Evening News

 On this edition of KBOO Evening News  A heat wave, dry conditions and windy weather, could add up to more trouble for an overheated wildfire season in Oregon.  Oregon reaches a compromise on a court challenge over its treatment of young people in foster care.  And more O... Read more

 On this edition of KBOO Evening News  The Multnomah County Sheriff defends the policy not to jail people for breaking Portland’s camping ban.  OHSU has a promising new strategy for creating a universal flu vaccine.  And in national news, the U-S-D-A issues huge deli and p... Read more

 On this edition of KBOO Evening News : The Multnomah County Sheriff declines to book the first person arrested for violating Portland’s camping ban into jail.  Data Centers in Washington are eating up the green energy supply, as the state plans for carbon neutrality by 20... Read more

 On this edition of KBOO Evening News :Portland area officials define how new drug "deflection" programs will operate. :Oregon high schoolers will soon have a financial literacy requirement to graduate. :And, a new study says breathing in wildfire smoke could increase the... Read more

On this edition of the KBOO Evening News; Oregon wildfires have now grown larger than the state of Rhode Island as firefighters continue to battle blazes, The Oregon Health Authority has new plans to eliminate Hepatitis in the state, And in international news, the Mars ro... Read more

I had the great pleasure of interviewing writer Cai Emmons five times for KBOO before she ended her life in January 2023 through Oregon’s Death With Dignity program. Cai was diagnosed with bulbar onset ALS in early 2021, at the age of 70. It’s a debilitating disease, which... Read more

In this edition of the KBOO evening News; Wildfires rage through the west, some of them developing into megafires in Oregon, some groups are speaking out against gun violence in Portland communities, and a call for more sustainable fishing that doesn’t hurt the environment... Read more

In this edition of the KBOO Evening News; 34 active wildfires are burning across Oregon, Portlanders rally against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington DC, And in international news, Monday was the hottest day on Earth so far, based on the avera... Read more

Tonight's commentary: Trump's Criminal Enterprise on display at the Republican National Convention Read more

In this edition of the KBOO Evening News; Four mega wildfires burn in Oregon, and officials shut down the Malheur National Forest, An Oregon woman was imprisoned for 21 extra months in a state prison by mistake, And in international news, the chaos brought by the Crowd St... Read more