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MultCo candidate talks homeless, housing, prosperity

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

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‘Sad system’: OR group tackles campaign finance reform

OPINION: Democrats look to expand voter registration

AI presents political peril for 2024 with threat to mislead …

FILE - A booth is ready for a voter, Feb. 24, 2020, at City Hall in Cambridge, Mass., on the first morning of early voting in the state. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

DeSantis in Iowa warns of GOP ‘culture of losing’ as weather …

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a fundraising picnic for U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, Saturday, May 13, 2023, in Sioux Center, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Biden’s reelection pitch that he can govern well faces …

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks on the debt limit during an event at SUNY Westchester Community College, Wednesday, May 10, 2023, in Valhalla, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Biden to graduates of historically Black Howard University: …

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Wallowa citizens rally ahead of ‘Greater Idaho’ vote

‘He wanted to live the American Dream’: Honduran …

Norma Espinoza holds a portrait of her son Angel Maradiaga, at her home in Olanchito, Honduras, Saturday, May 13, 2023. Maradiaga, 17, who was detained at a facility in Safety Harbor, Florida, died Wednesday. Epinoza is demanding answers from American officials, saying her son had no known illnesses and had not shown any signs of being sick before his death. (AP Photo/Delmer Martinez)

Governor says California’s budget deficit has grown …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announces the May budget revision on Friday, May 12, 2023 in Sacramento, Calif. Newsom said Friday the state's budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion. That's about $10 billion more than predicted in January, when the governor offered his first budget proposal. (Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee via AP)

Oregon GOP walkout threatens bills on abortion, trans …

An attendee holds a sign behind their head during a rally calling for an end to the Senate Republican walkout at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore., Thursday, May 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)

Kari Lake election challenge shouldn’t proceed, Arizona …

FILE - Kari Lake, Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate, speaks to supporters at the Republican watch party in Scottsdale, Ariz., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. On Friday, May 12, 2023, lawyers for Arizona election officials and Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs asked a judge in Phoenix to dismiss the only surviving legal claim in Lake's challenge of her loss to Hobbs in the governor's race. Lake is challenging the application of signature-verification procedures on early ballots in Maricopa County, while attorneys for election officials say Lake's allegation that the election was rigged was based on unsubstantiated speculation. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Biden commends Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez …

President Joe Biden shakes hands with Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez as they meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Former Trump prosecutor mostly mum before Congress …

FILE - Attorney Mark Pomerantz arrives at Federal Court in New York, Aug. 12, 2002. An ex-prosecutor who once oversaw Manhattan's yearslong investigation into former President Donald Trump repeatedly declined to substantively answer questions from members of the House Judiciary Committee Thursday, May 11, 2023, in a closed-door meeting, according to a Republican lawmaker in the meeting. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., exited the meeting and said Pomerantz, the former prosecutor, repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment that protects people from providing self-incriminating testimony. (AP Photo/David Karp, File)

Washington DC

AI presents political peril for 2024 with threat …

FILE - A booth is ready for a voter, Feb. 24, 2020, at City Hall in Cambridge, Mass., on the first morning of early voting in the state. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

DeSantis in Iowa warns of GOP ‘culture of losing’ …

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a fundraising picnic for U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, Saturday, May 13, 2023, in Sioux Center, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Biden’s reelection pitch that he can govern well …

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks on the debt limit during an event at SUNY Westchester Community College, Wednesday, May 10, 2023, in Valhalla, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Biden to graduates of historically Black Howard University: …

‘He wanted to live the American Dream’: Honduran …

Norma Espinoza holds a portrait of her son Angel Maradiaga, at her home in Olanchito, Honduras, Saturday, May 13, 2023. Maradiaga, 17, who was detained at a facility in Safety Harbor, Florida, died Wednesday. Epinoza is demanding answers from American officials, saying her son had no known illnesses and had not shown any signs of being sick before his death. (AP Photo/Delmer Martinez)

Governor says California’s budget deficit has grown …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announces the May budget revision on Friday, May 12, 2023 in Sacramento, Calif. Newsom said Friday the state's budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion. That's about $10 billion more than predicted in January, when the governor offered his first budget proposal. (Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee via AP)

Oregon GOP walkout threatens bills on abortion, trans …

An attendee holds a sign behind their head during a rally calling for an end to the Senate Republican walkout at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore., Thursday, May 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)

Kari Lake election challenge shouldn’t proceed, Arizona …

FILE - Kari Lake, Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate, speaks to supporters at the Republican watch party in Scottsdale, Ariz., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. On Friday, May 12, 2023, lawyers for Arizona election officials and Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs asked a judge in Phoenix to dismiss the only surviving legal claim in Lake's challenge of her loss to Hobbs in the governor's race. Lake is challenging the application of signature-verification procedures on early ballots in Maricopa County, while attorneys for election officials say Lake's allegation that the election was rigged was based on unsubstantiated speculation. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

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Civic Affairs

Hi-tech metal detectors? PPS to discuss school safety

Did Portland’s affordable housing law backfire?

Portland, OR housing bond projects offer 242 affordable units

Affordable Waterleaf Apts open on Portland waterfront

Mark Funk and his wife are among the first tenants at the new Waterleaf Apartments in downtown Portland, May 1, 2023 (KOIN)

‘Woke agenda’: PPB staff comments on LGBTQ training

A screen shot from a PPB training video for LGBTQ policy issues, April 2023 (KOIN)

Oregon unemployment rate falls in March

2 years later, Robert Delgado family still mourns

Robert Delgado in an undated photo provided by his family, April 18, 2021

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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

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

Bottles of influenza vaccine. Bottles with a syringe on black table and stainless steel background.

El Niño likely to return this coming winter

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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

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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

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