Evening News

Normal 0 Right to Survive Two – a direct action group concerned with elevating the lives of houseless humans, is calling on supporters to pitch-a-tent along the Rose Festival Parade route tonight. By tradition, the city allows camping along the route for twenty-four hours... Read more

Normal 0 A 27-year-old Muslim-American from San Diego, California, who was studying abroad in Costa Rica, is seeking an alternate way home after suddenly finding himself on the United States’ no-fly list.  On June 5th, Kevin Iraniha attempted to board a flight to t... Read more

Normal 0 Occupy Portland activist and former mayoral candidate Cameron Whitten continued his hunger strike in front of City Hall today. Whitten, who began his strike on Saturday, is demanding a withdrawal of the fines against the Right to Dream Too Rest Area downtown. H... Read more

At least thirty people were killed last year in the United States either because of their gender identity or H-I-V status according to a report released yesterday. The report’s authors found an eleven percent increase in murders of Queer-identified and H-I-V positive indivi... Read more

Water Rates to Increase Amid Increasing Citizen Discontent and Scrutiny. KBOO's Joe Meyer speaks with Water Bureau Administrator David Shaff and Open Reservoir advocate Scott Fernandez. Read more

Normal 0 The City Council will vote tomorrow on the proposed seven point six percent increase in your water rates on top of fifty five percent in the past few years. The ask had been eight-point one percent and under pressure from commissioners, the water bureau removed ... Read more

Normal 0 Portland City council held a hearing last Wednesday to set water rates for the next fiscal year.  The Portland Water Bureau was asking for an eight point one percent rate increase on top of the fifty five percent increase over the past four years. Some ratepaye... Read more

Normal 0 Buckman Pool in inner South East Portland had been targeted by the city for closure as part of austerity measures.    However, the community rallied once again and the little pool is back in the budget. KBOO’s Joe Meyer spoke with Mark Ross of Portland Park... Read more

On Tuesday, May 22nd, up to 45 inmates began a hunger strike to protest conditions at Virginia's Red Onion State Prison. They are demanding that prison officials provide medical care, nutritional food, and access to complaint and greivance forms. The Human Rights Watch issu... Read more

Normal 0 Portland city council meets tomorrow to set water rates for the fiscal year beginning July first. Commissioner Leonard is asking for an eight point one percent rate increase  - this on top of rate increases of fifty five percent since two thousand and eight. Cit... Read more