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The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history is over.

Last night, President Trump signed a bill to fund most of the government through the end of January. Six House Democrats, including Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington, joined Republicans in voting for the bill yesterday.

We start this morning with the latest on the slow reopening of the government.

Also this morning, OPB premieres a documentary on the historic first descent of the undammed Klamath River.

Here’s your First Look at Thursday’s news.

—Bradley W. Parks

The longest government shutdown in US history comes to a close

President Trump last night signed a bill to keep the government open through January. The package includes funding for SNAP and reverses some shutdown-induced layoffs, but does not address expiring health care subsidies. (Barbara Sprunt)

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Follow Indigenous kayakers on a historic journey after Klamath dam removal

A historic kayaking journey that started at the headwaters of the Klamath River in Southern Oregon on June 12 traveled the entire length of the river, ending July 11 on the Yurok Reservation.

Indigenous kayakers passed through the free-flowing river at the four sites where dams were taken out in the country’s largest dam removal project.

OPB’s “Oregon Field Guide” team joined the paddle for multiple days to create the documentary “First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath,” which premieres today. (Jessie Sears and Brandon Swanson)

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3 things to know this morning

• Newport residents met yesterday to express confusion, frustration and anxiety about the relocation of a Coast Guard helicopter and the possibility of ICE setting up a detention facility there. (Conrad Wilson, Michelle Wiley and Dirk VanderHart) 
• Public school enrollment in Oregon dropped by almost 22,000 students after COVID-19 shuttered schools. It continues to decline. (Elizabeth Miller) 
• The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is planning to take action against a landfill north of Corvallis accused of inadequate physical coverings and emissions monitoring. (Nathan Wilk)

Headlines from around the Northwest

• Katie Wilson poised to be Seattle’s first Millennial mayor (Catherine Smith)
• Portland Police Bureau uses dialogue liaison officers to help de-escalate at ICE protests (Allison Frost)
• More Oregon high schoolers taking AP exams, earning college credit (Alex Baumhardt)
• Shaedon Sharpe’s season-high 35 points lead Trail Blazers past Pelicans 125-117 (Associated Press)

Vancouver adopts new city flag

The city of Vancouver, Washington, has officially adopted a new flag, replacing its first flag that flew for three decades.

On Nov. 10, City Council passed a resolution to adopt the design recommended by the city’s seven-member flag selection committee.

The design combines elements from two of the committee’s recommended finalists. (Winston Szeto)

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