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Democrat John Whitmire elected Houston mayor, defeating …

FILE - In this photo combination, U.S. Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee, D-Texas, left, speaks during a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 13, 2019, and at right, Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire answers a question during a televised candidates debate at Houston Public Media studios, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in Houston. A mayoral runoff Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 between state Sen. John Whitmire, 74, and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 73, has the fourth-largest city in the U.S. on the verge of picking a new leader who cuts against Houston's demographic trends. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Michael Wyke, File)

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GOP presidential candidates share stories of family and …

Republican presidential candidate former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra's, R-Iowa, Faith and Family with the Feenstras event, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, in Sioux Center, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

The NRA has a surprising defender in its free speech case …

The State Department approves the sale of tank ammunition …

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a meeting with human rights leaders at the State Department, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding …

Egyptian Foreign Affairs Minister Sameh Shoukry attends a news conference about the Israel-Hamas war, and pressure to reduce civilian casualties, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Peek inside Joe Biden’s campaign fundraisers, where big …

President Joe Biden walks down the stairs of Air Force One as he arrives in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Biden launches a Hollywood fundraising blitz to tap into …

President Joe Biden arrives at Santa Monica Airport in Santa Monica, Calif., Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., third from left, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, right, look on. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Nikki Haley looks for a strong showing, not necessarily …

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks during a town hall, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Sioux City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Fox News pushes back against reporter’s suit claiming …

FILE - Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump stand on vehicles and the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Jason Donner, a former Fox News producer says in a lawsuit filed Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, he was targeted and fired for pushing back against false claims about the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Donner said he was part of a “purge” of employees who refused to report information that would please Trump and his supporters. Donner was inside the Capitol during the riot and pressed his complaints about the networks coverage for months(AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Biden dings Trump on infrastructure, while he showcases …

President Joe Biden arrives to speak about investment in rail projects, including high-speed electric trains, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Kevin McCarthy endorses Trump for president and would …

FILE - Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., criticizes President Joe Biden's policies and efforts on the debt limit negotiations as he holds a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Two months after his historic ouster as House speaker, Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California announced on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, that he is resigning from his congressional seat and will leave by the end of the year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Trump’s campaign is distancing him from allies who …

Former President Donald Trump greets supporters during a stop at the Front Street Pub & Eatery, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Davenport, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Top White House cyber aide says recent Iran hack …

FILE - Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology, speaks during a news briefing at the White House, Monday, March 21, 2022, in Washington. Neuberger said recent attacks on American water authorities by Iranian-aligned hackers, as well as a separate spate of ransomware incidents hitting the U.S. health care system, are a call to action. Neuberger in an AP interview Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, said local and state governments as well as companies will need to tighten cybersecurity efforts as they face “persistent and capable cyber attacks from hostile countries and criminals." (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Tax charges in Hunter Biden case are rarely filed, …

FILE - Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, walks from Marine One upon arrival at Fort McNair, June 25, 2023, in Washington. Hunter Biden has been indicted on nine tax charges in California as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of the president's son intensifies against the backdrop of the looming 2024 election.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Politics

Democrat John Whitmire elected Houston mayor, defeating …

FILE - In this photo combination, U.S. Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee, D-Texas, left, speaks during a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 13, 2019, and at right, Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire answers a question during a televised candidates debate at Houston Public Media studios, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in Houston. A mayoral runoff Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 between state Sen. John Whitmire, 74, and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 73, has the fourth-largest city in the U.S. on the verge of picking a new leader who cuts against Houston's demographic trends. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Michael Wyke, File)

GOP presidential candidates share stories of family …

Republican presidential candidate former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra's, R-Iowa, Faith and Family with the Feenstras event, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, in Sioux Center, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

The NRA has a surprising defender in its free speech …

The State Department approves the sale of tank ammunition …

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a meeting with human rights leaders at the State Department, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding …

Egyptian Foreign Affairs Minister Sameh Shoukry attends a news conference about the Israel-Hamas war, and pressure to reduce civilian casualties, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Peek inside Joe Biden’s campaign fundraisers, where …

President Joe Biden walks down the stairs of Air Force One as he arrives in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Biden launches a Hollywood fundraising blitz to tap …

President Joe Biden arrives at Santa Monica Airport in Santa Monica, Calif., Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., third from left, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, right, look on. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Nikki Haley looks for a strong showing, not necessarily …

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks during a town hall, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Sioux City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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Civic Affairs

PBOT terminates app contract city paid $299K for

cyclist takes part in the Portland Green Loop ride

Molalla voters split on $16M police station measure

Portland to enforce daytime camping ban in 2 weeks

An ongoing homeless camp at SE 82nd and Duke in Portland, August 15, 2023 (KOIN)

Ribbon cut on Phase 1 of Dekum Court housing

Ivory Matthews, the CEO of Home Forward, cuts the ribbon on the Phase 1 completion at Dekum Court in NE Portland, October 10, 2023 (KOIN)

