Civic Affairs

Leaders denounce Tyre Nichols’ death, plead for peace

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, PPB Chief Chuck Lovell, NAACP Portland President James Posey and former State Senator Margaret Carter at a press conference denouncing the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis and urging calm in the city of Portland, January 27, 2023 (KOIN)

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600+ Portland workers prepare to strike

‘Not really satisfied’: Leaders resist I-205 tolling

Money is key for Oregon legislature on homelessness

Emails: Sam Adams ‘unprofessional,’ bullied staff

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, Sam Adams (KOIN, file photos)

Kotek signs 3 executive orders on homelessness, housing

OR Gov. Tina Kotek signs 3 executive orders on homelessness, housing crisis

‘Can’t afford that’: Sherwood family rent hiked 32%

Jessica Israel and her family live in a Sherwood apartment complex where rent just went up 32%, January 9, 2023 (KOIN)

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Mayor regroups commissioners’ roles ahead of reform

Paid Leave Oregon paycheck contributions start Jan. …

Vega Pederson, Gonzalez take office in county, city

Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson, Portland City Commissioner Rene Gonzalez, January 1, 2023 (Courtesy photos via Pamplin Media Group)

Could ex-OR death row prisoners be paroled?

Gov. Brown commutes all Oregon death sentences

FILE - This March 22, 1995, photo, shows the interior of the execution chamber in the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Ind. (AP Photo/Chuck Robinson, File)

Kotek to business leaders: ‘I will not be hands off’

Oregon Gov.-elect Tina Kotek addressed business leaders in Portland, December 12, 2022 (KOIN)

Portland on verge of new homicide record in 2022

Washington DC

Iowa Democrats pick ex-House candidate as new state …

Should federal grants favor highway repair over expansion?

Concerns over prayer breakfast lead Congress to take …

Joe Biden

Classified docs probe pushes Biden think tank into …

Gallego holds first events of Arizona Senate campaign

Arizona Republicans pick former Trump official to …

Trump says beating of Nichols ‘never should have …

Donald Trump

Delaware Gov. John Carney tests positive for COVID-19

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Education

With ChatGPT growing popular, what’s a parent to …

The SAT and ACT are less important than you think

Portland metro non-profit promotes educational equality

Portland, OR non-profit helps students facing poverty, racial inequality

Student-run radio celebrates 100 years

The KBPS on-air control studio is temporarily set up at Marshall High School while Benson Polytechnic High School is under construction. Courtesy Jacob Patterson

WA students back bill on sex trafficking education

Legislative Youth Advisory Council (Courtesy Washington State LSS)

ODE reports second highest graduation rate in history

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Oregon

Rosenblum talks Measure 114, proposed ghost gun ban

West Linn’s 23-year-old mayor on police reform, tolling

Gray Panthers for Walmart boycott amid gun violence

Portland’s Chinatown celebrates Year of the Rabbit

Hundreds gathered in Portland's Chinatown for Lunar New Year, January 28, 2023 (KOIN)

MultCo, WashCo open warming shelters for arctic blast

Portland ranks 4th in best dog walking cities list

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Washington

Fight in Clark County motel room; 1 dead, 1 arrested

Vancouver PD prohibits ‘thin blue line’ flag

Washington gun bills move forward on party lines

3 victims ID’d in Yakima convenience store shooting

Congressman calls for social media ban for kids, …

WA students back bill on sex trafficking education

Legislative Youth Advisory Council (Courtesy Washington State LSS)

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Special Reports

Thousands of Oregon sex offenders, 1 risk assessment

A graph from SAARNA showing risk-levels of sex offenders (SAARNA website)

$12K taken in wire transfer from Portland couple

Bundles of US $100 bills (Виталий Смолыгин, Public Domain Photos)

Jogger Rapist release: Is Risk Assessment reliable?

Wildfire risk leaves Oregonians’ homes uninsured

Ex-chief: Put mobile command near Hendon house

Surveillance video shows a number of cars outside the Hendon house on North Houghton Street in Portland's Kenton neighborhood, undated, provided September 2022 (Courtesy)

1 house, 200+ 911 calls, generations of criminals

Surveillance video shows a car plowing through garbage cans and trash outside the Hendon house on North Houghton Street in Portland's Kenton neighborhood, undated, provided September 2022 (Courtesy)

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Human Interest

More than missing dogs, it’s ‘all we have left’

Magic Wheelchair gives splashy ride to 6-year-old

‘Pardon Thy French’ spreads joy with plushies

Retired teacher grapples with rent prices in Portland

Frieda Cohen, 102, shares secrets to long life

Less and More serves Portland nostalgia with coffee

Christine Getman, KOIN 6’s Remarkable Woman of 2022

From yo-yos to veterans, Alice Custodio finds ways …

Christine Getman: ‘Disability pride’ becomes ‘Magic’

Oncology marathon: Heidi Daniel’s remarkable work

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