Evening News

 Workers at the Portland Hilton continue to urge local groups and companies to boycott the hotel until their union reaches a settlement with management. KBOO's Jenka Soderberg spoke with Bruce Palamountain, a banquet server at the hotel and a member of the UNITE HERE Ho... Read more

 The latest on last week's 'incident' between Iranian and US naval vessels is that senior Pentagon officials apparently used an off-the-record Pentagon briefing to create a sensational media campaign around what was a relatively minor event. The initial press stories on... Read more

      A plan for the removal of four dams on the klamath River was announced on Tuesday.  This plan follows two years of closed-door negotiations between farmers, Indian tribes, fishermen, conservation groups and government agencies battling over scarce water and fish ... Read more

 The Bureau of Land Management in Oregon has been swamped with more than 20,000 public comments about its “Western Oregon Plan Revision”, or 'Whopper - W-O-P-R. The plan would allow logging on all of the Bureau of Land Management's land holdings in Oregon. Although the... Read more

With Taser usage nationwide at an all-time high, KBOO's John Flag reports on a new market approach for tasers - tasers with MP3 players attached. Some audio provided by the Independent Online.  Read more

 In Portland Friday, a group called 'rebooting democracy' held an event to encourage progressive activism within electoral politics. But not all attendees were happy with the group's choice of keynote speaker.  KBOO's Katie Arrants has more  Read more

 Wild bison migrating out of Yellowstone National Park are being hunted in Montana in what activists have termed ‘cross-border hunting sprees’.  Jenka Soderberg interviewed Stephanie Seay of the Buffalo Field campaign about the state organized killing of these animals.   Read more

 With opposition to the US war in Iraq at an all-time high, some have taken to voicing their opinion on the war in unusual and creative ways.  KBOO reporter Eoin Bastable brings us this story about a group of students who are performing the ancient Greek play, Lysistra... Read more

 Nine Washington County residents spent a night in their cars and on the street last week to experience what it was like to be homeless. K-BOO's David Rosenfeld reports.  Read more

 The Guantanamo International Day of Action includes eighty-three events worldwide. One of the events is occurring at Pioneer Courthouse Square.  We go live now to the scene of the protest.   Read more