Evening News

Today, Portland residents held a public rally in response to the Honduran military coup that happened over the weekend. KBOO's Melati Kaye has more. Read more

Close to 100 people rallied for single payer healthcare today on the steps of the Federal Building in downtown Portland to deliver Sen. Ron Wyden a message: They want change, not compromise. KBOO reporter David Rosenfeld filed this report. Read more

Several incidents of violence against the LGBT community were reported over Gay Pride weekend here in Portland.  In part one of a two part interview reporter Geoff Watland speaks to Jose Cruz about an incident at the dance party Blow Pony.   Read more

The day after an assault occurred at a popular dance party for Gay Pride a transgender woman was assaulted on her way to watch the parade. Read more

As post-election violence continues in Iran, a local group of Iranian-Americans has called for a candlelight vigil this evening in Portland. KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg spoke with one of the hosts of KBOO’s Persian Hour about the vigil.   Read more

The owner of the Portland Beavers, Merritt Paulson, is withdrawing his proposal to build a ballpark in the city's Lents neighborhood following community protests. Paulson, the son of former us Treasury secretary Henry Paulson, had planned to have a new major league soccer t... Read more

The Senate has passed A bill that allows the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco, including new dissolvable tobacco products packaged to look like mints or candy. It’s being called the strongest anti-tobacco measure since the U-S Surgeon General said smoking ca... Read more

While President Obama called for sweeping new regulations on the financial sector today, he continues to move forward with free trade agreements begun under the Bush administration. One of the trade agreements currently in process being considered by the US Congress is the ... Read more

The recent arrest of a Portland police officer for making hundreds of harassing phone calls to women has raised some disturbing question about police conduct in the city. Dan Handelman, with Portland Copwatch, believes that many abuses by police continue to go unaddressed: ... Read more

The Israeli Supreme Court has ruled that a Palestinian home which has already been demolished by the Israeli authorities four times can be demolished yet again. Since 1967, the Israeli authorities have demolished more than 24,000 Palestinian homes in the Occupied Palestinia... Read more