Dan Tilkin, KOIN News

Dan Tilkin

KOIN News

Portland, OR, United States

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Past:
  • KOIN News
  • KRON 4 News
  • ABC4 Utah

Past articles by Dan:

‘Instigator’ of Redmond 5 wants life sentence reduced

Justin Link is the first inmate convicted as a violent juvenile offender to get a chance to try and convince the parole board he should get his life sentence reduced under former Gov. Kate Brown’s commutation order. → Read More

Local kids figure skate in Special Olympics performance

Special Olympics athletes showed their figure skating talents on the ice on Saturday in Vancouver. → Read More

Can Downtown Portland be saved by redesign?

Mayor Ted Wheeler, as well as multiple local developers, are looking at several options to help Downtown Portland recover from empty storefronts and high vacancy rates in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, protests, crime, and drug use. → Read More

Washington County budget crisis will affect local taxpayers

Washington County is facing a budget crisis that will affect the services that taxpayers receive. → Read More

Here’s where cases against Jan. 6 suspects from Oregon, SW Washington stand

Of the nine people from Oregon and southwest Washington charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, seven of the cases are still in process while two have plead guilty. → Read More

Thousands of Oregon sex offenders still waiting for risk evaluation

There are 32,472 convicted sex offenders in Oregon. About 100 more sex offenders are added every month. → Read More

Portland ‘Big Brother’ contestant defaults on lawsuit

Whitney Williams, the one-time “Big Brother” contestant from Portland, is in default on a lawsuit against her after she did not respond to the suit, court records obtained by KOIN 6 News show. → Read More

Why reverse-911 calls showed as ‘spam’ for Nakia Creek Fire

As the Level 3 “Go Now” evacuation orders were put in place for residents near the Nakia Creek Fire near Larch Mountain, some reverse-911 calls were being flagged as “spam” or coming from a city north of Seattle. → Read More

Former PPB officer, LGBTQ trailblazer Mike Garvey dies at 68

Mike Garvey, who may have been PPB’s first openly gay male officer, passed away on Monday at the age of 68 of prostate cancer. → Read More

More than a dozen accused of stealing, selling catalytic converters in Washington County

More than a dozen local people are accused of stealing and selling catalytic converters in Washington County. One after another, members of a suspected theft ring appeared before a judge Thursday, accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of the car parts filled with precious metals. → Read More

Drazan: ‘Pro-life woman,’ aware of Oregon laws

Christine Drazan said if a bill came to her desk to expand abortion access she would veto it. But she does not plan to proactively push laws to limit abortion rights in Oregon in the Democrat-controlled legislature. → Read More

Portland woman arrested, accused of participating in Jan. 6 attack

A ninth person with ties to Oregon and Southwest Washington has been arrested and accused in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. → Read More

Multnomah County DA’s ideological battle on handling crime

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – As a lead victim’s advocate for the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office quit over the office’s severe understaffing, KOIN 6 News investigated how this touches on the larger ideological battle raging in Oregon over how tough on crime the state should be. Under Governor Kate Brown and the legislature, they have […] → Read More

Faith-healing Oregon City mom sentenced for hurting son

An Oregon City faith healer who already spent 6 years in prison for the death of an infant pleaded guilty Tuesday to criminally mistreating another son. → Read More

Suspected serial killer up for parole while awaiting murder trial

It’s been 50 years since Warren Forrest began killing women. He’s only been brought to justice for one murder, though he is suspected of killing 7. Now, the 72-year-old is trying to convince the Clark County Parole Board to set him free at the same time he is awaiting trial for the murder of a teenager in 1974. → Read More

Mother of local Olympian Jordan Chiles released early from prison

The mother of local Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles was released from prison four months early. → Read More

New meth addiction treatment finally available

Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare now has 8 billboards around the city advertising a “new effective addiction treatment for meth, opioids, alcohol.” What is unusual here is the use of the words “meth” and “treatment” together. → Read More

Abortions in Oregon in decline for years

A KOIN 6 News story in October 2020 showed Oregon abortions plummeted that year. The record number of abortions in Oregon was 8231, but in 2020 the record fell to 6991. → Read More

Investigation into WashCo Chair’s treatment of employees released

An exclusive series of KOIN 6 News investigations into Washington County’s top elected official has resulted in the release of an internal investigation into whether she mistreated employees. → Read More

Report looks into WashCo Chair’s ‘hostile and abusive’ behavior

KOIN 6 News has obtained a copy of an investigation into the behavior of Washington County’s top elected official. → Read More