Evening News

  The city of Portland has recently implemented a youth commission to advise the city on matters important to youth.  KBOO’s Eoin (Owen) Bastable went to City Hall to find out more: Read more

Twenty-five thousand people gathered last weekend at fort Benning, Georgia, for the 18th annual vigil to close the School of the Americas – now known as the Western Hemispheric Institute for Security Studies.               The school has been documented to be a training gro... Read more

On Saturday the United nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released it’s new report on Global Warming. The UN panel, which shared the Nobel Peace prize with Al Gore , said there is no doubt, Global warming is happening and  people all over the earth are feelin... Read more

Responding to the rash of recent bike collisions and injuries Portland’s bike community stood in solidarity underneath the Hawthorne bridge this past Saturday. KBOO’s Michael Ianello spoke with Jonathan Maus from Bike Portland.org about the rally and what Portlanders can do... Read more

And the City Council postponed its vote on whether to change the name of Interstate Avenue to Cesar Chavez Avenue.  The item was originally scheduled for this morning’s city council meeting, but will now be voted on tomorrow at 3 pm at City Hall. With all the controversy su... Read more

Electricity consumer advocates, joined by commercial salmon fishermen, Native American tribes and conservation groups today called on customers of Pacific Power to join the struggle to remove four Klamath dams – and save themselves some money. Pacific Power is a subsidiary ... Read more

At today’s city council meeting in Portland, local activist Jeff Cook spoke to the council challenging a new rule that prevents citizens from speaking to the council without signing up in advance.  Here’s part of his testimony from this morning’s meeting. Read more

The use of racial profiling has long been a major source of criticism for police departments all over the country and Los Angeles is no exception. But with a new plan involving the second largest muslim population in the country the LAPD is now being accused of religious pro... Read more

  PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, held a press conference today after filing a formal complaint  against the Oregon National Primate Research Center in Beaverton.   Read more

  PROTESTERS GATHERED FOR THE SIXTEENTH WEEK IN A ROW IN FRONT OF REPRESENTATIVE EARL BLUMENAUER’S OFFICE THIS AFTERNOON. THEY ARE CALLING ON BLUMENAUER TO SUPPORT THE IMPEACHMENT OF GEORGE W. BUSH AND DICK CHENEY. A RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE THIS WEEK BY DENNI... Read more