Evening News

  A rest area for houseless people in Portland has faced increasing scrutiny from City officials and local Businesses. But the Right to Dream too rest area at fourth and Burnside remains steadfast, and organizers say that there are no plans to move, despite media reports... Read more

Normal 0 Senator Bernie Sanders and other members of congress have asked the State Department Inspector General to investigate the integrity of an environmental impact assessment of the Keystone X-L pipeline project. In letters sent Wednesday to President Obama and the... Read more

  New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has generated some controversies with his remarks on wheelchair accessible taxi cabs. Mayor Bloomberg has resisted recent attempts to make more handicapped-accessible taxis available in the city, disputing their cost and practicali... Read more

  The Occupy Wall Street movement continues to grow, with hundreds of cities currently occupied, and meetups planned in over two thousand cities and towns. A poll by the New York Times and CBS today found an increasing level of support nationwide for the Occupy Wall Stre... Read more

Normal 0 The Occupy Portland encampment has the largest food line and the most organized food tent of any occupation in the United States.  Kate Welch took this audio tour for the KBOO news. Her tour guide is Chris, a chef student, who has been at Occupy Portland sinc... Read more

    Evening Headlines Occupy Wall Street Update This is volunteer powered and produced radio! Please click below to enjoy the newscast. Contributors: Don Jay, Dan Johnson, Crystal Leighty, and Caleb Maitland Engineer: Andrew McEwan PM News & Public Affairs Director: J... Read more

The Occupy Portland encampment continues today for the twelfth consecutive day, with a visit from Commissioner Amanda Fritz in the early afternoon.  KBOO has been streaming live on the web all weekend from the encampment. We now bring you some of the voices from Occupy Por... Read more

With enthusiasm growing on a daily basis for the occupy movement, a lot of people are asking, what can I do to support the ninety-nine percent, if I cannot make it to the march site?   Dan Johnson spoke with Sarah Van Gelder, Co-founder and Executive Editor of YES! Magaz... Read more

    Evening Headlines Supporting Occupy Portland Voices from the Occupy Portland Movement Environmental Groups Ready to Take Action This is volunteer powered and produced radio! Please enjoy the newscast below. Contibutors: Crystal Leighty, Don Jay, Caleb Ma... Read more

  Public health and environmental groups are taking legal action aimed at forcing the Environmental Protection Agency to issue new standards to limit levels of soot, smoke, and other airborne particles linked to thousands of premature deaths each year.   KBOO’s Crystal L... Read more