Evening News

 In a landmark ruling on Friday U. S. District Judge Michael Mosman overturned his earlier decision and allowed same-sex couples to obtain domestic partnerships. The ruling went into effect today and KBOO's John Flaig spoke with Karinne Fish from Basic Rights Oregon. Read more

Warrantless wiretapping by the National Security agency under President Bush has been in the national news a lot lately. An Oregon case in Federal District Court could help put a stop to it.Kboo’s News feature Civil Liberties Watch brings us the story. Read more

Reporter Katie Arrants spoke with Karin Fish of Basic Rights Oregon today about the judge's decision today. Read more

A new report confirms that ethnic minorities in Oregon are steered toward riskier, higher interest mortgage loans than non-minorities—even if they qualify for conventional, lower interest loans. KBOO’s Katie Arrants has the story in collaboration with the Oregon News Servic... Read more

Last week, picketers gathered at the new Tropical Smoothies location on East Burnside to bring attention to the lack of fair wages and benefits used by the general contractor. The contractor has raised questions about the unions practices. KBOO reporter Don Wolfe has the st... Read more

 Seattle has a plan to get their homeless off the streets but Homeless advocates say that plan is not much of a plan at all. KBOO’s Michael Ianello has more  Read more

And now, the latest edition of KBOO's Weekly series Civil Liberties Watch, with Linda Olson-Osterlund Read more

 On Friday, the monthly bicycle ride known as critical mass stopped at the Portland International Auto Show.  Bicyclists made the visit in a festive statement of ending our dependence on oil. KBOO’s Marc de Giere has the story.A longer version of this story ran during our... Read more

 The ten-year old 'roadless rule' of the U.S. Forest Service now protects 58 million acres of forestland from development, almost 2 million of it in Oregon. It’s turned out to have benefits not only for wildlife and water quality, but for the state’s economy. KBOO's Nia... Read more

           When the temperatures drop to their lowest and the nights howl with the sounds of wind whipping through the trees, no one in Portland feels it more than the homeless and low income families.             Kboo’s Crystal Leighty spoke with Lisa Harwynne from the ... Read more