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Portland, Oregon · PortlandPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Phones pinged across the Pacific Northwest late Monday night for an Amber Alert involving a 1-year-old boy – the son of a man accused of two murders earlier that day. Photos of the suspect, Elias Huizar, quickly flooded social media as police and community members pooled resources to find the missing child. On Tuesday afternoon, officials announced Huizar shot himself as a police chase ended on Interstate 5 north of Euge…See the Story
Who is Elias Huizar? Amber Alert suspect was a substitute teacher, former police officer
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Portland, Oregon · PortlandPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As a paramedic shortage plagues the Portland metro area, a new graduating class of them are on their way to join the American Medical Response fleet and hopefully chip away at those slow ambulance response times. A huge factor helping to fill up classrooms is that the majority of students are having their tuition covered. Many told KOIN 6 News they couldn’t go to school without this support.
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Ambulance company sponsors next-gen paramedics to fill the gap amid shortage
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Portland, Oregon · PortlandPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- More people once again became homeless after staying in a shelter than people who got permanent housing, a new audit of the Joint Office of Homeless Services showed. The audit also revealed more than half the people who left shelters were unaccounted for. On Tuesday the Multnomah County Commissioners a report by the Multnomah County Auditor's office that recommends finding better ways to expand shelter capacity and acces…See the Story
Brim-Edwards: Get money out faster for homeless services
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Portland, Oregon · PortlandPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A contractor for Intel filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming he was exposed to toxic chemicals at a Hillsboro facility, which led to his loss of taste and smell, according to court documents. The lawsuit, filed April 16 by Intel contractor Ivan Higgs, claims he was exposed to the chemicals multiple times in April 2022 while working at the Hillsboro Ronler Acres facility and is seeking over $548,000 in damages. Acc…See the Story
Contractor sues Intel claiming chemical exposure led to loss of smell, taste
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Portland, Oregon · PortlandPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Warmer spring-like temperatures have built over Portland Tuesday, but icy clouds have made for some fun atmospheric optics.
Share your weather photos with the KOIN 6 Weather Team A 22° halo formed through the high, thin cirrus clouds above Portland Tuesday morning. Despite warmer than average temperatures felt at the surface, cirrus clouds are made up of ice crystals. It's those ice crystals that help refract th…See the Story
Sun halo spotted over Portland Tuesday as temps warm
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Portland, Oregon · PortlandPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – If you were planning on getting your Oregon driver's license renewed Tuesday, you may want to reschedule. The Oregon DMV system went down Monday and it remains unclear how long the outage will last, according to DMV spokesperson Michelle D. Godfrey. “DMV is not able to process credential issuances in our field offices whether they require a photo or not,” Godfrey said. “This will affect individuals who are seeking to obta…See the Story
Unplanned outage at Oregon DMV impacts license renewals
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