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Normal 0 As reported on last night’s KBOO News, the city of Portland may go ahead with a challenge to federal requirements to enclose the city’s open reservoirs. Tonight, we bring you a more in-depth look at what this means for the city, as KBOO’s Ross Freeman-Levin speak... Read more

Normal 0 Several Portland police have been arrested in off-duty incidents this week, mainly involving driving under the influence.  KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg spoke with Dan Handelman of Portland Copwatch about what this implies for the city’s police force. Read more

Today's Headlines: Several Off-Duty Portland Police Have Been Arrested This Week Portland May Challenge Federal Requirements to Enclose Reservoirs This is volunteer powered and produced radio.  Please click below to enjoy the broadcast! Read more

A five-point-nine magnitude earthquake was felt up and down the U.S. east coast, today. The earthquake was centered in Mineral, Virginia, which is home to the two-reactor North Anna nuclear power plant, operated by Dominion Energy. Although the plant did shut down without i... Read more

Normal 0 A coalition of Portland groups have organized a campaign against the so-called ‘Secure Communities’ program.  They’ve called for a week of action to oppose the partnership between local law enforcement and immigration authorities created by the program.  Recently... Read more

Normal 0 Members of the Siuslaw Stewardship Group have just received a national award for ten years of collaboration on forest restoration.  The group’s work in the Siuslaw National Forest on the central Oregon coast is being called a model for modern forest management.  ... Read more

The Portland City Council has voted to approve a bike-sharing program that would draw from two million dollars in federal funding. Portland is following the lead of a dozen major U-S cities that have had success with similar automated community bicycle programs, which make ... Read more

Normal 0 Normal 0 A town hall meeting to discuss the sagging central Oregon economy and possible federal solutions might be lacking on key ingredient this week: Representative Greg Walden, The republican congressman for Oregon’s Second district, has not indicated that... Read more

Normal 0 Normal 0 Normal 0 Normal 0 Normal 0 The Portland city Council approved a city-wide food-scrap compost program today.  Composting will begin on October thirty-first throughout the city of Portland.  KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg spoke with Bruce Walk... Read more

Normal 0 With forty five thousand Verizon workers still on strike across the East coast, union organizers around the country say that the solidarity and passion of the workers has been inspiring to other efforts to empower workers.  Locally, at a recent meeting of Portlan... Read more