Evening News

  One week after a plane crash outside Caracas, Venezuela,an air of  intrigue surrounds almost everything about the flight.  The mystery includes the plane's ownership, pilot, and two passengers, who were all killed in the crash.   One passenger was Jose Alfredo Anzola, a 3... Read more

 At Pepsi Cola company's annual shareholders' meeting today, a number of water rights advocates demanded that Pepsi change the labeling on its Aquafina water product. KBOO's Crystal Leighty spoke with two of the activists involved in the action - Debra Lapidus, with the gr... Read more

 Members of Homeless Liberation Front who are protesting outside of City hall spoke to the City Council.   One of those testifying was Princess H Mayor Tom Potter took time to responded to the protest and testimony Afterwards, Arthur Rios, one of the leaders of the protest ... Read more

 As Oregonians prepare to send in their ballots for the May 20th primary election, it's worth asking whether the votes will be counted fairly. In the 2004 election, there were numerous discrepancies and questionable results in many different districts and states. States t... Read more

The state of Indiana held its election primary today, amidst allegations of voter disenfranchisement.Last week the US Supreme Court upheld Indiana's voter ID requirements, which are the strictest in the nation.Election observation groups in Indiana have noted that a large n... Read more

 A group of homeless protestors have been camped out in front of city hall for the last ten days.  The protestors are meeting with the mayor this afternoon and will be speaking before City Council on Wednesday.KBOO’s Kyle Burris interviewed one of the protestors, Joseph Van... Read more

 The Bush administration has issued its fifth court-ordered plan for making Columbia Basin hydroelectric dams and southern Idaho irrigation projects safe for endangered salmon.     The plan, released by the National Fisheries Service, outlines modifications to the dams, in... Read more

 The endangered Steller sea lion was among six sea lions found Sunday May 4th on the Oregon Columbia river  shot to death in an unauthorized killing. Three elephant seals were found shot to death in California the day before.  Seven  California sea lions  were trapped April... Read more

  April was National Fair Housing Month, commemorating the April 11, 1968 enactment of the Fair Housing Act by Lyndon Johnson. The Oregon Fair Housing Council marked the 40th anniversary last Wednesday with the first ever 'fair housing' bus tour of a US city.The tour took p... Read more

 The effects of global climate change are already being felt in places close to the polar regions like Australia and Alaska. Larry Merculieff is an Alaska native leader who is currently touring around the US to raise awareness about the necessity of taking action now to co... Read more