Evening News

Workers at the Rosemont Treatment Center and School for at-risk girls held a picket today in Northeast Portland. They were protesting their low pay and difficult working conditions. The workers have... Read more

Federal regulators have given the environmental go-ahead for a proposed liquefied natural gas, or LNG, terminal near Astoria. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released its environmental impact statement on the controversial Bradwood Landing Project late this afternoo... Read more

According to Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries, Portland domestic violence shelter Bradley-Angel House discriminated against a bi-gendered individual.  KBOO’S Jacob Anderson-Minshall has more on the story:   Read more

Yesterday, Portland's City Council voted to approve new guidelines on the 'Use of Deadly Force' by the Portland Police. KBOO's Don Wolfe has more   Read more

With the New York Times reporting that Senator Hillary Clinton will resign from the Presidential race, the Democratic nomination will almost certainly go to Senator Barack Obama. Obama gave a speech yesterday that raised a great deal of criticism among human rights advocates.... Read more

Two protestors have tied themselves to trees outside of Portland's City Hall.  The two are organizers with the homeless sit-in that was dismantled by Portland police two weeks ago. KBOO's Kyle Burris reports from in front of City Hall:   Read more

On Sunday June 1st, the battle to halt the siting of a Liquefied Natural Gas Pipeline through Oregon entered a new phase. a man named Rick also known as Brokenfeather  began a 10 day Hunger Strike in front of the NW Natural Energy Company Headquarters at 220 NW ist ave. Nw na... Read more

Iraq Veterans Against the War hosted an event called Northwest Winter Soldier at Seattle’s town hall on Saturday. Winter Soldier brings together Iraq and Afghanistan veterans to share their experiences and tell stories that have not been covered in the mainstream media. Over ... Read more

Vanport, Oregon was hastily built in 1943 as thousands of workers moved to the area to take up jobs in the wartime seaports. Forty thousand workers took residence in the town, which grew from shanty structures to massive public housing in a few short years. At its peak it was... Read more

Civil rights leaders and civil libertarians have launched a campaign to reform Oregon’s Grand Jury system. During the recent legislative session, there was an attempt to make grand jury testimony public in certain cases. Republican legislators managed to stop that measure from... Read more