Evening News

  US Senator for Oregon has introduced a new bill that he says will protect Oregon’s old growth forests.  But local environmental groups warn that citizens should read the fine print before accepting... Read more

Senator Ron Wyden has drafted a bill to end the logging of old-growth forests in Oregon, while also addressing the backlog of thinning projects in forests at risk of summer fires, disease and insects. He released a draft Thursday for the public to review before he introduces... Read more

Memphis Tennessee Police officers are caught on Tape assaulting a transsexual detainee.  KBOO’s Jacob Anderson-Minshall has more on the story   Read more

A video has been released showing two Tennessee police officers beating a trans-gendered woman earlier this year. KBOO's Jacob Anderson-Minshall has more:   Read more

The city of Portland will be shutting down a six mile loop of road in north Portland this sunday, as a part of its week long Car-free-portland confrance. KBOO’s Kyle Burris spoke with one of the even... Read more

Private First Class James Burmeister of Eugene Oregon is currently Locked in a military prison in Kentucky for refusing to return to Iraq.   Burmeister suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.  H... Read more

As KBOO News reported last week, Trimet has released the results of a study showing increased use of bicycles on Max trains in Portland. But while the Max has made provisions for bicyclists, the Portland streetcar has no place for bikes. Saed Bannoura says he experienced dis... Read more

          Next up is reporter Linda Olson-Osterlund with Kboo’s recurring feature Civil Liberties Watch. This weeks edition focuses on the Supreme Court  June 12th ruling on the rights of Guantanamo... Read more

  The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the prisoners in Guantanamo had the right to a hearing in Federal court. this was one of the most important Human Rights cases ruled on by the court in decades. Twice the Bush Administration and the Congress had tried to put these prisone... Read more

Portland’s city-supported day labor hiring site opened early today. Supporters say the day labor site is intended to protect workers from employers who have denied wages, not given breaks or otherwis... Read more