PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A crowd became violent and smashed windows at the Democratic Party of Oregon headquarters during a march through the east side of Portland on Inauguration Day.A crowd of around 100 people gathered at Revolution Hall around 2 p.m. and then began marching around 3 p.m. down Stark Street.Officers clashed with some of the protesters over blocking streets and various objects were confiscated.As the group moved towards Irving Park, it appeared some traffic stops were made by Portland Police and some arrests were made.At a press conference in Portland Tuesday, law...…PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A crowd became violent and smashed windows at the Democratic Party of Oregon headquarters during a march through the east side of Portland on Inauguration Day.A crowd of around 100 people gathered at Revolution Hall around 2 p.m. and then began marching around 3 p.m. down Stark Street.Officers clashed with some of the protesters over blocking streets and various objects were confiscated.As the group moved towards Irving Park, it appeared some traffic stops were made by Portland Police and some arrests were made.At a press conference in Portland Tuesday, law...WW…

Dam in "very good condition," but Army Corps wants to mitigate risk in case of worst-case scenarioPosted: Mar 15, 2021 / 04:59 PM PDTUpdated: Mar 16, 2021 / 12:26 PM PDTCLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. (KOIN) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will lower summertime water levels in Detroit Reservoir in order to mitigate risk in the unlikely event of a large earthquake, a decision residents and businesses worry will shorten the recreational season.Detroit Dam is located about 150 miles east of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a megathrust fault that stretches from Cape Mendocino, California all the way up...…Dam in "very good condition," but Army Corps wants to mitigate risk in case of worst-case scenarioPosted: Mar 15, 2021 / 04:59 PM PDTUpdated: Mar 16, 2021 / 12:26 PM PDTCLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. (KOIN) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will lower summertime water levels in Detroit Reservoir in order to mitigate risk in the unlikely event of a large earthquake, a decision residents and businesses worry will shorten the recreational season.Detroit Dam is located about 150 miles east of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a megathrust fault that stretches from Cape Mendocino, California all the way up...WW…

SB 166 had a public hearing Thursday morningPosted: Feb 25, 2021 / 10:21 AM PSTUpdated: Feb 25, 2021 / 10:21 AM PSTCLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. (KOIN) — A bill that would require Oregon drivers to use headlights anytime they’re on a highway had a public hearing Thursday in the Joint Committee on Transportation.is sponsored by state Sen. Lee Beyer, a Democrat from Springfield, and written at the request of a citizen.Jeff Simons’ original complaint was specific to large trucks — such as commercial vehicles and logging trucks — and aimed at increasing safety on Highway 126. Currently, motorcycles...…SB 166 had a public hearing Thursday morningPosted: Feb 25, 2021 / 10:21 AM PSTUpdated: Feb 25, 2021 / 10:21 AM PSTCLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. (KOIN) — A bill that would require Oregon drivers to use headlights anytime they’re on a highway had a public hearing Thursday in the Joint Committee on Transportation.is sponsored by state Sen. Lee Beyer, a Democrat from Springfield, and written at the request of a citizen.Jeff Simons’ original complaint was specific to large trucks — such as commercial vehicles and logging trucks — and aimed at increasing safety on Highway 126. Currently, motorcycles...WW…

Three facilities are currently licensed to perform natural organic reductionPosted: Jan 18, 2021 / 05:34 PM ESTUpdated: Jan 18, 2021 / 05:34 PM ESTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.KLICKITAT COUNTY, Wash. (KOIN) — Human remains are now being legally composted inWalt Patrick slowly rolls a giant wooden spool-shaped cradle back and forth. Inside, a human body is gradually being turned into compost, one of the first licensed “natural organic reductions” to be performed in...…Three facilities are currently licensed to perform natural organic reductionPosted: Jan 18, 2021 / 05:34 PM ESTUpdated: Jan 18, 2021 / 05:34 PM ESTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.KLICKITAT COUNTY, Wash. (KOIN) — Human remains are now being legally composted inWalt Patrick slowly rolls a giant wooden spool-shaped cradle back and forth. Inside, a human body is gradually being turned into compost, one of the first licensed “natural organic reductions” to be performed in...WW…

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland icon Powell’s Books said Monday it would not place “Unmasked” by Andy Ngo on store shelves, though the anti-antifa book will remain in its online catalog.The announcement followed calls online for the store to be “picketed.” Despite Powell’s decision to keep the book off its shelves, a small crowd of protesters gathered outside the store’s flagship location on NW 10th Ave. and Burnside St., plastering the windows with signs and prompting the store to close early for the day.Ngo rose to national prominence as an outspoken critic of antifa, after activists...…PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland icon Powell’s Books said Monday it would not place “Unmasked” by Andy Ngo on store shelves, though the anti-antifa book will remain in its online catalog.The announcement followed calls online for the store to be “picketed.” Despite Powell’s decision to keep the book off its shelves, a small crowd of protesters gathered outside the store’s flagship location on NW 10th Ave. and Burnside St., plastering the windows with signs and prompting the store to close early for the day.Ngo rose to national prominence as an outspoken critic of antifa, after activists...WW…

