Feds quietly delay cleanup of forever chemicals at military bases in Oregon, Washington
The U.S. Department of Defense quietly changed its timeline for cleaning up toxic forever chemicals contaminating groundwater at two military bases in Oregon and Washington, delaying the process by six years without public announcement. The Air National Guard base in Portland and the Fairchild Air Force base near...
WATCH LIVE: Portlanders to join Eugene ICE protest
EUGENE, Ore. — ICE protests in Eugene have stretched across several months even becoming heated in recent weeks, and on Tuesday, September 23, Eugene protestors expect extra backing from Portland protestors coming to beef up numbers at the Federal Building. Flyers circulating online urge Portland citizens to join in...
Neighbors say city hasn’t been responsive to issues at Southwest Portland homeless shelter village
PORTLAND, Ore. — In some areas of Portland, neighbors are chafing under Portland Mayor Keith Wilson's big push to get overnight homeless shelter opened. Yet even in areas where shelters are much better established, some neighbors say it has come at a cost. Long-time neighbors Patrick Brunett and David...
Credit card skimmers found at 3 Tigard stores
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Three Tigard stores were found to have credit card skimmers at their registers. Authorities are now urging people who may have visited the stores in the past few days to check their financial statements for suspicious activity. The skimmers were all discovered at the three separate stores on...
Free naloxone vending machines installed at Legacy Salmon Creek and Klickitat County Jail
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — Southwest Washington Accountable Community of Health has announced that they have installed two new free naloxone (Narcan) vending machines. The agency say they have installed one at Legacy Salmon Creek, inside the Emergency Room entrance on the west side of the hospital, and the other has...
‘Unimaginable’: Portland man who raped ex-girlfriend’s daughters sentenced
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Portland man was sentenced to nearly 44 years in prison on Friday for sexually abusing two young girls over several years. A Multnomah County Circuit judge sentenced Rafael Gonzalez-Rodriguez Jr. to 43 years and 9 months in prison on Sept. 19. As KOIN 6 News previously reported, a Multnomah...
Family files $375M wrongful death suit after downed Portland power line kills 3
Portland General Electric and a property management company are facing a $375 million wrongful death lawsuit after three people were electrocuted by a downed powerline last winter.
Wrongful death lawsuit alleges Clark County failed to prevent murders of mother, daughter
Meshay Melendez and her daughter Layla Stewart were found dead days after Kirkland Warren was released from custody.
Skimming Device Found At Dollar Tree
A skimming device has been found at a business in the Mall 205 area. Tuesday morning, an officer from the Portland Police Bureau’s East Precinct responded to the Dollar Tree store located at 10534 Southeast Washington Street. When she arrived, the officer determined that an employee had found a skimming device...
Oregon Speed Zone Review Panel to lower speed limits on stretches of two major...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Drivers in Portland and Yachats will see speed limits drop on parts of two frequently-traveled roadways: North Columbia Boulevard and U.S. Route 101, the Oregon Coast Highway. The Oregon Speed Zone Review Panel, which conducts hearings for contested speed zones, met Tuesday afternoon to discuss...

















