Cornelius man shot, injured by deputies
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Greg Howard Moore, 54, was hospitalized on Thursday night after Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies shot him. The hospital reports that he should fully recover from his...
View Article17-year-old arrested for Haruka Weiser murder
AUSTIN, Texas (KOIN) — Austin police on Friday announced that they have made an arrest in the death of University of Texas at Austin student Haruka Weiser. She was from Portland and graduated from a...
View ArticleHillsboro parents prepare for school emergencies
HILLSBORO, Ore. (KOIN) — The Hillsboro School District is getting prepared for emergencies in light of the dozens of school shootings that have occurred around the country and in Oregon. Hillsboro...
View ArticleFamily’s dream rental home turns out to be a scam
CORNELUS, Ore. (KOIN) — Con artists are taking advantage of the tight housing market by posting rental ads online for homes that aren’t theirs — and then stealing security deposits. One family nearly...
View ArticleDriver hits Sherwood sprinkler control, takes off
SHERWOOD, Ore. (KOIN) — Officers are investigating a hit and run in Sherwood that occurred Thursday night on SW Langer Farms Parkway. Someone drove their car into the planter area off the road, hitting...
View ArticleIntentional fire damages Vancouver LDS church
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — A fire that was intentionally set damaged the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints in Vancouver overnight on Thursday. The church, at 2223 NW 99th, suffered some...
View ArticleTwo shot in fast food parking lot in NE Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Two people suffered non-life threatening injuries late Friday when they were shot in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant. Officers say the shooting was reported shortly...
View ArticlePolice: Sleeping woman finds gunman in bedroom
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A woman sleeping in her bedroom was awakened by a 38-year-old man who somehow got into her residence demanding cash and a vehicle, according to court documents. Donald Lee...
View Article6 units damaged in Bethany apartment fire
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An apartment building was badly damaged Saturday morning in a 2 alarm fire. The fire at the Westridge Meadows apartments on NW Chemeketa Lane was reported to dispatch at 9:45....
View ArticleArson fire destroys Imagination Station playground
TROUTDALE, Ore. (KOIN) — An intentionally set fire destroyed the Imagination Station playground in Troutdale Saturday morning, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office. The blaze was...
View ArticleBasketball coach pleads not guilty to rape charges
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A basketball coach has pleaded not guilty to charges including rape. The Oregonian reports 42-year-old Stevens Hyppolite is facing three counts of second-degree sexual abuse by a...
View ArticleClimate change could limit salmon fishing
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — Fishery delegates from Oregon, Washington, California and Idaho are meeting to discuss fishing limits. In the past, aggressive commercial fishing caused the Pacific Fishery...
View Article‘Weak’ case against accused serial killer Homer Jackson?
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Homer Lee Jackson may have killed so many people that he has lost count – over the decades – of the exact number of victims. That’s a theory, at least, presented by state...
View ArticlePassersby rescue 2 people, dog, from burning Jeep
BANKS, Ore. (KOIN) — Numerous people, including an off-duty deputy, stopped along Highway 26 to pull people and a dog from a burning SUV after it crashed late Saturday night near Banks. Numerous...
View ArticleFriends: Haruka Weiser was ‘the most beautiful person’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Six of Haruka Weiser’s closest friends described her as authentic, strong, loving and talented as they honored her memory Sunday, days after she was killed on the University of...
View ArticleRugby Oregon lets boys, girls show their strength
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Youth sports are wildly popular in the Portland area, and one of the fastest-growing games around is making its mark in the Pacific Northwest. Thanks to Rugby Oregon, the game...
View ArticleFeds: Man used fire extinguisher to make bomb
MEDFORD, Ore (KOIN) – A 41-year-old man is charged in federal court having a bomb that was made out of a fire extinguisher. A federal grand jury this month indicted Royal Kurt Kruesi with one count of...
View ArticleLegacy employees want protection from car break-ins
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A spike in car break-ins at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center has led some employees to ask the hospital’s security team to ramp up its efforts. There were reportedly 9 break-ins...
View ArticleForget the car, owner wants Great Dane back
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Bill Robbins said he’s worried sick about his dog, Kona. Kona the dog was inside the car when a man walked up and stole both the car and Kona in Southeast Portland, April 7,...
View ArticleDoes your kid have a safe walking route to school?
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KOIN) — How safe is your kids’ walk to school? It’s a question Washington County is trying to answer through the Safe Routes to School program, which promotes safe walking and biking...
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