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koin.com | Anthony Kustura |Danny Peterson
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland nonprofit that helps members of the homeless community find a purpose could see major reductions due to a shrinking Multnomah County budget. Organizers with the Ground Score Association said one-third of their funding comes from Multnomah County. The non-profit recruits people living on the street to become workers who help clean up trash in public spaces, with 80% of employees later finding housing.
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2 weeks ago |
koin.com | Anthony Kustura |Danny Peterson
HAPPY VALLEY, Ore. (KOIN) — Ahead of Memorial Day, families, veterans and volunteers gathered Thursday at Willamette National Cemetery for a powerful ceremony honoring the nation’s fallen service members. A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter flew overhead to mark the start of the event, drawing a crowd that stood silently beneath the sky.
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2 weeks ago |
koin.com | Anthony Kustura |Tim Steele
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Nathaniel Hudson-Hartman has 8 years of experience driving for Uber and Lyft across the Portland metro. He’s also an organizer with Drivers Union Oregon, which fights for fair pay and protections for rideshare drivers. “This isn’t just a side hustle, this isn’t just, you know, a way to scrape together a few bucks,” Hudson-Hartman told KOIN 6 News.
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3 weeks ago |
koin.com | Anthony Kustura |Tim Steele
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — For Izzy Garcia, a junior at St. Mary’s Academy in Portland, immigration is personal. She sees it everyday. “I feel very passionately about it because I know that my ancestors and people, and generations before me, were in the same position and I feel like if they got assistance, we should give others assistance.”Garcia and other high school students — including Misha Russo-Yanowitz from Ida B.
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3 weeks ago |
koin.com | Anthony Kustura |Tim Steele
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Brinley Stephens, 11, plays softball for the Astoria Future Fish. On Sunday, the team was playing a weekend tournament in Newberg when Brinley hit a hard line drive. What happened next stunned parents and players. The assistant coaches for the St. Helens team stormed the field, yelled at the umpire and accused Brinley of being too old and too big — and they demanded to see her birth certificate.
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What started as a death investigation is now a homicide. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the case out of Cornelius is officially escalated. The community invited us to a vigil last night as they demand answers into what happened. @KOINNews https://t.co/0cXAh5BNKt
KOIN 6 getting results: Just days after my investigation into “the bump” — today, ODOT crews will begin repairing the road by removing 100 feet of asphalt to fix the uneven surface on HWY 26 near Necanicum. https://t.co/2GukagBlKF @KOINNews
With a recent pay bump, Portland City Administrator Michael Jordan now earns $312,500 — much more than many top U.S. officials, including the Secretary of Defense. Now, he’s proposing cutting $32.5M from the budget shortfall, including 275 jobs. @KOINNews https://t.co/pwtroYRhlA
