Amanda Arden

KOIN.com • 27th October 2022

Report: Feds made lists of 2020 Portland protesters' families, friends

Unredacted reports from the Department of Homeland Security show that federal agents “spied” on Oregonians who participated in the 2020 protests in Portland and collected lists of their friends and family, travel history, social media and other records, Sen. Ron Wyden, D.-Ore., said.

Wyden’s office released new details about the surveillance and interrogation o

KOIN.com • 13th October 2022

Couple discovers what appears to be a ‘globster’ on the Oregon coast

While riding his all-terrain vehicle along the coast near Florence Wednesday afternoon, Adoni Tegner came across what he could only describe as a sea monster.

“It just didn’t look anything like what I’ve ever seen. It looked more stringy and it almost looked like it had been a large squid or something,” he said.

The thing was the size of a pickup truck. It reeked of decom

KOIN.com • 13th June 2022

Nancy Brophy sentenced to life in prison for murder

Nancy Crampton Brophy, convicted May 25 for killing her husband at the Oregon Culinary Institute in 2018, was sentenced to life in prison Monday.

Judge Christopher Ramras, who presided over the trial, said Crampton Brophy will be considered for parole after 25 years.

Crampton Brophy is a romance novelist who once wrote a blog titled, “How to Murder Your

KOIN.com • 11th November 2021

County officials address providers’ Preschool for All concerns

When Crystal Gwyn had to relocate her Southeast Portland preschool that serves 250 families, she quickly realized something: there aren’t a lot of facility options available for child care providers.

That made her a bit concerned about what would happen as thousands of Multnomah County children become eligible for free preschool in the coming years through the Preschool for All program.

“I bet I looked at 100 or more facilities, and that was actually physically looked a

KOIN.com • 9th November 2021

‘This is anarchy’: PPB fighting crime, resignations

The number of Portland Police Bureau sworn members is the fewest it’s been since 1989.

There are currently 788 sworn members combating record shootings and murders, confronting anarchists breaking windows and property, dealing with far left and far right groups squaring off in the city, crime in homeless camps and a rash of stolen cars.

Portland, which once proudly call

KOIN.com • 4th November 2021

Developer has affordable housing units ready for Portland, but city has yet to bite

No one knows how many people are currently living on Portland’s streets, but Mindy Rex, a former Portland resident, said she has a partial solution that would help several dozen people have beds to sleep in through the winter.

Rex owns Pacific Housing Partners in Boise, Idaho, a start-up company that uses modular construction to address afforda

KOIN.com • 8th September 2021

1 year after fire: Otis families ‘just want to set up our home’

It’s been a year since Rachelle McMaster and her family lost their home in the Echo Mountain Complex Fire and now, they’re on the verge of losing housing again.

After a month of searching for housing after the fire, McMaster felt lucky when she found an apartment to lease. But now, her funds are running out.

“I had FEMA money, I had tax money, and that’s what was paying r

KOIN.com • 25th August 2021

Water infrastructure repair costs tap out Oregon’s small cities

The small farming community of Amity, Oregon sits in the middle of wine country, surrounded by rolling hills and vineyards. But this picturesque community is dealing with an issue that often goes unseen: outdated water infrastructure.

Some city water pipes are so old, they’re made out of wood.

“It’s kind of like surgery, fix the most important thing first… We’re doing the best

KOIN.com • 3rd June 2021

‘Hard to keep the lights on’: Pandemic exacerbates Oregon child care system

Hundreds of Oregon child care facilities closed during the pandemic. Those that remain open are still facing challenges

Editor’s note: This is part three in a series looking at how the pandemic has impacted women in the economy and workforce. Read part 1 | Read part 2

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — In Oregon, as vaccine distribution increases and parents who left their jobs are itching to get back to work, many are realizing the state’s already insufficient child care options have further diminished

KOIN.com • 20th May 2021

‘Shecession’ in Oregon: Ongoing pandemic keeps women out of work

Employment numbers show this recession is impacting women more than men. Oregon moms say they've felt the blow.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — When the pandemic first impacted Oregon, Mary Sarhadi lost her job almost immediately.

Sarhadi, a mother of two young girls, was working as a preschool teacher in Northeast Portland. When state rules limited the number of children allowed at day car

KOIN.com • 3rd May 2021

Sex worker meal delivery service opens brick-and-mortar location

Nikeisah Newton said there’s not many people who walk into a strip club and leave with money, but that’s something she gets to do quite often.

Newton owns and is the chef at Meals 4 Heels, a late-night meal delivery service for Portland’s sex workers. On Monday, she opened her business’ first brick-and-mortar location where she’ll serve food to everyone in the community.

“Today

KOIN.com • 17th December 2020

Scientists, loggers don’t want 2020 fire repeat, but don’t quite see eye-to-eye

As Brent Parries drives into the Molalla River Corridor, the devastation from the 138,000-acre Riverside Fire isn’t initially apparent. It’s not until he hits the 6-mile mark when the damage becomes noticeable.

“As you look down this corridor, you can see what the fire attacked and what it didn’t attack,” Parries said as he looked out the window of his pickup

KOIN.com • 1st December 2020

Oregon COVID-19 long haulers continue to suffer, seek answers

A growing number of people are contracting COVID-19 and not getting better. Their symptoms are persisting for months.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Never in a million years did Jennifer English think she’d spend months lying in bed, but that’s where she’s spent most of her time since contracting COVID-19.

In March, English, a 46-year-old single mom who lives in Oregon City, was running marathons, working two jobs, and was rebuilding a 1968 travel trailer in her free time.

Then, on April 4, she star