Evening News

With the Portland City Council voting unanimously this week in favor of a new I5 bridge over the Columbia River, it would seem that the project is a done deal. But the proposed light-rail segment of the bridge needs to be approved by Washington voters, and several other bu... Read more

K-BOO’s Kyle Burris stopped by Portland’s day labor center on June 25th, to see how things have progressed since its opening on June 16th.   Read more

After almost thirty years of service, Peterson’s convenience store is about to be evicted from its downtown Portland  location. K-BOO’s Kyle Burris talked about it this afternoon with the store’s owner, Doug Peterson. The building owners have c... Read more

An Oregon paper mill which was sold off in bankruptcy proceedings last month will re-hire half the workers that were fired – but without a Union contract. When Pope and Talbot paper mill in Halsey went bankrupt last month, 180 workers lost th... Read more

Portlanders opposing the city’s treatment the homeless gathered at city hall yet again yesterday morning to testify before the City Council. The following is an excerpt from that testimony.   Read more

Ethan Scarle went to meeting of the Northeast's Public Safety Committee, at the King Neighborhood Facility, where people from the neighborhoods, from the police, and from other public service areas meet once a month to work on safety issues facing North and Northeast Por... Read more

  The prosecution throws up new obstacles in the case of eight former members of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense. Jailed defendants Jalil Muntaquin and Herman Bell are delayed in their return to New York for a parole hearing. Read more

This morning KBOO’s Chris Andrae spoke with physical Engineer Don Hennig. In addition to being a professional engineer in the Pacific Northwest for over 35 years, Mr. Hennig resides in Gale’s Creek... Read more

On Sunday, thousands of Portlanders experienced what it would be like if Portland was car-free.  The free, first ever event attracted cyclists, strollers, and skaters to a six mile loop through N... Read more

A group of local union carpenters held a picket this morning outside of a condo construction site on East Burnside. The workers say that Gray Purcell, the company building the site, refuses to pay a standard wage. KBOO's Jenka Soderberg was there, and spoke with Cliff Puck... Read more