Evening News

This is Part 1 of 6 of the Board Candidates Forum.  Listen to the candidates to help you decide who to vote for.  All KBOO members are eligible to vote for the Board.   Not a member yet?  Join now! Read more

This is Part 2 of 6 of the Board Candidates Forum.  Listen to the candidates to help you decide who to vote for.  All KBOO members are eligible to vote for the Board.   Not a member yet?  Join now! Read more

This is Part 3 of 6 of the Board Candidates Forum.  Listen to the candidates to help you decide who to vote for.  All KBOO members are eligible to vote for the Board. Not a member yet?  Join now! Read more

ACTIVISTS FROM A GROUP KNOWN AS SENSELESS VIOLENCE LEADS TO SILENCE HOSTED THEIR FIFTH ANNUAL MARCH AND RALLY SATURDAY. THE EVENT WAS HELD IN HONOR OF ASIA BELL JAMES, WHO WAS MURDERED ON HER FRONT PORCH IN A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING IN 2002. KBOO’S LINDA OLSON-OSTERLUND SPOKE WI... Read more

Beaverton    lawyer Brandon Mayfield continued his case against the Patriot Act in a federal court in Portland today. Mayfield was wrongly accused of involvement in the Madrid train bombings of 2004.  Federal agents used the Patriot Act to enter Mayfield’s home without a wa... Read more

North Portland residents living along the Columbia River levee are raising an outcry about a clearcut proposed along Bridgeton road. KBOO Reporter Eoin Bastable went to the Bridgeton neighborhood to learn more Read more

The P-D-X Peace Coalition held a rally this afternoon outside the office of Oregon Representative David Wu.  We spoke with one of the organizers, Angela Crowley-Koch. Read more

The US Coast Guard yesterday created a military security zone in Hawai’i’s Nawiliwili (NA-WILLIE-WILLIE) Harbor.  Hundreds of people protested in the Harbor Monday, angry at the plans for the new Superferry in Hawai’i. The Superferry has stirred controversy in Hawai’i beca... Read more

It took days - often weeks - for governmental agencies and relief organizations to respond to the disaster in the Gulf. But residents - in the middle of the disaster - didn’t have a choice, and acted immediately.   While countless lives were saved by these first responders,... Read more

Organizers of a town hall meeting in Medford Thursday were trying to set the record straight on health care reform. Lawmakers, the public and health care reform avocates were discussing why universal health care in Oregon is necessary. KBOO's Kurt Ackerson reports: Read more