Evening News

This week's commentary: Israeli public opinion--favoring removal of Netanyahu and getting the hostages back, but also favoring his war objectives. Read more

On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: Portland Public Schools appoints a new superintendent, Power company PacifiCorp settles yet another multi-million dollar lawsuit for their role in the 2020 Labor Day fires in Oregon, And, the company that owns the East Oregonian n... Read more

On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: Oregon lawmakers put $5 million dollars towards overhauling the state campaign finance system, Pamplin newspapers are sold to a Mississippi conglomerate, And in national news, President Biden plans to sign an executive order to ... Read more

On this edition of the KBOO Evening News The federal appeals court announced; the State of Oregon must release people accused of a crime from jail if they can’t find them a public defender within 7 days, Portland police shoot and wound a resident while serving a warrant ... Read more

  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