Human Interest

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

Daisy, left, and Moose are missing in Sandy, Oregon (Kim Hendricks)

Top Human Interest Headlines

Magic Wheelchair gives splashy ride to 6-year-old

Evan Hermanson got a "Lightning McQueen" wheelchair from Magic Wheelchair, October 13, 2022 (KOIN)

‘Pardon Thy French’ spreads joy with plushies

Kids hold a plushie of Bethanee Hamilton, a 3-legged French bulldog. Proceeds go to Joy Rx, part of the Children's Cancer Association, October 2022 (KOIN)

Retired teacher grapples with rent prices in Portland

Cindy Murphy

Frieda Cohen, 102, shares secrets to long life

Frieda Cohen, 102, in her Portland home, July 25, 2022 (KOIN)

Less and More serves Portland nostalgia with coffee

Christine Getman, KOIN 6’s Remarkable Woman of 2022

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Christine Getman: ‘Disability pride’ becomes ‘Magic’

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One-eyed homeless woman cleans amid camp chaos

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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)

Researcher has new lead, new name in DB Cooper mystery

Inside the mind of Oregon’s ‘Jogger Rapist’

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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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KOIN 6 Unsolved

Adau Duop fled Sudan for Portland, then was killed

New Netflix documentary dives into D.B. Cooper mystery

This undated artist sketch shows the skyjacker known as D.B. Cooper from recollections of the passengers and crew of a Northwest Airlines jet he hijacked between Portland and Seattle on Thanksgiving eve in 1971.

Who killed Travis Juetten? Family offers reward

50 years ago: DB Cooper left Portland, jumped into …

This undated artist sketch shows the skyjacker known as D.B. Cooper from recollections of the passengers and crew of a Northwest Airlines jet he hijacked between Portland and Seattle on Thanksgiving eve in 1971.

‘Boy in a bundle’ cold case from 1963 solved

‘One person who knows’: Brian Spaulding’s unsolved …

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Wednesday's Child

One family, 2 Wednesday’s Child love stories

Wednesday’s Child: Stormy found a forever home

Wednesday’s Child update: 2 years with forever family

Wednesday’s Child: Xykky

Wednesday’s Child: Gabe and Carter

Wednesday’s Child: Hunter

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Oregon

UP’s Fowler breaks school’s all-time scoring record

Downtown Portland Starbucks begins union efforts

The Starbucks at Pioneer Courthouse Square as seen on Google Street View, January 29, 2023

Tri-county warming shelters open during frigid temps

Beds in a warming shelter in Multnomah County, January 28, 2023 (MultCo)

Tow truck driver hit on I-84; other tow truck sought

Blue Diamond ‘overwhelmed’ by musical fundraiser

Musicians organized a fundraiser to help the NE Portland jazz hotspot Blue Diamond after a series of burglaries, January 29, 2023 (KOIN)

Rosenblum talks Measure 114, proposed ghost gun ban

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Washington

Sasquatch gone! Thief takes star of Squatch Fest

Capsized boater, 65, still missing in Lewis River

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

This upcoming fest caters to Sasquatch enthusiasts

Poll: Help HSSW name these puppies

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