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Water vs. wages: The fight over Nestle in Cascade Locks
HOOD RIVER, Ore. (KOIN) — Nestle’s controversial plan to establish a water bottling plant in Cascade Locks has divided the community and sparked contentious debates among those worried about the...
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PPB: Man fights eggs with guns, gets arrested
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Southeast Portland man was arrested early Thursday morning for firing a gun at people inside a car who were allegedly throwing eggs at his house. Police say 68-year-old...
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SWAT raids Gypsy Joker clubhouse
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Six people are facing grand jury indictments in connection to a murder that police say is directly linked to his former affiliation with the Gypsy Joker motorcycle gang. Police...
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Driver released from hospital, police waiting for him
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – When doctors released a 28-year-old man from the hospital, police were there waiting to arrest him. Christopher Allen Schmidt appeared in court on Thursday at the Multnomah...
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Unprecedented number of people register for OR primary
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An unprecedented number of Oregonians changed their voter registrations to Democrat or Republican this year and can now cast a presidential ballot in the state’s May 17 primary....
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Missing 71-year-old Salem man home safe
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — Deputies say a 71-year-old Salem man who was reported missing Thursday afternoon is back home with his family. Gary Risteen left his home on Sanrodee Drive SE around noon, Marion...
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Portland police arrest 51 in gang crackdown
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – In a two-week span, the Portland Police Bureau arrested 51 people, seized 17 firearms as part of a city-wide effort to reduce gang and gun violence. “Operation Safe Spring” ran...
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Oregon DOJ finds no criminal wrongdoing by Staton
PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Multnomah County Sheriff Dan Staton said he might sue people who’d criticized him while discussing a potential no-confidence vote by his deputies, and dangled a...
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Portland State drops payroll tax idea
PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Portland’s business community has sidestepped a potential payroll tax by joining together with Portland State University on a promise to come up with $25 million per...
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Imagination Station rebuilding plans underway
TROUTDALE, Ore. (KOIN) — The Troutdale Parks Advisory Committee is hosting two town hall meetings to discuss rebuilding the Imagination Station playground that was burned on April 9. The meetings will...
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Brawl over boyfriend ends with 2 women shot
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Prosecutors have filed charges against a 21-year-old woman who is accused of shooting two people in the Hazelwood neighborhood. The shooting was reported Thursday around 3:30...
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Damascus man files suit to stop disincorporation vote
DEMASCUS, Ore. (Portland Tribune) — A Clackamas Circuit Court judge has ordered a hearing on a Damascus councilor’s lawsuit to stop the May 17 election on disincorporation. Councilor Jim De Young filed...
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Suspected drunk driver crashes into parked car
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 22-year-old man was arrested late Friday night for crashing into a parked car. A Washington County deputy saw a Subaru Impreza speeding down SW Farmington Road. The driver of...
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Motorcyclist killed in Marion County crash
MARION COUNTY, Ore. (KOIN) — Silverton Road NE near 81st Ave. was closed for several hours Saturday for a crash investigation. Marion County deputies say a motorcycle going eastbound tried to pass a...
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Small brush fire burns in Forest Grove
FOREST GROVE, Ore. (KOIN) — Forest Grove Firefighters responded to a brush fire Saturday afternoon on NW Parson Road. The fire burned less than 2 acres. It burned grass and some newly planted trees....
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2 arrested for armed robbery in Cornelius
CORNELIUS, Ore. (KOIN) — 2 men are in the Washington County jail on robbery and assault charges after an investigation by deputies. Officials say a person was robbed on SW 7th Avenue in Cornelius at...
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Bernie Sanders returns to Oregon for Salem rally
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — Bernie Sanders is returning to Oregon for another rally, this time in Salem. Sanders will visit the Salem Armory Auditorium on Tuesday, May 10 for the “A Future to Believe in”...
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Tigard Police hoping to hire more officers
TIGARD, Ore. (KOIN) — Tigard Police are hoping to hire 4 new officers in the near future to replace positions that were lost during the recession. Jim Wolf with Tigard Police says right now, current...
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Riders, get ready: MAX construction underway
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The MAX Improvement Project is underway. On Sunday morning, crews began the project that will disrupt the MAX lines through May 21. TriMet officials said riders should expect...
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Shot fired after Cornelius men drink, fight
CORNELIUS, Ore. (KOIN) — A fight between 2 men in Cornelius escalated into gunfire and the arrest of one man, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said. Shortly after midnight Sunday morning, the men...
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