Evening News

           Thanks to past court rulings on the environmental impact of hydroelectric dams, Northwest Salmon populations are making a comeback.KBOO's Scott Pham reports, in collaboration with the Oregon News Service. Read more

 Today in our recurring feature Civil Liberties Watch, reporter Linda Olson-Osterlund talks about a newly released report condemning the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma for Constitutional and Human Rights violations. Read more

The federal government is warning that climate change could dramatically impact western states like Oregon. KBOO reporter Christian Danielsen has more. Read more

The Environmental Protection Agency released a comprehensive report Thursday that examines the repercussions of global climate change on humans . But critics say the agency is interested in keeping the findings under wraps. Although the report was ready for release in April... Read more

The release this week of video footage showing a 16 year old detainee at Guantanamo Bay highlights a Bush Administration policy that's at odds with international law: imprisoning youth caught up in armed conflict. Attorneys for Omar Khadr say teenagers shouldn't be detained... Read more

Barbara Ehrenreich is the author of many significant, entertaining, and well-received books, including “Nickel and Dimed: on Not getting by in America”, “Bait and Switch: the Futile Pursuit of the American Dream”, and “For Her own Good: 150 years of Expert’s Advice to Women... Read more

In a story that KBOO has been following, the Oregon soldier who exposed the Military’s tactic of bait-and-kill was sentenced to Six months in prison. Jacob Anderson-Minshall Has more on the Story Read more

The E-P-A released a report today detailing regional impacts of climate change on the public health, livelihood and quality of life in America. Jacob Anderson-Minshall brings us more about the impact on the state of Oregon Read more

Barbara Ehrenreich is the author of several significant, entertaining, and well-received books, including “Nickel and Dimed: on Not Getting by in America”, “Bait and Switch: the Futile Pursuit of the American Dream”, and “For Hetr Own Good: 150 Years of Expert’s Advice to W... Read more

The watchdog group, "Our Oregon" has filed a complaint with the state Elections Division asking for an investigation into alleged initiative fraud. KBOO's Rebecca Nay spoke with organization representative Scott Moore. Read more