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  • Ex-astronaut agrees to plea deal

    KOIN News 6 Portland – 23 mins ago  

    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 memorial underway

    KOIN News 6 Portland – 24 mins ago  

    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 »

  • Accused killer of pregnant woman will not be released

    KOIN News 6 Portland – 1 hr 9 mins ago  

    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 families arrive for memorial

    KOIN News 6 Portland – 1 hr 25 mins ago  

    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 »

  • Release hearing for accused killer of pregnant woman

    KOIN News 6 Portland – 1 hr 39 mins ago  

    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 »

  • Portland Teachers Protest

    KOIN News 6 Portland – 1 hr 39 mins ago  

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

  • Obama narrows Afghan strategy to four options

    KOIN News 6 Portland – 2 hrs 10 mins ago  

    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 »

  • Va. gov clears way for execution of sniper

    KOIN News 6 Portland – 2 hrs 25 mins ago  

    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 »

  • Agassi: 'I shouldn't have married Shields'

    KOIN News 6 Portland – 2 hrs 40 mins ago  

    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 »

  • Local Businesses react to health care act

    KOIN News 6 Portland – Tue Nov 10, 11:32 am ET  

    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 »

  • Monday's Videos of the Day

    KOIN News 6 Portland – Tue Nov 10, 11:32 am ET  

    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 »

  • Official says gunman at NY school surrenders to police

    KOIN News 6 Portland – Tue Nov 10, 11:17 am ET  

    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 »

  • FBI reassessing past look at suspect

    KOIN News 6 Portland – Tue Nov 10, 11:17 am ET  

    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 »

  • Police: Suspect in NY high school hostage situation in custody

    KOIN News 6 Portland – Tue Nov 10, 10:31 am ET  

    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 »

  • Ida weakens to a tropical depression, heads east

    KOIN News 6 Portland – Tue Nov 10, 10:17 am ET  

    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 »

  • Supervisor: Gunman at upstate New York high school

    KOIN News 6 Portland – Tue Nov 10, 10:17 am ET  

    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 »

  • Police: Upstate New York high school locked down

    KOIN News 6 Portland – Tue Nov 10, 9:46 am ET  

    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 »

  • Ex-Miss California admits to making sex tape

    KOIN News 6 Portland – Tue Nov 10, 9:31 am ET  

    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 »

  • Sentencing in hit and run death

    KOIN News 6 Portland – Tue Nov 10, 9:16 am ET  

    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 »

  • Obama near decision on deploying more troops

    KOIN News 6 Portland – Tue Nov 10, 9:02 am ET  

    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 »

  • Release Hearing

    KOIN News 6 Portland – Tue Nov 10, 9:01 am ET  

    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 »

  • EMS director says three killed, five hurt in SC shooting

    KOIN News 6 Portland – Tue Nov 10, 7:01 am ET  

    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 »

  • Obamas to attend Fort Hood memorial service

    KOIN News 6 Portland – Tue Nov 10, 7:01 am ET  

    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 »

  • Tornado Cleanup Continues, Weather Service Answers Tough Questions

    KOIN News 6 Portland – Tue Nov 10, 1:01 am ET  

    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 »

  • Attorney meets with Fort Hood shooting suspect

    KOIN News 6 Portland – Mon Nov 9, 10:17 pm ET  

    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 »

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