Evening News

The Portland city council is considering a proposal to covert the Colwood Golf Course into industrial land.Opponents contend that the change will harm what’s already one of the most park deprived parts of the city.KBOO’s Rebecca Nay spoke to The Audubon Society’s Jim Labbe ... Read more

With high school students headed back to school, military recruiters are not far behind.Parents must 'opt-out' by September 30th, or their child may be subjected to multiple phone calls, text messages, home visits and even stalking by military recruiters trying to convince ... Read more

General Motors announced today that they have again developed an electric car - the Chevy Volt.The company first developed an electric car - the EV-1 - in 1996, and leased a number of prototypes to Hollywood stars.The EV-1 was made after California legislators mandated the ... Read more

This week, a task force created by the Oregon Legislature presents its findings about the state’s critical need for school nurses, documenting an increase in the need for school-based health services. It says about twenty-one thousand Oregon students in fifty four districts... Read more

  This Wednesday marks the second anniversary of the beating death of James Chasse at the hands of three law officers, in downtown Portland, in front of a dozen witnesses.     Kboo’s Crystal Leighty spoke with Jason Renault of the Mental Health Association of Portland.His o... Read more

The Oregon Food Bank has just tabulated figures for the last fiscal year, and released a new survey of people who get food from the nine-hundred distribution centers throughout the state.The survey found that more working families, and more first-timers, are asking for emer... Read more

Following last week's takeover of the nation's two largest mortgage companies, other major financial players are beginning to collapse.  Over the weekend, Lehman Brothers, followed by Merrill Lynch, became the latest companies to succumb to the growing crisis on Wall Street... Read more

Since late 2005, the federal government, through a number of agencies, has been engaged in a crackdown on environmental activists who engage in direct action.  This crackdown has come to be known as the 'Green Scare', as a throwback to the 'Red Scare' of the 1950s and 60s, ... Read more

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has spent the last week praising itself for supposedly responding well to Hurricane Gustav.But low-income residents of New Orleans who were evacuated to former Sam's Clubs and Walmarts around the state have not been allowed to return ... Read more

With over 800 people arrested at the Republican Convention, the City of St. Paul has seen the largest police action in the city's history.Some of those arrested have been charged with felony conspiracy for the 'crime' of putting out a call for protest at the convention.Elli... Read more