Evening News

Guantanamo prisoner Omar Khadr only fifteen years old when captured was denied release on the basis of his age.Military Judge Peter Brownback attemps to close the last door for the Canadian citizen despite International pleas. Read more

 As part of today's Mayday commemoration, a group of workers from the International Longshoreman Workers Union gathered along the Willamette River.They floated 800 flowers on the river, one for each three US soldiers that have been killed in Iraq. That was an excerpt from ... Read more

 In celebration of May Day, people are gathered right now in downtown Portland for a day of solidarity to stand-up for immigrant and worker rights. KBOO’s Jen Erickson spoke earlier today with Marco Mejia of the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition to learn more about thi... Read more

 A Portland correctional officer who allegedly beat a prisoner, then bragged about it online will not be indicted or charged, said the  District Attorney's office today. KBOO's Jacob Anderson-Minshall has more  Read more

 This afternoon, the Portland City Council debated reusing the old Sauvie Island bridge as a new bicycle bridge over I-405. KBOO’s Andy Seaton has the report.  Read more

 Today the Oregon Bureau of Land Management, rejected the hardrock lease application for a site near Mount St. Helens.According to the BLM, an Environmental Assessment conducted in 2007 was unclear in its findings, and that the mining could result in mineral development exc... Read more

 Twenty-seven homeless people sat down out side city hall last night, and they say they plan to stay there until city government finds somewhere for them to live.The sit-in was started last Friday as a protest against the bridge sweeps being conducted by Portland police.The... Read more

 The US Supreme Court voted yesterday to uphold the state of Indiana's restrictive voter ID laws. KBOO's Jenka Soderberg spoke with Justin Levitt, with the Brennan Center for Justice, and the author of a report entitled "The Truth About Voter Fraud":  Read more

 A call from agricultural researchers today could lead to a five year moratorium on Biofuel production. Citing concerns about nations halting the exportation of rice and grains the researchers are saying that biofuel production may be the cause. KBOO’s Michael Ianello ha... Read more

Riad Hamad was an outspoken advocate for the rights of the Palestinian people, and the founder of the Palestinian Children's Welfare Fund. He spent his own money from his salary as a teacher to send shipments of school supplies and medicine to children in Palestinian refug... Read more