Jeff Gianola
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Portland, OR, United States
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Plaid Pantry joining SOLVE’s Project CARES mission
As Portland, Oregon welcomes tourists and locals back amid the pandemic, people can help support SOLVE Oregon clean-ups through Project CARES, a partnership between the non-profit and Plaid Pantry and non-profit Sunshine Division. → Read More
Nominations open for Oregon Lottery Teacher of the Year award
The Oregon Lottery is accepting nominations for the state’s next Teacher of the Year award now through the end of January. → Read More
Mapps: Change form of government or Portland will fail
When it comes to how a city is run, urban experts say Portland has one of the most unaccountable, inefficient, outdated forms of government compared to any other major city in the United States. → Read More
Portland gun violence: ‘95% chance new shooters born at scene’
As a young man, he killed a 14-year-old boy, spent time in prison and then turned his life around. Now he helps others turn their lives around through the group he founded, Love Is Stronger. → Read More
Wash. DNR: ‘Don’t take chainsaws to our bridges’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two men were arrested after being accused of damaging a bridge using chainsaws in Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. The men used chainsaws to cut chunks of cedar wood from the base of the bridge, which officials say can be illegally sold to mill owners who turn them into shake and shingles, according […] → Read More
SOLVE Downtown Portland Cleanups making difference
SOLVE's Downtown Portland Cleanup Days began last year after the downtown area was left largely vacant by the pandemic. The homeless crisis was more visible than ever and nightly protests took over city streets. → Read More
Testing complete for KOIN 6’s main transmitter
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Testing is complete for KOIN 6’s main transmitter and it is almost back to full service. KOIN 6 Chief of Engineering Rick Brown said the switch from the backup transmitter to the main transmitter will happen after the repair crew is off the tower Wednesday evening, but will have to switch […] → Read More
‘Boy in a bundle’ cold case from 1963 solved
In 2009, KOIN 6 News traveled to southern Oregon to meet with Jackson County Detective Colin Fagan, who was determined to solve this cold case and give the body a name. → Read More
Shooting near Legacy Emanuel prompts massive response
A massive shooting investigation began near Legacy Emanuel Hospital in North Portland late Monday night. → Read More
Enchanted Forest will reopen this weekend
The park, just south of Salem, was open briefly last year from June to October but was closed for most of the COVID-19 pandemic. → Read More
Q&A: Mayor Ted Wheeler
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler sat down for a 30-minute interview with KOIN 6 News anchor Jeff Gianola in late April 2021 to discuss the topics most affecting the city at this time. → Read More
Is Portland over? ‘Absolutely not!’
It's difficult to be optimistic when it seems everywhere you look your eyes land on graffiti, trash, garbage, filth. How does Portland recover when it's this bad? → Read More
PFR fireboat douses dock fire on NW Naito Parkway
A mid-afternoon dock fire on NW Naito Parkway spewed smoke high into the sky over downtown Portland, but firefighters were able to limit the damage to some vegetation, officials said. → Read More
Missing Eugene man found dead in Willamette River in Portland
A missing Eugene man last seen in Portland on May 1 was found dead Tuesday in the Willamette River, police said. → Read More
At least 1 person trapped, hurt in Aloha crash
At least one person was injured in a crash Thursday evening in Aloha. → Read More
Brown: Oregon to follow CDC on masks
Oregonians who are fully-vaccinated no longer need to wear masks or social distance in most public spaces. → Read More
From ‘wonderful’ to ‘war zone’: Portland’s reputation transformation
Portland may be slowly emerging from the pandemic but the downtown district is fenced off, boarded up and dying. The city’s homeless problem has worsened. Is Portland over? → Read More
The summer of 1960: When the Cowboys came to Oregon
On September 24th, 1960, the Dallas Cowboys football team played their first-ever NFL game in Texas, taking on the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Cotton Bowl. It was the start of what would become a legendary team. → Read More
What happened to the Martin family? Part One: Into the River
Join the KOIN Podcast Network and KOIN 6 News anchor Jeff Gianola as we break down the official explanation that the family had accidentally backed into the river, a series of circumstances that don’t seem to add up and learn about the detective who refused to stop looking for answers. → Read More
Wednesday’s Child: Hunter
Hunter is a young boy waiting to find his forever adoptive home. → Read More