Avalos announces bid for ‘a better Portland’

PSU vying for new space to replace the Keller

The Keller Auditorium

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National

At DC roast, Joe Manchin jokes he could be the slightly …

FILE - Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the West Front of the Capitol, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Washington. Speaking Saturday night, Dec. 9, during the Gridiron Club’s winter dinner, Manchin teased a potential third-party run for the White House, joking that the nation could use someone slightly younger than the leading contenders. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

6 dead, nearly 2 dozen injured after severe storms …

Bo No: Heisman Trophy goes to LSU QB Jayden Daniels

Thousands of revelers descend on NYC for annual Santa-themed …

Revelers take part in the annual SantaCon charity pub crawl on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 in New York. Thousands of people dressed as jolly Old St. Nick have descended on New York City that kicked off early Saturday morning in bars in midtown Manhattan. (AP Photo/Andrew Meldrum)

Technology built the cashless society. Advances are …

Sylvester Harris, a 54-year-old Washington native who panhandles near Capital One Arena, poses for a photo on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ashraf Khalil)

Wisconsin university regents reject deal with Republicans …

FILE - University of Wisconsin-Madison students leave the Education Building between classes at the public university, Jan. 27, 2015, in Madison, Wis. The Universities of Wisconsin and Assembly Republican Speaker Robin Vos have reached a sweeping deal released Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, that would freeze hiring for diversity positions across the system in exchange for lawmakers approving employee pay raises and funding for a new engineering building at the flagship campus. Vos blocked pay raises and Republicans refused to release money for the engineering building earlier this year. (M.P. King/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)

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International

Philippines says Chinese coast guard assaulted its …

In this image from video handout provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese Coast Guard ship, bottom, uses water cannon Philippine coast guard patrol ship, BRP Cabra, center, as it approaches Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday Dec. 10, 2023. The Chinese coast guard assaulted three Philippine vessels with water cannon blasts Sunday and rammed one of them, causing serious engine damage off a disputed shoal in the South China Sea just a day after similar hostilities at another shoal, the Philippine coast guard said. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

Climate negotiators urged to reach a consensus on …

Denmark's Minister for Climate Dan Jorgensen, left, attends a stocktaking plenary session at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Hong Kong holds first council elections under new …

Hong Kong's Chief Executive John Lee, left, and his wife Janet Lam, right, cast their ballot at a polling station during the District Council elections in Hong Kong, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. Residents went to the polls on Sunday in Hong Kong's first district council elections since an electoral overhaul was implemented under Beijing's guidance of “patriots” administering the city, effectively shutting out all pro-democracy candidates.(AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

For Putin, winning reelection could be easier than …

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, on Sept. 13, 2023. President Vladimir Putin is likely to win another six-year term easily in an election expected in March, using his sweeping grip on Russia’s political scene to extend his tenure of over two decades in power. But he faces daunting challenges. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 75

FILE - Eleanor Roosevelt talks with Rene Cassin, French member of the United Nations Commission on human rights, before Mrs. Roosevelt's speech at the Sorbonne in Paris, Sept. 28, 1948. Seventy-five years ago on Sunday Dec. 10, 2023, the U.N. General Assembly approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a meeting in Paris. It laid one of the foundation stones of the international order that emerged following the horrors of World War II. (AP Photo/File)

The inauguration of Javier Milei has Argentina wondering …

FILE - Javier Milei, Liberty Advances coalition presidential candidate, holds a cardboard image of a 100 US dollar bill bedecked with an image of his his face during his closing campaign rally in Cordoba, Argentina, Nov. 16, 2023. As a candidate, Milei pledged to purge the political establishment of corruption, to eliminate the Central Bank he has accused of printing money and fueling inflation, and to replace the rapidly depreciating peso with the U.S. dollar. (AP Photo/Nicolas Aguilera, File)

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Special Reports

Gorge after the fire: Photographs document changes

Ralph Bloemers inspects one of his motion-detecting cameras in the Columbia River Gorge above Ainsworth State Park. The cameras record videos of wildlife in the area. Photo taken June 14, 2023. (KOIN/Amanda Arden)

6 weeks: Anatomy of a Portland drug crisis

Southwest 4th and Washington in downtown Portland, May 6, 2023 (KOIN)

Riverkeeper calls out state over waterfront cabins

A makeshift cabin on the banks of the Willamette River in Portland, April 2023 (KOIN)

JAMO shares ‘stories important to keep telling’

Shigehachi Matsubu was a barber and his wife Mary Matsubu ran the laundry in the same building as the Merchant Hotel -- the heart of Nihonmachi -- in Portland, 1927 (Courtesy: JAMO)

Did Portland’s affordable housing law backfire?

Portland, OR housing bond projects offer 242 affordable units

When COVID order lifts, will jail return to full …

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Human Interest

Family finds 1 million pennies in Los Angeles home

Beaverton seniors show ‘grad-itude’ to teachers

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 …

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