Fire affects natural gas at SE Portland house fire
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two adults, two kids and their pets all safely escaped a fire that ripped through their house in Southeast Portland in the early hours of Sunday. Crews from both Portland and...
View ArticleThink it was warm in April? You’re right
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As May begins with sunshine and temps expected in the 80s, the stats on April are in. And it was the warmest April in the history of recorded weather in Portland, KOIN 6...
View ArticleIconic site at risk of being demolished in the Pearl
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It’s happening all over downtown Portland. Developers propose hard-to-resist offers to commercial landowners to tear down the old and build the new. Right now, a developer in...
View ArticleBMW passenger critically hurt in Rock Creek rollover
ROCK CREEK, Ore. (KOIN) — A Hillsboro woman was pinned under a BMW and critically injured after it rolled over when the driver apparently lost control on a curve in Rock Creek. Nicole Nelson, 39, was a...
View ArticleBody of missing Portland hiker, 24, found on Alaska trail
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Search and rescue crews found the body of a missing Portland hiker Sunday along a trail in the Denali National Park and Preserve. Michael Purdy’s remains were found near the...
View ArticleCrews search for paddle boarder near Sauvie Island
SAUVIE ISLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A paddle boarder went under the water Sunday afternoon near Collins Beach on Sauvie Island, officials said. The woman in her 20s was reportedly paddle boarding without a...
View ArticleMom dies, son seriously hurt after hiking fall
CORBETT, Ore. (KOIN) – A 37-year-old mom died after falling nearly 60 feet with her toddler son as the two were hiking in the Columbia River Gorge. The Multnomah County Medical Examiners confirms the...
View ArticleSuspected dog thief arrives at jail in limousine
MARION CO., Ore. (KOIN) — A Turner landlord accused of stealing her tenant’s dog during a rental dispute turned herself in Friday after arriving at the county courthouse in a limousine, deputies said....
View ArticleBill Clinton to campaign in Portland, Bend Thursday
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Former President Bill Clinton will campaign for Hillary in Portland and Bend on Thursday. The 42nd President of the United States will hold public events at locations not yet...
View ArticleRoad, rail construction could slow your commute
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — We all love the warming temperatures, but the transition into nice weather also means Portland has entered construction season. No matter which direction you’re travelling,...
View ArticlePSU study finds drugs, toxins in Oregon oysters
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oyster lovers beware: A new Portland State University study revealed oysters native to the Pacific Northwest contain a cocktail of pharmaceuticals and other potentially harmful...
View ArticleSex offender may be snapping pics of young girls
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 30-year-old sex offender who failed to register with the Portland police may be in the Hawthorne Boulevard area of Southeast Portland. Avril Ramona Lavigne — also known as...
View ArticleEstacada domestic situation ends in arrest
ESTACADA, Ore. (KOIN) — Clackamas County deputies arrested one person over a domestic situation after responding to an “active situation” in the 40000 block of SE George Road in Estacada. Motorists are...
View ArticleIs poisonous gas causing foul smell on Hayden Island?
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Hayden Island residents have complained for months about a foul smell lingering in the air, and now the Environmental Protection Agency says air quality tests came back...
View ArticleSalem PD: Boy grabbed by stranger in Red Sox cap
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — A 9-year-old told police he was grabbed by a stranger wearing a Boston Red Sox cap near a school bus stop in Salem Monday morning. The boy was walking from his home to the bus stop...
View ArticleLost hiker rescued near Government Camp
MOUNT HOOD, Ore. (KOIN) — Crews rescued a lost hiker who went missing near Hidden Lake on Monday evening, deputies said. Brian Woldrich was in contact with search and rescue personnel with Clackamas...
View Article3 indicted for killing pregnant Ervaeua Herring
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Indictments alleging murder – among other charges – have been filed against three men linked to the 2014 slaying of a 21-year-old pregnant mother. Ervaeua Ronchelle Herring was...
View ArticleJudge approves ballot measure for PSU payroll tax
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon judge has approved the ballot language for a proposed payroll tax that would solely benefit Portland State University. The Oregonian/Oregon Live reports that the judge...
View ArticleMult. Co. Sheriff proposes cutting 118 jail beds
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury has asked all county agencies to submit budget proposals with 2% cuts for the 2017 budget. Sheriff Dan Staton’s proposed budget includes...
View ArticleDog ‘probably devastated when guy blasted window’
MOLALLA, Ore. (KOIN) — It was hot Monday afternoon when Shellie Anderson parked her Jeep in the lot at the Safeway in Molalla. She left her dog in the car while she went inside the store. She said she...
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