Special Reports

Fentanyl is a ‘huge epidemic’ in Portland

Fentanyl pills and cash, August 2022 (DEA)

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Oregon speed limits are among the slowest in U.S.

More staff, equipment allow ODF to fight fires quicker

Oregon Department of Forestry fights fire along I-5

Deaths up, births down: The impact to OR’s economy

Local teen publishes 2nd computer science book

Aditya Sood and his new book

Camera network aids fight against wildfires

Look up! Perseid Meteor Shower peaks this week

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Portland boutique specializes in plus-size clothes

Portland store Fat Fancy sells plus-size clothing

Oregon cannabis sales slip; several factors at play

Flying car made in Oregon is weeks away from takeoff

Sam Bousfield stands next to the Switchblade

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

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

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

Human Interest

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

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

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

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

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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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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 student writes 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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Local

CCSO: Suspected car prowlers shoot at witness, flee

City of Portland employees going on strike

City of Portland employees going on strike after failed negotiations

Surveillance transparency resolution passes

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PD: ‘Manic’ woman arrested after breaking into home

Police locate hit-run tow truck driver

Suspected serial killer found guilty of murdering …

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Photo Galleries

Photos: First 2022-23 snow in Portland metro

PHOTOS: Alaska firefighters rescue moose from basement

3 teen girls wreak havoc on Fla. business: deputies

2022’s last solar eclipse takes bite out of the sun

Photos: Nakia Creek Fire evacuations, Oct 16, 2022

Biden stops for treat at Gresham Baskin Robbins

Photos: President Biden speaks in Portland

PHOTOS: Biden at OR Dems grassroots event

477 whales die in ‘heartbreaking’ strandings

Son’s photos show him rescuing Mom from Ian

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