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Single mom has long road back after hit-run
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — The 22-year-old single mother critically hurt in a Feb. 4 hit-and-run crash in Salem remains in the hospital with a long road to recovery ahead of her. Taylor Goulet will likely...
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Deputies: Burglary suspect confessed to crimes
TANGENT, Ore. (KOIN) — A transient burglary suspect who reportedly confessed to his crimes was arrested Thursday, deputies said. Jason Allen Burkett, 38, of Medford is accused of burglarizing Orson’s...
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Fantasyland robbery suspect found hiding on roof
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Two people have been detained following an early morning robbery in Southeast Portland, officials confirm. One of the suspects was found hiding on a rooftop. Police confirm the...
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Will final Malheur occupiers be released?
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The 4 people who remained as occupiers at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge until February 11 will appear in federal court Friday to determine if they will be released before...
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Caregiver charged with stealing patient’s ring
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 49-year-old caregiver is accused of stealing a ring from a patient. The caregiver, Sherrie Lynn Clark, was arrested Thursday in the 6300 block of Meadows Road, Lake Oswego...
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Muslim community worries Tigard killing was hate crime
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – As police continue to investigate the death of a 68-year-old Muslim man in Tigard, members of the Muslim community say they fear the killing was a biased crime. Michael Troxell...
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Measure 11 reformers: ‘Time does not fit crime’
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — When Oregon voters passed Measure 11 in 1994, it established mandatory minimum prison sentences for specific crimes against people. Now, after more than 20 years, those mandatory...
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Oregon man pleads guilty to hacking celebrity emails
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Oregon man who accessed hundreds of email accounts and stole explicit photos of celebrities pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony hacking charge in Los Angeles. Andrew Helton of...
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6 years in prison for convicted sex traffickers
SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — Two men were sentenced in Marion County Circuit Court Thursday for sex trafficking two women, including a minor. Dennell Smith, 25, and Marvellus Lucas Jr. 23, were arrested in...
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Deschutes Co. Captain accused of embezzling $200K
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A captain with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office was indicted and arrested Friday for stealing more than $200,000 of taxpayer money. Scott Beard, 45, faces federal charges...
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Kesha goes to court over clash with producer Dr. Luke
NEW YORK (AP) — Watching tearfully from a courtroom audience, pop star Kesha lost a bid Friday to be freed from her contract with a top record producer she says drugged, sexually abused and...
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Shots ring out in Montavilla neighborhood
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Shots rang out in the early morning hours of Saturday in the Montavilla neighborhood, prompting a police investigation but turning up no injuries at this time. Officers...
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Militia member Ritzheimer extradited from Arizona
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Jon Ritzheimer, the self-described extremist and gun ownership activist whose YouTube video spawned the Twitter hashtag #DaddySworeAnOath, arrived in Portland Friday after being...
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Woman shot in attempted murder-suicide in SE Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The estranged 24-year-old boyfriend died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot after he allegedly shot the woman shot early Saturday morning The shooting happened around 6:30...
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Fight about money in car sale ends with gunfire
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A fight between 2 men over the sale of a car ended in gunfire, with one hospitalized and the other in jail. According to court documents, Steven Michael Owens initially told...
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Feds: Gym instructor planned to ‘drug’ children to make pornography
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 39-year-old special physical education instructor, with ties to the Oregon City School District, is in federal custody on an allegation he made child pornography and had...
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6 killed in random shootings in Kalamazoo, Michigan
TEXAS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Police are identifying the suspect in a series of random shootings that killed at least six people. Police cruisers were parked outside the Douglas Avenue home of...
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Man confesses to starting SE Portland church, house fires
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 46-year-old man reportedly confessed to starting 2 fires early Sunday morning, one of which damaged Eastside Free Methodist Church in Southeast Portland, authorities said....
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Kalamazoo man admitted he ‘took people’s lives’
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — The man suspected of shooting eight people at random throughout the Kalamazoo area, killing six, admitted to police he “took people’s lives,” according to court documents....
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Sheriff Staton: Use of force assessment ‘incomplete’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Multnomah County Sheriff Dan Staton says a report written by department analysts that alleges the use of force is higher against black inmates is “incomplete.” Sheriff Staton...
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