KOIN News 6 Portland

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former astronaut, accused of confronting a romantic rival in an airport parking lot, has reached a plea deal. Lisa Nowak pleaded guilty today in Florida to felony burglary of a car and misdemeanor battery. With the plea, she avoids a trial scheduled next month. Full Story »

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Hundreds of military families and civilians have arrived at Fort Hood, Texas, where victims of last week's shootings are being honored. Full Story »

HILLSBORO - Korena Roberts is accused of killing 21-year old Heather Snively and her unborn son. Tuesday, a judge decided she will not be released. Roberts waived her appearance at her release hearing, but Snively’s fiancé was there. Full Story »

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Hundreds of military families and civilians are arriving at Fort Hood, Texas, where victims of last week's shootings will be honored. Full Story »

HILLSBORO - Korena Roberts is accused of killing 21-year old Heather Snively and her unborn son. Tuesday, she waived her scheduled court appearance for her release hearing. But Heather Snively’s fiancé was there. Full Story »

Several hundred Portland public school teachers demonstrated outside the district's school board meeting Monday night, demanding a new contract. Full Story »

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama has narrowed down his decision for an Afghanistan strategy to four options. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says the president will discuss those options with his national security team on Wednesday. Full Story »

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine has cleared the way for the execution of sniper John Allen Muhammad. Kaine denied Muhammad's clemency request Tuesday. Full Story »

Tennis ace Andre Agassi has opened up about his failed marriage to actress/model Brooke Shields a decade after their divorce - insisting the pair should never have wed. Full Story »

PORTLAND- The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a health care reform act that, if it becomes law, would require many small businesses ito insure all employees. The law would make it mandatory to offer insurance, even for part time employees, or else some small businesses could face fines. Full Story »

You've got to see today's videos, including runway fashions literally good enough to eat (if you like chocolate), and a Legoland Veterans' Day Honor. Full Story »

PINE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A state government official says a former student has surrendered to police after taking a school administrator hostage at an upstate New York high school. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is looking into whether it mishandled early information about the Army major accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood last week. Full Story »

PINE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A sheriff's spokesperson says a suspect is in custody after a man with a gun held a principal hostage at a New York high school. Full Story »

In this satellite image handout from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the storm Ida is seen, now downgraded to a tropical storm after moving through an area of cooler sea surface temperatures and increasing shear November 9, 2009 off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. Full Story »

PINE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A town official says a man with a gun is contained in one room at a New York high school and that all the students are safe. Full Story »

PINE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — The sheriff's department says an upstate New York high school has been locked down, and police are on the scene. The Dutchess County Sheriff's Department says Stissing Mountain High School in Pine Plains was locked down Tuesday morning. They released no other information. Full Story »

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean calls a sex tape she made for an ex-boyfriend several years ago "the biggest mistake of my life." Full Story »

PORTLAND - Rosendo Corona-Rosales was sentenced to 58 months in the hit and run death of 23-year-old Kimberly McDaniel, also known as Kimberly Powell. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials say President Barack Obama to zeroing in on a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan. They say the deployment would most likely begin in January, and be aimed at boosting the defenses of 10 key Afghan cities and towns. Full Story »

HILLSBORO - A Washington County judge will consider the possible release of Korena Roberts on Tuesday, November 9th. During a release hearing, the judge will consider a temporary or permanent release of the defendant. Full Story »

WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina authorities say three people are dead and five more have been hurt in a shooting in a small town about 40 miles west of Charleston. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and the first lady will travel to Killeen, Texas, to meet with those most affected by the Fort Hood shootings. Full Story »

There are just so many tiny pieces of tempered glass, it looks like a sheet of ice walking around the side of Bud and Carol Lyons house in Lincoln City . They glitter in the sun as a spectacular beach view comes into view in the Roads End neighborhood at the far north end of Lincoln City . Full Story »

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The attorney for the Army psychiatrist accused in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says he's met with his hospitalized client. Retired Col. John P. Galligan told The Associated Press he met with Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan for 30 minutes Monday at a San Antonio military hospital. Full Story »