Evening News

A divided Federal Communications Commission voted yesterday to relax one rule banning corporate ownership of a newspaper and broadcast station in the same city. The ruling also tightened the growth of big cable television companies. KBOO’s Kit Brazier spoke with Joe Torres,... Read more

 A few blocks from KBOO's studio on East Burnside picketers stood in the street today in front of Grey Purcell's Bside6 building project. KBOO reporters Marliese Franklin and Sarah Whites-Koditschek went to the scene: Read more

 Oregon is reducing emissions that cause global warming, faster than many developing countries, according to a new report from the National Environmental Trust. It shows the U.S. is the leader in greenhouse gas pollution — but states like Oregon are taking the lead on red... Read more

Oregon peace activist Betsy Lamb of Redmond is being held in an Arizona jail, after being deemed  "a flight risk and danger to the community."     Lamb, a retired Catholic lay teacher, and Franciscan Father Jerry Zawada were arrested while attempting to enter Ft. Huachuca (... Read more

On Friday the American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, filed legal papers against the Central Intelligence Agency of the U.S. government.the ACLU is suing on behalf of five victims of the U-S government's QUOTE “extraordinary rendition” program. KBOO reporter Linda Olson-Os... Read more

 A new report from Good Jobs First shows Oregon taxpayers don’t get the opportunity to see where their tax dollars for economic development are going. Read more

As the trial date for several key cases of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay draws near, KBOO reporter Marliese Franklin spoke today with lawyer Pardiss (par-DEES)  Kebriaei (keh-BRAH-ee) of the Center for Constitutional Rights: Read more

The advanced research wing of the Department of Defense has announced the construction of several new weapons that have human rights groups worried about their potential impacts. KBOO's Ethan Scarl has more:   Read more

The international climate conference in Bali is in its final hours, and it seems that the U.S. will not budge on its refusal to agree to timelines and guidelines for emission reductions. Talks are extending into an extra day as delegates struggle to reach agreement.  We spo... Read more

Earlier this week, the Department of Energy, Washington State Department of Ecology and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency held a 'State of the Hanford nuclear site' meeting in Portland. The U.S. Department of Energy has apparently proposed an additional 20 year delay in ... Read more