Evening News

Civil rights leaders and civil libertarians have launched a campaign to reform Oregon’s Grand Jury system. During the recent legislative session, there was an attempt to make grand jury testimony public in certain cases. Republican legislators managed to stop that measure from... Read more

The National Wildlife Federation held a Press Conference today in Portland, to bring attention to the Climate Security Act.  KBOO’s Crystal Leighty spoke with Doug Howell, Director of the Western Natural Resource Center of the Wildlife Federation:   Read more

A lawsuit was filed in Washington County, Oregon yesterday alleging misconduct by companies involved in proposing natural gas pipelines in Oregon.   The lawsuit charges an Arizona-based surveying company working on the Palomar pipeline proposal with trespassing. The plainti... Read more

The Portland State University chapter of the NAACP will host a seminar entitled Black America: A state of Emergency! this Saturday. KBOO reporter Christian Danielsen spoke with chapter organizers Aim... Read more

Gas prices are on the rise in Portland, and a local chapter of the Sierra Club has something to say about it.  KBOO’s Katie Arrants has more.   Read more

Thirteen local environmental organizations have requested 60 additional days to comment on a plan to replace and expand the I-5 bridge over the Columbia River.  In requesting the extension, the groups cite the potential for environmental harm, size of the proposed action, l... Read more

With Sam Adams becoming Portland's first openly gay mayor, Gay rights advocates are cheering the victory as a landmark in the gay rights struggle. Chuck Wolfe is the President of the Victory Fund for Gay and Lesbian Candidates: That was Chuck Wolfe of the Victory Fund, comme... Read more

Last month the Washington Post reported that Peace Corp volunteer,  Jeremiah Johnson, was discharged from the agency after Being diagnosed as HIV-positive.  the  Peace Corps has a policy  that termi... Read more

KBOO Election Day Special 2008 Read more

A group of workers held a protest outside of US Senator Gordon Smith's office in Portland today, challenging Smith's support of so-called 'free trade' agreements. KBOO's Jacob Anderson-Minshall spoke with Ron Rogers of the United Steelworkers Union, who helped organize the ... Read more