PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- The two men arrested Sunday at the notorious Hendon house in North Portland each face multiple charges and both have long criminal records. Tanner Lewis came out of the house with his hands up. About 30 minutes later police went inside and handcuffed Darold Haws. Lewis was arrested for possession of a loaded firearm and burglary. Daws will face charges of eluding officers, reckless driving, endangerment and assault. They each have previous arrests for illegal drugs, weapons, stolen vehicles, burglary and fleeing from police ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Despite the state not yet approving the closure of Legacy's Mount Hood birthing center, the Oregon Health Authority says it's looking into reports that patients are already being sent to other hospitals. In a release issued on Monday afternoon, the OHA states it's "highly concerned about reports that maternity patients at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center are being redirected" to other hospitals. Legacy Health sent a release on March 15 stating the Family Birth Center would close two days later — but OHA was quick to respond, saying the plan had not been approved ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Due to ongoing staffing problems, the Portland Police Bureau was — at least initially — unable to respond to multiple reports of street racing that allegedly occurred around the city late at night on March 18, a spokesperson for the bureau said. PPB Lt. Nathan Sheppard told KOIN 6 News that the limited number of on-duty officers were busy handling other calls when the street racing reports came in at 11:04 p.m. Despite offering overtime to cover some of the weekend shifts, PPB was three officers short of the 17 desired for the Saturday shift, Sheppard said. At the time ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Pat Noychareon lives and works in the Southeast Portland's Brooklyn neighborhood where it meets with Hosford Abernethy. She describes the area as "just very calm and chill." It's also where Noychareon's new restaurant opened. And it's also where the city of Portland will open the first of the sanctioned campsites, what Mayor Ted Wheeler's office calls "temporary alternative shelter sites ..read more

The Portland Tribune is a KOIN 6 News media partner. PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) -- The Tualatin, Beaverton and Bend Cracker Barrel restaurants and stores have closed permanently, effective Monday, March 20. “As a standard course of business, we continually evaluate the performance of our stores, using various criteria to ensure we are meeting the needs of our guests and our business,” Cracker Barrel stated in a corporate news release. “With that, we are saddened that we have been unable to overcome the impact the pandemic had on our business and have made the difficult decision to close ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – If it seems like trees in the Portland and Willamette Valley region are blooming a bit later this year, it’s not just you.  The buds on the trees are opening later than they have the last two years.  Brooke Edmunds, an OSU Extension community horticulturalist in Marion, Polk, Linn and Benton Counties, checked historic weather data and confirmed that blossoms are in fact running behind schedule.  Allergy season begins, pollen counts on the rise in Portland “Compared to last year, it’s about a week [later] and then the year before that, about 10 days. So, a ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A Portland Police Bureau employee and her husband made their first court appearance Monday in connection with the death of Jack Dekker near Providence Park in 2021. Karen Chirre and Bruce Chirre both entered not guilty pleas in their brief proceeding. Karen, who's been with PPB for 28 years, is accused of tampering with evidence. Bruce is charged with first-degree manslaughter, 2nd-degree assault and tampering with evidence ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A bill that would grant Oregonians the option of pumping their own gas rather than being required to have an attendant pump it for them passed a House vote Monday and is now scheduled for a first reading in the Senate.  House Bill 2426 is a bipartisan bill with chief sponsors Rep. Shelly Boshart Davis, R-Albany; Rep. Julie Fahey, D-Eugene; Sen. Daniel Bonham, R-The Dalles; and Sen. Janeen Sollman, D-Hillsboro.  ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A cherished Portland deli will shut down after 32 years of serving New-York-style freshly-baked bagels, hot pastrami, traditional reuben sandwiches and more in the Rose City. In a Facebook post shared on Sunday afternoon, Kornblatt’s Delicatessen announced that it’d be closing at the end of March. “We truly appreciate all of our customers and we are sad about closing,” the restaurant said in its statement. “Please come visit us before our last day ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Spring has sprung as warmer and drier weather swings Portland into the 2023 allergy season. Monday's light rain showers helped keep Portland's pollen count low for the first official day of spring. However, low pollen counts won't last as temperatures begin to warm ..read more