Evening News

The day after Thanksgiving is commonly known to retailers and shoppers as Black Friday, marking the beginning of the holiday shopping season. But among some who oppose excessive consumption, Black Friday is instead known as Buy Nothing Day. Lauren Berkovitch is Productio... Read more

This is volunteer produced radio! Click below to hear tonight's complete broadcast, or listen to short audio pieces excerpted from the broadcast (which you can find posted below). Today, those short pieces include a story on the Cascade AIDS Project from reporter Dan Joh... Read more

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In 1966, the Stanford University created the "Joh S. Knight Fellowship", which aims to improve the quality of news and information that reaches the public. KBOO's evening news and public affairs director, Jenka Soderberg is currently admitted to the program. We caught up... Read more

In the last few weeks, Americans have been forced to decide just how much privacy they are willing to give up in the name of security. Just one day before the busiest ravel day of the year, TSA cheif John Pistol fielded questions from reporters. Evan Tenanbaum brings us mo... Read more

TSA Responds to Security Questions and Concerns KBOO Staff Studies at Stanford University This is volunteer powered and produced radio! Our production team for tonight is Crystal Leighty, Jeff Krups, and Evan Tenenbaum. Our engineer is Andrew McEwan. The KBOO Interim... Read more

A former U.S. Surgeon General shares his frustration when recounting his efforts to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS. Read more

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The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a new set of rules that expands medical rights for LGBT couples. KBOO's Jenn Chavez spoke with Chris Anders, the senior legislative counsel for the ACLU, who laid out the specifics of the recent policy change. Read more

The highest smoking rate in the state is among people ages 18-24, and health officials say the new trend of smoking water pipes at hookah bars is another way to hook young people. KBOO reporter Jake Pierce, in collaboration with the Oregon News Service, has more on the s... Read more