‘Unintended target’ shooter gets prison sentence
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A young woman pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of an 80-year-old woman who was an unintended target. Noelle St. John was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months for...
View ArticleMan arrested for grabbing child in emergency room
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — A man was arrested for unlawful imprisonment Monday after deputies said he grabbed and held a child in a Vancouver hospital. It happened around 8:15 p.m. in Legacy Salmon...
View ArticleTinoco attorney: We didn’t get all evidence
HILLSBORO, Ore. (KOIN) — The murder trial of Jaime Tinoco, accused of killing Nicole Laube in 2014, did not begin as planned on Tuesday. And now the trial won’t begin until June. Tinoco’s defense...
View ArticleCourt records: Man strangled grandma, slit her throat
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Washougal man strangled his grandmother and slit her throat after she scolded him for using too much water while showering, according to court documents. A 78-year-old woman...
View ArticleNeighbor allegedly robbed Kalama home hit by landslide
KALAMA, Wash. (KOIN) — It’s been over a year since a Kalama couple nearly lost their home when widespread flooding caused a massive landslide in the area. They’ve been working to rebuild ever since,...
View ArticlePolice: 3 stole alcohol, assaulted Walmart worker
BATTLE GROUND, Wash. (KOIN) — Police are asking for help identifying 3 suspects accused of stealing alcohol and assaulting a Walmart employee Monday night. The 3 suspects reportedly entered the Walmart...
View ArticleFBI: Couple wanted for molesting several children
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is using its main Twitter account to help generate tips in locating 2 people wanted for allegedly sexually abusing children in Oregon...
View Article2nd Malheur takeover trial now with the jury
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The case against 4 people in the 2nd trial over the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge is now with the jury. The second trial involving people who occupied an...
View ArticleMeth-heroin-coke smuggling tied to Vancouver house
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A federal indictment unsealed on Wednesday identifies 14 people connected to a largescale drug trafficking organization that allegedly smuggled narcotics into the U.S. from...
View ArticleWitnesses: Altercation brings police to Pearl
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A situation that unfolded in Northwest Portland Wednesday afternoon caused a police response near 14th and Pettygrove Street. Witnesses in the area said there was an altercation...
View ArticleWoman killed, man injured in McMinnville shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One person died in a shooting in McMinnville Wednesday evening. McMinnville Police said they found a woman dead and a man with injuries in the 400 block of Northeast Oregon...
View ArticlePlea deal reached in 2015 murder case
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Prosecutors have offered a 28-year-old man a plea deal after initially charging him with murder. Andre M. Grandy is scheduled for a plea hearing on Thursday in Multnomah County...
View ArticleTeen sues Reynolds district over 2008 molestation
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A former substitute teacher with the Reynolds School District is accused, in a lawsuit, of molesting at least one elementary school girl. The $6,225,000 lawsuit, filed earlier...
View Article‘Pay up or go to jail’ scams hit throughout Oregon
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KOIN) — People posing as detectives are calling residents throughout Oregon and the US in an ongoing scam to separate the victims from their money. In Beaverton, a man posing as...
View ArticleEugene priest sentenced for sex with teen prostitute
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A Eugene priest found guilty of prostitution for paying a 17-year-old girl to have sex with him has been sentenced to three months in jail. The Register-Guard reports Daniel MacKay...
View ArticleWoman with purple hair robs Vancouver Chase Bank
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A woman allegedly robbed the Chase Bank at 12903 NE Hwy 99 in Vancouver Thursday evening, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office said. Employees told police the woman gave the teller...
View ArticleHate crime suspect: ‘Arab, you need to leave’
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — A 52-year-old man is being accused of a hate crime after allegedly attacking a restaurant employee with a metal pipe and calling him a terrorist. Jason Kendall yelled and screamed...
View Article1 dead in Vancouver apartment burglary
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) – Police are investigating a man’s death at an apartment complex in the Bagley Downs neighborhood on Friday morning. Officers say the man was killed by a homeowner when he...
View ArticleProsecutors get life in prison for ‘sexual predator’
HILLSBORO, Ore. (KOIN) – A Washington County judge on Friday sentenced a Level 3 predatory sex offender to life in prison without parole. Terry Eugene Iversen deserves a life sentence because of his...
View ArticleMan gets year in jail for 9th drunken driving offense
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A 56-year-old man who racked up his ninth conviction for drunken driving has been sentenced to one year in jail. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Cary Dean Devore was sentenced...
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