Evening News

  Starting this fall, Portlanders will be using a new system of voting - Ranked Choice Voting - to elect their city councilors. It's a big shift, but it may be more intuitive for voters than it seems at first.  For more on Ranked Choice Voting, KBOO's Althea Billings spe... Read more

In this edition of the GCID, I report on Putin's trip to China, Biden's tariffs on Chinese hi-tech goods, an unusual US request of Russia and China on nuclear weapons, and other news. Read more

For the first time in history, a former US president was found guilty of felonies, fallout over PDX midair blowout continues Boeing says it has a new safety plan, Multnomah County brainstorms better ways to spend money to assist the houseless community. Read more

Portland Youth Philharmonic, America’s longest running youth orchestra, closes its historic 100th season this Friday, May 31st at Portland’s Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. The program, titled “A Century of Unforgettable Music”, includes George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody In Blu... Read more

  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: Oregon’s only women’s prison no longer has a gynecologist, Portland City Council passes an emergency ordinance to purchase riot shields and “less-lethal” munitions for cops, And, health care workers at Legacy Mount Hood vote to... Read more

Tonight's episode: An update on US-China relations: areas of progress and continued dispute. Read more

On this edition of the KBOO Evening News A new survey shows Oregonians are worried about the ever-higher cost of healthcare, Portland City Council will vote on buying a new supply of so-called “less lethal” munitions for Portland Police, And in national news, Former Pre... Read more

On this edition of the KBOO Evening News Portland’s police association can now gather signatures for a proposed ballot measure to repeal the police oversight board, The Supreme Court rules to allow a racial gerrymandered district in South Carolina, And in international ... Read more

In this episode: Scientists despair over climate change; Glitches in US-China people-to-people exchanges; Xi Jinping visits Europe; and more. Read more