The store's flagship location closed early as a "safety precaution" as protesters gathered outside MondayPosted: Jan 11, 2021 / 01:12 PM PSTUpdated: Jan 13, 2021 / 09:30 AM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland icon Powell’s Books said Monday it would not place “Unmasked” by Andy Ngo on store shelves, though the anti-antifa book will remain in its online catalog.The announcement followed calls online for the store to be “picketed.” Despite Powell’s decision to keep the book off its shelves, a small crowd of protesters gathered outside the store’s flagship location on NW 10th Ave. and Burnside...…The store's flagship location closed early as a "safety precaution" as protesters gathered outside MondayPosted: Jan 11, 2021 / 01:12 PM PSTUpdated: Jan 13, 2021 / 09:30 AM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland icon Powell’s Books said Monday it would not place “Unmasked” by Andy Ngo on store shelves, though the anti-antifa book will remain in its online catalog.The announcement followed calls online for the store to be “picketed.” Despite Powell’s decision to keep the book off its shelves, a small crowd of protesters gathered outside the store’s flagship location on NW 10th Ave. and Burnside...WW…

Posted: Jan 7, 2021 / 09:49 AM PSTUpdated: Jan 7, 2021 / 11:33 AM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — At least three people with ties to Oregon were arrested after a mob broke into the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday in the District of Columbia, according to police.Rodney Taylor, 57, was arrested on a curfew violation charge. Yevgemya Malimon, 54, was arrested for curfew violation and unlawful entry, as was Kristina Malimon, 28.Kristina Malimon is the vice chairwoman for the Young Republicans of Oregon (YRO),YRO chairman Stephen Lloyd confirmed via email that Malimon was “intending to attend a...…Posted: Jan 7, 2021 / 09:49 AM PSTUpdated: Jan 7, 2021 / 11:33 AM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — At least three people with ties to Oregon were arrested after a mob broke into the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday in the District of Columbia, according to police.Rodney Taylor, 57, was arrested on a curfew violation charge. Yevgemya Malimon, 54, was arrested for curfew violation and unlawful entry, as was Kristina Malimon, 28.Kristina Malimon is the vice chairwoman for the Young Republicans of Oregon (YRO),YRO chairman Stephen Lloyd confirmed via email that Malimon was “intending to attend a...WW…

The Oregon Health Authority is seeking people to make psilocybin regulation recommendationsPosted: Nov 30, 2020 / 05:47 PM PSTUpdated: Dec 1, 2020 / 12:24 PM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon officials are seeking a wide variety of people to make recommendations about how the state should regulate psilocybin — a psychoactive compound found in so-called “magic” mushrooms.Voters approved Measure 109 earlier this month, legalizing the use of psilocybin for therapeutic purposes in licensed facilities. But that doesn’t mean hallucinogenic mushrooms are legal right now. There’s currently no...…The Oregon Health Authority is seeking people to make psilocybin regulation recommendationsPosted: Nov 30, 2020 / 05:47 PM PSTUpdated: Dec 1, 2020 / 12:24 PM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon officials are seeking a wide variety of people to make recommendations about how the state should regulate psilocybin — a psychoactive compound found in so-called “magic” mushrooms.Voters approved Measure 109 earlier this month, legalizing the use of psilocybin for therapeutic purposes in licensed facilities. But that doesn’t mean hallucinogenic mushrooms are legal right now. There’s currently no...WW…

Warm Springs police chief warns drug possession will still be illegal on tribal landPosted: Nov 11, 2020 / 02:29 PM PSTUpdated: Nov 12, 2020 / 10:22 AM PSTCLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon’s new drug decriminalization law is being heralded as a first-of-its-kind experiment, but it won’t apply to all land within the state.of personal-use amounts of drugs and requires a large chunk of existing tax dollars to be re-allocated to drug treatment.The day after the election, Warm Springs Tribal Police Chief Bill Elliott announced current tribal and federal drug statutes would remain in place...…Warm Springs police chief warns drug possession will still be illegal on tribal landPosted: Nov 11, 2020 / 02:29 PM PSTUpdated: Nov 12, 2020 / 10:22 AM PSTCLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon’s new drug decriminalization law is being heralded as a first-of-its-kind experiment, but it won’t apply to all land within the state.of personal-use amounts of drugs and requires a large chunk of existing tax dollars to be re-allocated to drug treatment.The day after the election, Warm Springs Tribal Police Chief Bill Elliott announced current tribal and federal drug statutes would remain in place...WW…

Wildfires ended Portland's streak of nightly demonstrations, but police still arrested more than 200 peoplePosted: Oct 6, 2020 / 08:00 AM PDTUpdated: Oct 6, 2020 / 08:02 AM PDTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Police made more than 200 arrests in connection with ongoing civil unrest in Portland during the month of September; however, about nine out of every 10 suspects have already had their charges dropped.Officers with the Portland Police Bureau, as well as Oregon State Police, made 213 arrests in September, according to a KOIN 6 News database compiled from press releases and direct inquiries....…Wildfires ended Portland's streak of nightly demonstrations, but police still arrested more than 200 peoplePosted: Oct 6, 2020 / 08:00 AM PDTUpdated: Oct 6, 2020 / 08:02 AM PDTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Police made more than 200 arrests in connection with ongoing civil unrest in Portland during the month of September; however, about nine out of every 10 suspects have already had their charges dropped.Officers with the Portland Police Bureau, as well as Oregon State Police, made 213 arrests in September, according to a KOIN 6 News database compiled from press releases and direct inquiries....WW…