Evening News

Three forest activists who peacefully occupied the regional Oregon Department of Forestry office in Molalla were released from jail today. The trio had locked themselves together in the forestry office as a culmination of the annual Trans & Womens action camp. The activists... Read more

Normal 0 A group of over thirty protesters began the occupation of the Central Offices of the Oregon Department of Forestry.  At issue is the logging of the Elliot State Forest in Coos County, Oregon.  I spoke with a protester on the scene about the protesters demands an... Read more

Normal 0 Health insurance companies are now required to cover women’s birth control without co-pays after the Obama administration issued new guidelines today. The new rules follow the advice from a panel of doctors and health experts, who last month recommended that insu... Read more

This is the volunteered powered KBOO evening news! Click below to enjoy Monday nights headlines: NO CO-PAY FOR BIRTH CONTROL UNDER NEW REGULATIONS PROTESTERS OCCUPY OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY Read more

  As a weeks-long impasse continues down to the wire, both parties have warned of the dire consequences of failing to agree on a bill to raise the borrowing limit. KBOO’s Jenn Chavez interviewed Dave Johnson, a fellow at Campaign for America’s Future, who suggested that the... Read more

  A group of animal rights activists in Vancouver have launched a campaign to turn the city’s main animal shelter into a ‘No-Kill’ shelter.  KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg has more: Read more

New York City and Portland are both faced with federal regulations requiring the covering of their open reservoirs.  While New York is pushing back hard, the Portland Water Bureau is pushing full speed ahead.  KBOO and Democracy Here's Joe Meyer interviews Kent Craford of th... Read more

Evening Headlines:   US debt crisis as political theatre with Dave Johnson Ongoing protests by Cascadia Forest Defenders in Coos County Clark County Humane Society Changes Proposed   Our Production team for tonight’s newscast is Joe Lino, Don Jay, Ren Green, ... Read more

  Two groups of environmental activists have launched a series of blockades and tree-sits in Coos county’s Elliott State Forest to impede logging in the area.   KBOO’s Ren Green spoke with Jason Gonzales, spokesperson for the Cascadia Forest Defenders, for an update on the ... Read more

Normal 0         A Palestinian theatre was attacked by the Israeli military. The Jenin Freedom Theatre is renowned worldwide for its work for peace and cultural development in the Jenin refugee camp, which is one of the hardest-hit places in the Israeli-occupied West Bank... Read more