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Normal 0 Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has withdrawn a bid to take over a British paid TV service. The decision comes in the midst of a massive scandal involving illegal phone hacking by another of Murdoch’s holdings. KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg has the story. Read more

Normal 0 Tonight, after months of debate, the citizen review committee of the Portland Police Bureau will hear the proposals of a sub committee on how to help citizens through the complicated appeals process. Kboo’s Tim Orr spoke with Dan Handelman from Portland Copwatch... Read more

Normal 0 Today looks to be a busy day on Capitol Hill, as state leaders representing the American Association of Retired Persons, or AARP, converge on congress for meetings with their states’ senators and representatives. In collaboration with the Oregon News Service, Kb... Read more

Today's evening news headlines AARP SOCIAL SECURITY CITIZEN REVIEW COMMITTEE (COPWATCH) MURDOCH PHONE HACKING This is a volunteered power and produced radio. Please click on the links and enjoy the broadcast.   Read more

In the latest news from Syria, hundreds of pro-government protesters stormed the US consulate, leading Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to say that the regime is facing a crisis of legitimacy. KBOO's Craig Strand has more on the latest claims that high-level Syrian offici... Read more

    Evening News Elders Facing Foreclosure Syrian Soldiers Defect This is volunteer powered and produced radio! Please click below to enjoy the newscast. Contributors: Ren Green, Ross Freeman-Levin, Chris Grey, and Craig Strand Producer: Evan Tenenbaum Engineer: J... Read more

Many low income senior citizens throughout the state are facing the propesct of losing their home due to cuts to an essential program that helps them pay their property taxes. The Oregon House passed a bill last month that makes changes to the state's property tax deferral ... Read more

Normal 0 As reported earlier this week, the execution of admitted killer Gary Haugen, scheduled for August 5th in Oregon, has been indefinitely postponed. KBOO reporter Mamie Stevenson spoke with Alex Bassos, a criminal defense attorney, who recently wrote a book about ... Read more

Normal 0   Prisoners from across California have joined a hunger strike that began in Pelican Bay Prison on the first of July. According to prison officials, at least sixty five hundred prisoners from one-third of California’s prisons have joined in the strike. This cro... Read more