...
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Moviegoers at Sandy Cinema may be exposed to Hep A
SANDY, Ore. (KOIN) — The Clackamas County Public Health department is investigating the possible exposure of Hepatitis A at Sandy Cinema. Officials say people who bought food or drinks from the...
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1 dead after car vs. semi crash in Marion County
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One person is dead after a crash between a car and a semi-truck in Northern Marion County. Deputies say the car blew a stop sign at the intersection of Arbor Grove Road NE and...
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Forest Grove students get spammed with porn emails
FOREST GROVE, Ore. (KOIN) — A group email list used within Forest Grove High School received pornographic emails from unknown spammers. In a letter sent to parents, Principal Karen O’Neill said the...
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Nickel found in SE Portland moss could be health risk
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two Portland glass manufacturing companies have been under scrutiny recently after cadmium and arsenic were found in the air and in moss samples. KOIN 6 News has learned that...
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6 years in prison for convicted sex traffickers
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — Two men were sentenced in Marion County Circuit Court Thursday for sex trafficking two women, including a minor. Dennell Smith, 25, and Marvellus Lucas Jr. 23, were arrested in...
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‘I didn’t expect the car would catch on fire’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Gabriel Lopes had just purchased a certified used 2015 Mercedes C-300 4Matic sedan with low mileage. He thought he got a good deal. Turns out it was more like a fire sale. “As...
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Shots ring out in Montavilla neighborhood
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Shots rang out in the early morning hours of Saturday in the Montavilla neighborhood, prompting a police investigation but turning up no injuries at this time. Officers...
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Winter rainfall record set at PDX
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland International Airport is experiencing its wettest winter on record at more than 25 inches and counting. The Oregonian reports that data from the National Weather Service...
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Morrison Bridge closed Sunday for lift span work
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Morrison Bridge will be closed Sunday for inspection and maintenance of the lift span. The work is related to deteriorating deck panels that were installed in 2011. The...
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Man’s body found on train tracks in Washougal
WASHOUGAL, Wash. (KOIN) — The body of a man in his 20s was found on the railroad tracks in Washougal Saturday morning. Police say the body was found by a BNSF train crew about 7:00 a.m. between 20th...
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SE Portland residents channel anger into action
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — When Southeast Portland residents heard there could be toxic metals in the air they breathe, they were understandably angry. Some of those people took that anger and turned it...
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Fight about money in car sale ends with gunfire
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A fight between 2 men over the sale of a car ended in gunfire, with one hospitalized and the other in jail. According to court documents, Steven Michael Owens initially told...
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Feds: Gym instructor planned to ‘drug’ children to make pornography
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 39-year-old special physical education instructor, with ties to the Oregon City School District, is in federal custody on an allegation he made child pornography and had...
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Man confesses to starting SE Portland church, house fires
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 46-year-old man reportedly confessed to starting 2 fires early Sunday morning, one of which damaged Eastside Free Methodist Church in Southeast Portland, authorities said....
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Newborn found dead in Southeast Portland apartment
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A newborn was found dead inside a Southeast Portland apartment Sunday morning, the same day a woman at the residence was reportedly taken to the hospital, police said. Officers...
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Rehabilitated Bald Eagle released in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A female Bald Eagle found tangled in a fishing line in the Willamette River was rehabilitated and released into the wild Sunday afternoon. The Audubon Society of Portland...
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