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...
View ArticleVacationing 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,...
View ArticlePursuit 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...
View ArticlePark 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...
View ArticleFire 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...
View ArticlePrecision 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...
View ArticleNYPD: 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...
View ArticleOSP: 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...
View ArticleBoy 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...
View ArticleWill 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...
View ArticlePetitioners 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...
View Article2 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...
View ArticleMcMinnville 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...
View ArticleHawthorne, 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...
View ArticleResults 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...
View ArticleOregon 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...
View ArticleMan, 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...
View ArticleWheeler’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...
View ArticleLead 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...
View ArticlePortland 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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