Ariel Salk

3 days ago | koin.com | Michaela Bourgeois |Ariel Salk

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration, immigration agents detained a woman seeking asylum at a Portland immigration courthouse on Monday, attorneys representing the asylum seeker said. According to the attorneys, OJM — a pseudonym used to protect the woman’s identity because of safety concerns — was at a hearing for her asylum case in Portland when Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials asked the court to dismiss her case and detained her.

5 days ago | thehill.com | Ariel Salk

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Eleven people were taken to a Salem hospital after a stabbing incident outside the Union Gospel Mission, Salem police told KOIN 6 News. Police rushed to the area near 700 Commercial Street NE around 7:15 p.m. The 11 who were taken to the hospital have “varying types of injuries,” officials said. No further details on their conditions is known at this time. Salem police remain at the scene and the investigation is very active.

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Ariel Salk

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Eleven people were taken to a Salem hospital after a stabbing incident outside the Union Gospel Mission, Salem police told KOIN 6 News. Police rushed to the area near 700 Commercial Street NE around 7:15 p.m. The 11 who were taken to the hospital have “varying types of injuries,” officials said. No further details on their conditions is known at this time. A man is in custody. AdvertisementAdvertisementSalem police remain at the scene and the investigation is very active.

6 days ago | koin.com | Ariel Salk

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Roads are already closed off in downtown Portland as tens of thousands of Rose Festival fans gather for the annual Starlight Parade on Saturday night. In past years, Portland has had some security issues at other parades. Now there is a lot of attention on how to keep the crowds safe. Since more than 100,000 people are estimated to attend the parade this year, anti-vehicle barricades are set up for the first time to prevent cars from plowing into the crowd.

1 week ago | koin.com | Ariel Salk |Danny Peterson

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Students in Hillsboro staged a walkout after the district announced cutting theater from next year’s curriculum at Century High School. “The theater program is their career course. It’s what they want to do in their life, and they’re just ending it. It’s horrible,” said Century High School Senior Kenneth Polin. The Hillsboro School District is facing a $20 million budget shortfall going into next year.