PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — There were some really big stories during 2017, but these stories compelled you to watch the attached videos more than any of our other stories. Take another look at the Most Watched Videos on KOIN.com during 2017.
Woman recalls MAX stabbing victim’s final words
A woman who was with Taliesin Myrddin Namkai Meche during his final moments after being stabbed on a MAX train said she wants the world to remember him as a beautiful man. Rachel Macy told KOIN 6 News she went to the aid of the recent Reed College graduate after a man stabbed him and 2 other people on the train.Watch: Woman threatens to ‘kill everybody on this plane’
A woman was caught smoking on a flight from Portland to Sacramento, resulting in a mid-air meltdown and threats to “kill everyone on this plane.”The woman, 24-year-old Valerie Curbello, who lives in Sandy, was restrained by passengers and the flight crew before being escorted off the plane and arrested upon landing.Stabbing suspect went on rant night before attack
The man accused of stabbing 3 people, 2 of them fatally, on a MAX train went on another racist rant on public transportation just the night before, police said.Jeremy Joseph Christian is accused of stabbing and killing 23-year-old Taliesin Myrddin Namkai Meche and 53-year-old Ricky Best after they stood up for 2 Muslim women who Christian was allegedly yelling racial slurs at.Watch: School officer breaks up Lincoln HS fight
Officer Tommy Stoffel has been the School Resource Officer at Lincoln High School for 3 years. He said this was the first time he had to break up a fight. KOIN 6 News was at the school and witnessed the physical altercation between students.11-year-old calls 911 to report drunk driving mom
A Portland mother was arrested for drunk driving after her 11-year-old son called police to report her. After watching a Hillsboro Hops game, 30-year-old Nicole Norris started driving home with her son. Something about her driving bothered the boy, so he called 911 from the backseat.