PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — With lots of cash on hand, cannabis dispensaries are becoming a major target for criminals. Experts say it hits the entire supply chain – from the growers to retail. “People throughout the entire supply chain are not getting paid, so when there’s a robbery of this nature or a series of […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — The Portland Diamond Project isn’t giving up on bringing MLB to the Rose City, confirming a report by John Canzano on Tuesday. The PDP confirmed that the group is in negotiations with the City of Portland to acquire the 164 acres of RedTail Golf Course on the outskirts of the city. […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland family of four is still displaced more than 15 days after a neighbor’s tree crashed into their rented home of more than two years during the winter storm earlier this month. Allison and John McClain say they were all home on Jan. 13 when they heard what sounded like […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Weeks after the wicked winter snow-and-ice storm left a half-million without power for days, some of those displaced by the storm are still waiting to be able to go back home. Kiah Sykes has lived at The Yards Apartments on Northwest Naito Parkway since 2016. When the ice storm hit, she […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A first-of-its-kind event took place in northeast Portland Tuesday night with the goal of having helpful and frank conversations about human trafficking. The free event brought together Portland police, the bureau’s Asian and Pacific Islander Advisory Council and people in the community. “No city or rural area in our state is […]
Amtrak train service between Seattle and Portland has been suspended because of a landslide near Kelso, the company told MyNorthwest. “We canceled the trains and provided alternate bus transportation for today’s trip for those affected,” an Amtrak agent said. “They’ve also canceled travel for tomorrow on those routes with the same situation.” For more details […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A man is dead following a shooting in the Brentwood-Darlington neighborhood Friday night, authorities say. Officers say they found the man in the parking lot of a motel around 8 p.m. after receiving a report of shots fired in the 7700 block of Southeast 82nd Avenue. Lake Oswego takes stock of […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A woman in her early 30s died when a tree feel on an RV in Portland and set it on fire, Portland Fire & Rescue said in a release. When fire crews arrived around 2:30 p.m Saturday in the Hazelwood neighborhood they found the tree on the RV with a power […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – As high winds and low temperatures move in, Portland Parks and Recreation crews are on high alert. They may be waiting for an influx in calls over the weekend, including downed trees in roads and sidewalks, but crews have already responded to a few emergencies earlier in the week. “Stay indoors […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As winter weather moves in this week, some local agencies are dealing with an outage impacting their 911 centers. This is affecting Washington, Clackamas, and Columbia counties, as well as Lake Oswego, after a routine maintenance outage didn’t come back online like it was supposed to. ‘Shocking attack’: Gresham police detail […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A major drug trafficker in Oregon responsible for bringing illicit substances like methamphetamine and fentanyl into the Portland metro area was sentenced in federal court Tuesday. The 31-year-old Luis Angel Rivera-Huezo, of Hillsboro, was handed a 100-month federal prison sentence followed by five years supervised release, the Department of Justice announced. […]
It took two days to find a door-shaped piece of a plane that was propelled into the air Friday evening when it detached from its host aircraft. Bob Sauer, a high school teacher, said he hadn’t found the panel, called a door plug, in his backyard sooner because he didn’t look. On Sunday, he said, […]