Elise Haas

1 week ago | koin.com | Elise Haas |Danny Peterson

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — KOIN 6 is recognizing the unexpected heroism of a TriMet bus driver for the Royal Rosarian Newsmakers of the Year event. Joseph Wiggins is an everyday hero whose selflessness made all the difference in a moment of crisis. As a TriMet bus operator, he could have ended his shift like any other day. But when no ambulances were available, he took action.

2 weeks ago | koin.com | Danny Peterson |Elise Haas

PORTLAND Ore. (KOIN) — A union representing the majority of workers at Clackamas County has authorized a strike for the first time in the organization’s history. The move comes as the Clackamas County Employee Association, representing 1,350 workers, says the county has been engaging in allegedly unfair labor practices. The main issue being contested is that the workers want retroactive cost-of-living wage adjustments, but the county is refusing to pay it, CCEA said.

1 month ago | koin.com | Elise Haas

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Residents of downtown Portland are expressing deep concerns about the resurgence of drug activity and dealing in their neighborhood. This drug hot spot is one KOIN 6 has tracked closely for more than a year. Downtown’s Safeway and Plaid Pantry were a drug epicenter. Residents saw safer streets when can redemptions paused,  but now they say it’s déjà vu. “Then the whole open-air drug market started all over again,” Sandeep Divekar said.

1 month ago | koin.com | Elise Haas |Tim Steele

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Pee Wee Harrison wanted to fix the graffiti eyesore on Portland’s freeways. He noticed the graffiti was like a weed: “Every time you paint over it, it’s a new canvas and within 48 hours there’s something else back up again.”So, he said, “We came up with an innovative solution.”Harrison, a former Harlem Globetrotter, recently pitched the idea to install synthetic ivy on graffiti-prone retaining walls with a goal to make the city of Portland green again.

1 month ago | koin.com | Elise Haas

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As soon as a potential lead came in a decades-old cold case of a missing Portland family, it was the talk of town in Cascade Locks Thursday morning. Buzz starting going around as soon as the story broke that a barge with a crane attached is soon set to pull what investigators believe to be the Martin family car out of the Columbia River. People started sharing the news with friends and posting about it on their local social media pages.