Evening News

  And now KBOO’s bi-weekly report on news from the African continent, brought to us by Marianne Frye Read more

A casino planned for the Columbia Gorge has caused controversy and hostility between local residents and the Warm Springs Indian tribe. KBOO’s Scott Pham reports.   Read more

Workers for Metro picketed outside their administrative center yesterday over stalled contract negotiations. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) organized the informational picket. KBOO’s Marc de Giere spoke with Don Loving, a represent... Read more

  Some environmentalists and farmers are considering an innovative new approach to dealing with the problem of dwindling food supplies. KBOO’s Helen Honey has more Read more

Next week, from August 20th to 24th, the U.S. military will be conducting what they call an 'experiment' in Portland, called 'Operation Noble Resolve 07-2'.  All military branches, as well as the Northern Command and the Joint Forces Command, will be participating in th... Read more

A group of activists locked down in front of Pacificorp in downtown Portland today.  The protest was meant to draw attention to the environmental damage caused by Pacificorp-owned dams throughout Oregon.  KBOO’s Kurt Ackerson has more Read more

A new plan federal plan would reduce protections of much of Western Oregon’s old growth forests. Kurt Ackerson reports in collaboration with the Oregon News Service Read more

A UCLA professor detained in the Philippines has been released, largely due to an international media campaign exposing her detention. Professor Annalisa Enrile (en-REE-lay) is a U.S. Citizen who was in the Philippines to speak at a conference when she was detained by Filipi... Read more

The ANSWER coalition, made up of dozens of anti-war groups, has called for a campaign to challenge a 10,000 dollar fine the group received yesterday. The fine was levied on the coalition for putting up fliers for an upcoming peace rally. KBOO spoke with Sarah Sloane, of the ... Read more

U.S. Senator for Oregon, Ron Wyden, held a town hall meeting in Portland today to hear community response to the war in Iraq. KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg spoke with local activist Martha Odom, who attended the town hall. Read more