KOIN News 6 Portland

The Army released suicide data for the month of November today. Among active-duty soldiers, there were 12 potential suicides, all of which are pending determination of the manner of death. For October, the Army reported 16 potential suicides among active-duty soldiers. Full Story »

Damascus , Ore.- The fire crew scrambles on the side of a frozen pond and attach a compressed air canister to giant inflatable raft with large open hoops on the ends. Full Story »

Animal control officers found a duck on icy King's Pond in Vancouver—near northeast 50th avenue. It couldn't walk or fly, no matter how hard it tried. Full Story »

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A faulty wheel on the Mars rover Spirit is complicating efforts to free it from a sand trap where it has been stuck for the past eight months. Full Story »

PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland Police Homicide Detectives are asking the public's help in locating 41-year-old Kristina Collette Landrum. There is an arrest warrant for Landrum for the Dec. 5 murder of 27-year-old Amanda Sheppard. Full Story »

VANCOUVER, Wash. – Much like in the game Musical Chairs when people scramble for an open seat, the flood of people hoping to grab the open representative seat left open with Brian Baird’s imminent retirement is numerous. Full Story »

WARRENTON, Ore. – Investigators are still trying to find the cause of a deadly fire in northwest Warrenton. The State Fire Marshall’s Office, Clatsop County Fire Investigation Team, and the Clatsop County Major Crime Team are all on scene continuing the investigation. Full Story »

OSLO (AP) — President Barack Obama says the Nobel Peace Prize has had "extraordinary power" to lift up those who would otherwise be forgotten. Full Story »

NEW YORK (AP) — It may have looked like a scene right out of a movie but tourists and holiday shoppers in New York's Times Square today saw a real shootout near the Marriot Marquis hotel. Full Story »

Residents of the Upper Midwest have been dealing with bitter cold temperatures and strong winds that have made it feel as cold as 25 below zero. Full Story »

PORTLAND, Ore.- With the arctic blast settling into a deep freeze over much of the Pacific Northwest , many gardeners are perplexed about which plants are now dormant and which which ones are dead. Full Story »

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. - Fire officials are warning the public of the danger that lurks now that some areas of Lake Oswego are frozen over. "This is a dangerous invitation for kids to attempt to get onto the ice" Deputy Fire Marshal Gert Zoutendijk said. Full Story »

PORTLAND , Ore. – One person is dead and another seriously injured due to what is believed to be carbon monoxide poisoning in their southeast Portland home. Full Story »

SALEM, ORE. - Oleksandr Kozlov and his wife, Lyudmila Koslova appeared in a Marion County Courtroom today wearing jail uniforms and shackles. It's their first appearance since a jury found them guilty of criminal mistreatment of their children just last Friday. Full Story »

CLARK COUNTY- Walnut Grove Elementary School in Vancouver had no heat, and at Battle Ground High School, pipes burst and flooded the office area. It appears both schools are casualties of the arctic blast. Full Story »

Multnomah Falls always brings lots of visitors. It’s the second-most visited tourist attraction in the state, after Spirit Mountain Casino in Grand Ronde. Full Story »

PORTLAND- The food cart business is getting the cold shoulder from December's arctic blast. Some vendors say it's not easy running a kitchen out of a trailer, when water pipes freeze up and propane lines stop working. Full Story »

PORTLAND, Ore.- During the holiday season police see an increase in car break-ins around shopping malls. It often takes a thief just 30 seconds to break into a car. Full Story »

A 33-year-old Aloha man is dead after stepping into traffic on Tualatin-Valley Highway near SW 209th Avenue Wednesday night. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has found the Defense Department in contempt of court for failing to videotape the testimony of a prisoner held at Guantanamo Bay. Full Story »

ATLANTA (AP) — Health officials say American Indians and Alaska Natives have died from swine flu at a rate four times greater than other Americans. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday released a study of swine flu deaths in 12 states. Full Story »

Our overnight lows on Wednesday morning were in the single digits in many locations – and we broke a record by hitting 12 degrees this morning in Portland. It was also well below zero east of the Cascades. And honestly, it’s hard justify anything that much different for Thursday. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans got wealthier for a second straight quarter in the fall, as the economic recovery again boosted home values and investments. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators want the Federal Aviation Administration to work faster on new rules aimed at preventing airline pilots from flying when they're too tired. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Five young American Muslims arrested in Pakistan met with representatives of an al-Qaida linked group and asked for training but were turned down because they lacked references from trusted militants, a Pakistani law enforcement official said Thursday. Full Story »