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SOLVE, PSU partner to ‘Serve the City’

SOLVE and the PSU Alumni Association partnered on a 'Serve The City' cleanup, May 13, 2023 (KOIN)

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Voodoo unveils birthday cake donut for 20th B-Day

82nd Avenue of Roses Parade returns after hiatus

Photos: Crews pick up trash at SOLVE’s Spring Cleanup

SOLVE Oregon readies for Earth Day Park Blocks cleanup

SOLVE Oregon Spring Cleanup goes to Park Blocks

Volunteers for the Oregon Spring Cleanup (SOLVE)

Portland brewery teams up with Swap ‘N Play non-profit

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Stride for Seniors returns to PIR

Sign up for SOLVE’s Oregon Spring Cleanup here

The 2023 Remarkable Woman: Sara Olsher

Sara Olsher founded Mighty and Bright to help kids navigate through tough times, February 2023 (KOIN)

Second St. Jude Dream Home rising in Clark County

Groundbreaking for the St. Jude Dreamhome is underway in Clark County, Washington. KOIN 6 News anchor Jenny Hansson is on the left, February 2023 (KOIN)

New app connects Portlanders to Black community

Portland, OR app connects community with Black-owned businesses, events

Frani Grover’s remarkable journey to help homeless

Remarkable Woman finalist Frani Grover in Gresham, February 2023 (KOIN)

Small business advocacy is Sarah Shaoul’s lifeblood

Remarkable Woman finalist Sarah Shaoul works with small business owners, March 2023 (KOIN)

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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Special Reports

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 …

Marijuana moguls own Portland squatter house

An abandoned house at SE 139th and East Burnside has been taken over by squatters in Portland, April 2023 (KOIN)

No rules: Illegal cabins with million-dollar views

A cabin on a strip of beach along the Willamette River north of the Fremont Bridge, April 2023 (KOIN)

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Oregon

Crews battle vegetation fire near Hwy 6 in Banks

Fire crews dousing a vegetation fire near Timber Road and Highway 6 in Banks, May 14, 2023 (Donna Linz/Banks Fire)

MultCo candidate talks homeless, housing, prosperity

Multnomah County commissioner candidate Ana Del Rocio, May 12, 2023 (KOIN)

Woman dead after April 25 crash in NE Portland

1 dead, 2 injured in Cully neighborhood shooting

81-year-old woman dies after NE Portland fatal crash

3 injured in NE Portland bar shooting

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Washington

Fowl freedom: Ducklings rescued from WA storm drain

Pesto product recalled from Trader Joe’s in 14 states

OR, WA Coast Guard: Always have a life jacket

Human remains in Camas identified as missing man

WA reports 10x more flu deaths during 2022-23 season

El Niño likely to return this coming winter

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