Jeff Gianola

1 month ago | newsnationnow.com | Jenna Deml |Jeff Gianola

The Martin Family of Northeast Portland disappeared December 7, 1958PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN) - A new lead in a decades-old cold case of a missing Portland family has prompted an underwater search of the Columbia River Thursday morning. Investigators with the Hood River County Sheriff's Office say they received information from a local diver who claimed to have found the station wagon belonging to the Martin family, who vanished in 1958.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jeff Gianola

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A new lead in a decades-old cold case of a missing Portland family has prompted an underwater search of the Columbia River Thursday morning. Investigators with the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office say they received information from a local diver who claimed to have found the station wagon belonging to the Martin family, who vanished in 1958. After matching a partial plate, officials now say they are 99% sure this is the Martin’s car.

1 month ago | koin.com | Jeff Gianola

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — In December 1958, the typical holiday season in Portland was full of caroling neighbors, school holiday pageants and the hustle and bustle of gift buying. On December 7, it became something else entirely. Ken Martin and his wife Barbara told family members and their Northeast Portland neighbors the family was going to spend Sunday afternoon in the Columbia River Gorge collecting Christmas greenery.

1 month ago | koin.com | Jeff Gianola |Tim Steele

Editor’s Note: March is Women’s History Month. Each Tuesday during March, KOIN 6 News will spotlight a Remarkable Woman nominated by others in the community. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — If you’re looking for a definition of love and kindness, look no further than the St. Johns Food Share. Volunteers come together to make sure their neighbors facing hardship have something to eat. Tiffany Slottke heads up the St. Johns Food Share, but she does more than that.

Jul 29, 2024 | yahoo.com | Jeff Gianola

Jeff GianolaJuly 30, 2024 at 12:46 AM·1 min readPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Newberg-Dundee School District board has voted to fire its superintendent. This comes months after Dr. Stephen Phillips went on medical leave, amid public criticism over the superintendent’s handling of the district’s finances.