Evening News

Former United Nations Chief Kofi Annan has announced that negotiations in Kenya have moved to a final stage today.  The talks are aimed at ending the violence that has plagued Kenya since a disputed election was held on December 27th.Over 1000 people have been killed in th... Read more

KBOO's weekly series Civil Liberties Watch, on the latest attacks on the constitution by the current government. KBOO's Linda Olson-Osterlund speaks with Lauran Regan of the Civil Liberties Defense Center on the prosecution of Brianna Waters as an "ecoterrorist" for alleged... Read more

 The U N will be holding a meeting with over forty leading institutional investors managing over 1.75 trillion dollars in assets to discuss the coming problems with climate change. Among them will be Oregon State Treasurer Randall Edwards. An outline for the investor commit... Read more

 While Democrats and Republicans gathered in Washington this weekend to caucus for one of the few remaining candidates for President, anti-authoritarians and activists also held a gathering.  There, they began planning protests at both the Democratic and Republican conventi... Read more

 Folding companies into its domestic surveillance machinery the F B I was quick to hand out gifts and goodies. With its new program the F B I has created a business class to law enforcement. KBOO’s Michael Ianello has more.  Read more

 In a landmark ruling on Friday U. S. District Judge Michael Mosman overturned his earlier decision and allowed same-sex couples to obtain domestic partnerships. The ruling went into effect today and KBOO's John Flaig spoke with Karinne Fish from Basic Rights Oregon. Read more

Warrantless wiretapping by the National Security agency under President Bush has been in the national news a lot lately. An Oregon case in Federal District Court could help put a stop to it.Kboo’s News feature Civil Liberties Watch brings us the story. Read more

Reporter Katie Arrants spoke with Karin Fish of Basic Rights Oregon today about the judge's decision today. Read more

A new report confirms that ethnic minorities in Oregon are steered toward riskier, higher interest mortgage loans than non-minorities—even if they qualify for conventional, lower interest loans. KBOO’s Katie Arrants has the story in collaboration with the Oregon News Servic... Read more

Last week, picketers gathered at the new Tropical Smoothies location on East Burnside to bring attention to the lack of fair wages and benefits used by the general contractor. The contractor has raised questions about the unions practices. KBOO reporter Don Wolfe has the st... Read more