Jun. 4—A steady stream of people trickled into the empty retail space at 1 Canal Plaza in downtown Portland on Tuesday afternoon where colorful posters were hung on the white walls and a projector played a short film. Several city employees sat at a folding table, handing out pamphlets. It was the start of a […]
Jun. 4—Maine’s largest water district has filed a lawsuit against Dupont, 3M and other manufacturers of so-called forever chemicals to hold them responsible for the cost of testing and treating polluted wastewater. “Protecting public health, safety, and the environment is (our) top priority,” said general manager Seth Garrison. “By taking legal action against manufacturers of […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 25-year-old man is facing numerous charges after allegedly kidnapping a 47-year-old woman in Southeast Portland in the early hours of Friday, police said. The incident began around 1:40 a.m. May 31 when the man spotted the woman near SE 146th and Division and offered her a ride home. When they […]
Jun. 1—Ruthann Weist stands inside the Portland Police Department on Middle Street with one hand on her hip and a chunky black flip phone pressed to her ear. “Been dead at least a week,” she says, then pauses to listen. She nods. “Yup, we should do it at high tide. I have a tarp we […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A hiking and biking hotspot just outside of the Rose City has been designated as a National Recreation Trail. On Friday, the U.S. Department of the Interior designated four new national sites — including the Banks-Vernonia State Trail. Two Oregon counties investigate case of abandoned, disabled pugs Found about 34 miles […]
May 30—Three Democrats are competing to represent a part of Portland in the Maine House of Representatives and fill the seat held by outgoing House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross. Former state Rep. Herb Adams, outgoing state Sen. Ben Chipman and former Portland school board member Yusuf Yusuf will face off in the June 11 primary. […]
May 28—What is ReCode? ReCode is an ongoing project to update the city’s zoning regulations. Zoning dictates what land can be used for. For example, to build a city park, the land has to be zoned to allow for a park to be built. In order to open a coffee shop on the corner, that […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — With the community’s help, Portland police have now positively identified the three suspects accused of pickpocketing shoppers at big box stores in the metro area, though they aren’t releasing their names yet. VIDEO: Tesla Cybertruck stuck on Oregon sand dunes KOIN 6 was the first to break the news about how […]
May 24—A man who was charged with murder last year in connection with a 15-year-old case in Portland has pleaded not guilty. Shane Hall, 36, and Khang Tran, 30, were indicted in December after police said they believed both men were responsible for the death of 37-year-old Frank Williams in 2008. Williams was stabbed near […]
May 23—For only the second time since Portland’s rent control law went into effect, the rent board recommended that the city fine a landlord for breaking the 2020 law. In a unanimous vote Wednesday night, the rent board found that Elizabeth Kane retaliated against her Sawyer Street tenants when she rescinded her offer of a […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A southeast Portland bar is facing a $9 million lawsuit for allegedly overserving alcohol to a man who killed another patron in 2023, according to court documents. The lawsuit was filed on May 17 by the estate of Colin Smith, who died after he was stabbed during a fight at the […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Centrist district attorney candidate Nathan Vasquez has ousted the incumbent progressive prosecutor in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, after running a campaign in which he vowed to be tough on crime. One of District Attorney Mike Schmidt’s deputies, Vasquez was endorsed by several police groups. He won Tuesday’s nonpartisan primary […]