Californian pleads guilty in fatal TV Hwy crash
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Thirteen months after a 20-year-old woman was killed and several others were injured in a 7-car crash on TV Hwy, a California man pleaded guilty to criminally negligent...
View Article7 lbs of meth, nearly $200K cash seized during arrest
WASHINGTON CO., Ore. (KOIN) — Authorities seized a gun, nearly $200,000 in cash and 7 pounds of methamphetamine while executing a search warrant Monday. Josue Valdovinos-Moreno, 24, was arrested during...
View ArticleCocaine worth $320K found in speeding BMW
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A speeding driver ended up arrested and facing federal charges when Portland police said they found around 20 pounds of cocaine inside a hidden compartment in a BMW. The traffic...
View ArticlePerson shot to death at Portland’s Liberty Centre
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One person was found shot to death inside an office building in Northeast Portland Saturday evening, a case the Portland police are treating as a homicide. Police were called...
View ArticleMilwaukie murder suspect arrested in Oklahoma
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man wanted in connection with a Milwaukie murder case has been arrested in Oklahoma, deputies say. At 10 p.m. on Saturday, Dean Boettcher was arrested by the Pauls Valley...
View ArticleDeputies: Man attacked landlord with samurai sword
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Garden Home man was arrested on Sunday after authorities say he attacked his landlord with a samurai sword. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called at...
View ArticleOSP: Man tried leaving state with 300 lbs of pot
KLAMATH CO., Ore. (KOIN) — A 24-year-old man was caught trying to leave the state with nearly 300 lbs of marijuana inside a U-Haul truck, Oregon State Police said. Georgia resident Kim Mason was pulled...
View ArticleTeen gets 7.5 years for New Hope Church shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon teen who shot another teen in a church parking lot has been sentenced to more than 7 years in prison. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that 17-year-old Todd Petrie Jr....
View ArticleWife: Liberty coworkers’ families were ‘friendly’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The families of Jim Alan Morgan and Mitra Mehrabadi were friendly, Jim’s wife Diane told KOIN 6 News on Monday morning. Jim and Diane Morgan. (Courtesy) Jim Morgan, a...
View ArticleHoover gang member charged for Ervaeua Herring murder
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A 22-year-old man, who is already in custody on allegations that he killed a man in Gresham, is now accused of the aggravated murder of Ervaeua Herring. A grand jury on Friday...
View ArticleVandals flood Roosevelt HS, cause massive damage
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Vandals from another school caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage at Roosevelt High School during a basketball tournament October 15. Principal Filip Hristic told...
View ArticleDid murdered man live in Milwaukie halfway house?
MILWAUKIE, Ore. (KOIN) — Dean Boettcher, accused of killing his 50-year-old roommate at a Milwaukie home last week, was arrested in Oklahoma and will be extradited to face charges. Dean Boettcher is...
View ArticleEx-Gladstone cop gets life in prison for murder
OREGON CITY, Ore. (KOIN) – The sentencing phase for Lynn Benton didn’t take long. The ex-Gladstone police officer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the aggravated...
View ArticleSW Portland robbery suspect shoots at police
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Police say a suspected robber shot at them on Tuesday morning. Police inspected a white van near the scene, October 25 2016. (KOIN) Officials say a suspect robbed the Aladdin...
View Article2 Portland Timbers players arrested for DUII
OREGON CITY, Ore. (KOIN) – Two Portland Timbers players were arrested late Monday night in Lake Oswego and charged with DUII. Lake Oswego Police say they arrested Timbers Captain Liam Ridgewell and...
View ArticlePhotos: Robbery, chase, gunfire in SW Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Officials say an armed robber held up the Aladdin Inn at SW 30th and Barbur around 10:30 a.m. The robber allegedly fired a shot at the Inn but no one was injured. Witnesses saw...
View ArticleDA: Kaylee Sawyer case gag order unconstitutional
BEND, Ore. (KOIN) – Deschutes District Attorney John Hummel is arguing through the justice department that a gag order preventing authorities from discussing the Kaylee Sawyer aggravated murder case...
View ArticlePPB: Good Samaritan held down MAX shooting suspect
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A teenager was taken into custody after he allegedly fired a gun on a MAX train Tuesday night, according to police. Reports of gunfire on the MAX train at the 102nd Avenue...
View ArticleDUII suspect fails to make turn, strikes house
BETHANY, Ore. (KOIN) — A 35-year-old man was arrested for DUII and other charges after he crashed his car into a Bethany home Tuesday night, deputies said. James Mauro was arrested for DUII after...
View ArticleChild’s OD death leads to manslaughter indictment
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A grand jury filed new charges against a 35-year-old man who is accused of causing the death of his nephew after the boy ingested methadone. Originally, Willie Lee Harris Jr....
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