Evening News

Normal 0 President Obama acknowledged for the first time today that he is considering changes to social  as part of a deal to reduce the deficit and raise the debt ceiling. KBOO’s Joe Meyer interviews Professor Eric Kingson, co-chair of the Strengthen Social Security C... Read more

Normal 0 FOR OVER FOUR DECADES A CHEVRON OIL FACILITY NEAR BANGOR, MAINE LEAKED MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL INTO THE PENOBSCOT RIVER. Yesterday Maine State Regulators announced that Chevron would pay a fine of 900,000 dollars for the leaked oil. KBOO’s Dan Johnson Reports. Read more

Normal 0 A government informant who reported on a number of Earth Liberation Front activists has been sentenced to two years in prison for selling heroin and violating parole. Jake Ferguson avoided prison five years ago by informing on activists, wearing a wire and... Read more

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Normal 0 Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has withdrawn a bid to take over a British paid TV service. The decision comes in the midst of a massive scandal involving illegal phone hacking by another of Murdoch’s holdings. KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg has the story. Read more

Normal 0 Tonight, after months of debate, the citizen review committee of the Portland Police Bureau will hear the proposals of a sub committee on how to help citizens through the complicated appeals process. Kboo’s Tim Orr spoke with Dan Handelman from Portland Copwatch... Read more

Normal 0 Today looks to be a busy day on Capitol Hill, as state leaders representing the American Association of Retired Persons, or AARP, converge on congress for meetings with their states’ senators and representatives. In collaboration with the Oregon News Service, Kb... Read more

Today's evening news headlines AARP SOCIAL SECURITY CITIZEN REVIEW COMMITTEE (COPWATCH) MURDOCH PHONE HACKING This is a volunteered power and produced radio. Please click on the links and enjoy the broadcast.   Read more

    Evening News Elders Facing Foreclosure Syrian Soldiers Defect This is volunteer powered and produced radio! Please click below to enjoy the newscast. Contributors: Ren Green, Ross Freeman-Levin, Chris Grey, and Craig Strand Producer: Evan Tenenbaum Engineer: J... Read more

Many low income senior citizens throughout the state are facing the propesct of losing their home due to cuts to an essential program that helps them pay their property taxes. The Oregon House passed a bill last month that makes changes to the state's property tax deferral ... Read more