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Mount St. Helens still monitored 36 years after eruption

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (KOIN/AP) — Thirty-six years after a deadly volcanic eruption at Mount St. Helens, the United States Geological Survey is still closely monitoring the volcano and others in the...

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Vacationing millennials love Portland and here’s why

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Travel Portland is constantly marketing the city to entice visitors, but how they entice millennials is changing the marketing game. “They’re looking for experiences,...

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Pursuit leads to Portland motel arrest, kidnap charges

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 35-year-old man faces a variety of charges including 1st-degree kidnapping after being arrested at a motel in North Portland Wednesday afternoon. Cory James Jackson was...

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Park the car, Friday is National Bike to Work day

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Friday is Bike to Work day across the country and Portland will be taking part. Amanda Judkins with the Bicycle Transportation Alliance says their goal is to have 25% of people...

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Fire experts predict ‘normal’ NW wildfire season

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Agency leaders at the Northwest Coordination Center announced Thursday they’re expecting a return to normal wildfire levels in 2016 for the Pacific Northwest. More than 1.8...

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Precision Castparts faces class action toxic air suit

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two people who live within a mile of Precision Castparts have filed a class action lawsuit against the company for allegedly emitting toxic air pollution from its Southeast...

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NYPD: Stalker flew internationally to PDX with plot to kill

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Authorities arrested a 31-year-old man moments after his international flight from Istanbul touched down at Portland International Airport for allegedly stalking his former...

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OSP: Reckless FedEx driver under the influence

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A FedEx truck driver was arrested for DUII and having controlled substances when he was pulled over by the Oregon State Police along I-5 early Tuesday morning. Stephen Augustus...

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Boy with brain injury kicked out of group home

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Benjamin Nuissl has had a rough 15 years. While other kids his age play soccer or go to school dances, he’s living without part of his brain. It was removed in surgery last...

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Will Multnomah Village warming shelter stay temporary?

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — When a warming shelter opened in the Sears Building in Multnomah Village last Thanksgiving, neighbors didn’t seem bothered by it. City leaders promised the shelter in the old...

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Petitioners aim to reverse raises for Vancouver leaders

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — Vancouver’s current mayor and city council recently received significant raises from the city’s salary commission, and some people aren’t happy about it. Thousands of...

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2 former prisoners push for juvenile reform

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – At age 17, Sang Dao stood in a downtown courtroom where he waited to learn how much time he would spend behind bars after being convicted of attempted murder. One year and 8...

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McMinnville FD launches county-wide rescue team

MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (KOIN) — The McMinnville Fire Department announced Friday it is partnering with Cascade Steel Rolling Mills to launch a county-wide rope rescue team. Cascade Steel created it’s...

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Hawthorne, Sellwood bridges close for the weekend

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — 2 Portland bridges will be closed for construction and repairs. The Sellwood Bridge is closed from 7 a.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Saturday for construction. The bridge will be...

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Results for air monitoring near Precision Castparts

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Department of Environmental Quality and the Oregon Health Authority have released results from one of 3 air monitors near Precision Castparts. The results show arsenic...

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Oregon City bike thief caught on camera

OREGON CITY, Ore. (KOIN) — Early Friday morning, a man stole a $1,500 bike off the front porch of a home in Oregon City. The crime was captured by the victim’s surveillance camera. A bike thief in...

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Man, 49, arrested for child sex abuse

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A former bus driver for the North Santiam School District is in the Marion County jail, accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old. Even though district officials say the victim...

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Wheeler’s priorities: Homelessness and housing

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Mayor-elect Ted Wheeler says homelessness will be one of his priorities when he takes office in January. Wheeler tells KOIN 6 News a tent camping policy like the one...

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Lead testing offered to residents near Bullseye Glass

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Families are testing their blood for lead Friday after health officials found a huge spike in lead levels in the air in Southeast Portland. The air monitoring station in...

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Portland Police Chief accidentally shoots friend

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It was revealed Friday that Portland Police Chief Larry O’Dea was involved in an accidental shooting last month while on vacation. In a statement released by the bureau, Sgt....

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