Evening News

Hundreds of activists from the group "Americans for Prosperity" gathered Wednesday to greet President Barack Obama with a protest. KBOO's Brenda Escobar was at the event and interviewed some of the activists. Read more

Three oil companies want to ship a 300,000 pound mega-load of oil equipment across the northwest to be used for tar sand extraction in Alberta. Conservations groups say the proposed shipments would be going in the wrong direction, for many reasons. KBOO's Jenn Chavez has m... Read more

Headlines for this Newscast: Americans for Prosperity activists protest at the Obama rally for John Kitzhaber. Tri-Met workers protest in downtown Portland. KBOO speaks to Human Rights Watch allegations that the Ethiopian government has been withholding for... Read more

The Portland Business Alliance opposes voter owned elections and is against public election financing. KBOO's Chris Andrea spoke with Janice Thompson from the campaign, "Yes For Portland", which is pushing to keep special interests like Blue Cross out of Portland's voter... Read more

For those that find themselves on the outside, looking in, they will tell you that being over 50 years old and unemployed is no picnic. Dan Johnson explores the lives of three people and their individual experience of being over 50, gay, and unemployed. Read more

Normal 0 In light of the recent attacks in Pakistan, we also wanted to share a previous story about flood relief efforts from Karachi to Illinois:             Pakistan was afflicted by severe during the month of August as rains kept coming through the last month. Ne... Read more

Yesterday afternoon, the attorneys for the family of James Chasse Jr. called a press conference to reveal new information about the shooting case from 2006. They alleged the Portland Police Bureau has tried to cover up the situation. KBOO's Joshua Harper attended the pre... Read more

The indigenous people of Chile, the Mapuche, are engaged in a struggle against persecution by their country's antiquated anti-terrorism laws. KBOO's Crystal Leighty has more on the native people of Chile, and their fight for justice. Read more

The Oregon Latino Agenda for Action held it's inaugural summitt in Salem last weekend as a platform to establish statewide strategic priorities for meeting the needs of the growing number of Latino families in Oregon. Also know as the OLAA, the group is an effort to bring ... Read more

Normal 0 Last night the group “Northern Rockies Rising Tide” spoke at the Red and Black Café about the Tar Sands in Alberta, Canada and the current no shipments movement.  The tar sands, an oil extraction sight the size of Florida, have been called the largest and mos... Read more