PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A school in Southwest Portland briefly went into lockdown Thursday afternoon after a threatening phone call was made to one of the staff. A spokesperson from Oregon Episcopal School confirmed to KOIN 6 News via email that a letter was sent out to students’ families at about 5:30 p.m. detailing what […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — On Saturday, Payton Thomas was attacked with scissors and bitten in Northwest Portland. On Monday, Thomas confronted his alleged attacker in a Multnomah County courtroom because, he said, he wants to make sure the attacker stays behind bars. “The guy just comes walking up, and he starts screaming racial slurs. And […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Another retail theft mission from Portland police on Thursday resulted in over a dozen arrests, as well as the recovery of stolen merchandise and stolen cars. Police say they conducted the mission in the Hollywood and Lloyd Districts. There were 13 arrests, 10 traffic/subject stops and 14 warrants served, according to […]
A former pro wrestler has been accused of shooting and killing his wife in Portland, Oregon, police said. William Albert Haynes Jr., 70, is in police custody at a hospital where he is being treated for a condition unrelated to the shooting, the Portland Police Bureau said in an update Saturday. Haynes, known as Billy […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 42-year-old man faces numerous charges, including a bias crime, after allegedly setting clothes on fire, cutting a man with a pair of scissors and then biting him while slinging racial slurs after possibly chasing a bi-racial couple immediately before the Saturday afternoon incident in Northwest Portland. Corey A. Nesenson was […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — More than 100 derelict boats have been turned in following a joint program between the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office’s River Patrol Unit and Metro. The temporary boat take-back program in the Portland metro area allowed owners to dispose of damaged boats while keeping waterways clean. Sgt. Steve Dangler, with the sheriff’s […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Portland community came together Wednesday evening to discuss the plaza named in honor of an icon of the city, Darcelle XV. The City of Portland closed the former O’Bryant Square back in 2018 due to structural issues. It’s been fenced off and unused ever since. Until now — when it’s […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Portland Police Bureau announced they’ve made 11 arrests Monday as part of a retail theft mission, recovering thousands of dollars of stolen merchandise in the process. Police said in a release that the operation included serving 10 warrants and recovering two stolen vehicles. Police also said they made 20 traffic/subject […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One man was shot to death in Northeast Portland early Saturday night and the shooter remains at large. The shooting in the 3700 block of NE Milton happened around 6:45 p.m., police said. The man was already dead in the street when officers arrived. Homicide detectives are on the case. Anyone […]
PORTLAND – As a mother watched her two children run around on the playground at Simpson Park, a protest against Cheniere Energy, an LNG export facility in Gregory that is visible at the park, took place Saturday. The protest started earlier in the day as local environmental groups, including Texas Campaign for the Environment, met […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A person is in the hospital with serious injuries following a shooting at a bar in East Portland Friday night. Portland Police Bureau Public Information Officer Sgt. Kevin Allen confirmed to KOIN 6 News via email that East Precinct officers responded to the shooting after 9 p.m. in the 17200 block […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Rose City was lit up Friday night with the return of the Portland Winter Light Festival. It was a bustling scene at the World Trade Center near the waterfront as one of the installations brought back families making the yearly festivity a tradition. Therese Gietler, the communications director for Portland […]