Evening News

The Portland Metro area will likely grow larger in the next fifty years. Local officials are already planning for the long term. KBOO’s Stefan Kamp reports. Read more

Portland-based Mercy Corps ("core") says the new book “Half the Sky” gives readers a realistic look at the serious challenges faced by women in developing countries.  The humanitarian aid group has launched a contest, asking book clubs to read “Half the Sky” and take som... Read more

President Obama is chairing the United Nations Security Council meeting on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament.  John Burroughs, the executive director of the Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, spoke with KBOO’s Lin Davis about the implications of today’s meeting:  Read more

Demonstrators are planning a rally in Astoria, today, to again voice their concerns about the negative effects on the environment from liquefied natural gas.KBOO’s Crystal Leighty has more.  Read more

The findings of the Portland Police internal review into the death of James Chasse [CHA-see] were released today.  James Chasse was a musician and writer who died three years ago from injuries arising from his arrest by Portland Police.The review found that the use of fo... Read more

More than 300 people gathered in the courtyard beneath Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oregon headquarters in downtown Portland today in support of comprehensive healthcare reform. Regence employees could be seen looking down on the demonstrators as the speakers shoute... Read more

  Read more

  Read more

  Read more

A Press Conference is being held today in Portland at the annual conference for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.  The Press Conference from In Defense of Animals and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals will release a complaint filed with the Zoo association... Read more