Eye on the Northwest – Singing Christmas Tree 2019

Posted: Nov 14, 2019 / 02:55 PM PST / Updated: Nov 14, 2019 / 03:01 PM PST

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Project Pooch: Incarcerated youth give rescue dogs 2nd chance

by Jennifer Hoff / Feb 19, 2020

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — For nearly 30 years, a local woman has dedicated her life to helping dogs find their forever homes. They're often at other shelters, at risk of being put down, but it's who she discovered to train them and save their lives that makes her this week's Women Crush Wednesday.

Since 1993, Joan Dalton has spent time at a local prison—not behind bars but at a fenced-in kennel at the Maclaren Youth Correction Facility in Salem. She founded Project Pooch, a non-profit rescue group that begs the question, who rescues who?

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Second Chance Pets: Francine

by KOIN 6 News Staff / Feb 19, 2020

Meet Francine, a five-month-old Shepard mix from the Oregon Friends of Shelter Animals. She will need a backyard, a family with older kids and a little leash work.

If you’re interested in adopting Francine, contact the Oregon Friends of Shelter Animals!

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CCSO announces major changes to Search-Rescue ops

by Jacquelyn Abad / Feb 16, 2020

SANDY, Ore. (KOIN) — The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office announced it will be making changes to its search and rescue operational structure in the fall, and volunteer SAR teams are worried that their crews could disappear.

The call for help from Mount Hood has been heard time and time again, and each time, that call has been answered by search and rescue crews. They are teams like the Portland Mountain Rescue.

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