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Evening News on 07/13/21

Airs at: Tue, 07/13/2021 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: Multnomah County releases a preliminary report detailing recent heat wave deaths; The Bootleg Fire grows to 200,000 acres as evacuations expand to Lake County; And, lawsuits target a Texas law banning abortions in the state as e... Read more

New law puts Oregon on track for fastest clean energy transition in United States

Airs at: Mon, 07/12/2021 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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  At the end of the 2021 Oregon Legislative session, the state is now on track for the fastest transition to clean energy in the U.S., on par with New York. The change come from a suite of three bills backed by the Clean Energy Opportunity. The bills address a variety of i... Read more

Native activists call for justice for victims of Chemawa Indian School in Salem

Airs at: Mon, 07/12/2021 at 5:15pm
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  Native American activists from across Oregon gathered this weekend for an event calling for justice for the children who died at Chemawa Indian School in Salem. KBOO's Jenka Soderberg was there, and brings us this report. The Chemawa Indian Boarding School in Salem is o... Read more

Evening News on 07/12/21

Airs at: Mon, 07/12/2021 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: The Bootleg Fire is still roaring as more than 150,000 acres burn in Klamath County; Native American activists gathered this weekend calling for justice for the Chemawa Indian School children in Salem; And, the F.D.A. announces... Read more

Evening News on 07/09/21

Airs at: Fri, 07/09/2021 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
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Oregon Senate Bill 755 expands on drug decriminalization, protection and treatment options

Airs at: Thu, 07/08/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
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  A new Oregon law expands protections and treatment options for Oregonians living with drug addiction. Senate Bill 755 goes further to enforce Measure 110, which decriminalized drug possession in the state. Tera Hurst works with the Health Justice Recovery Alliance, a gro... Read more

Youth climate activists rally against I-5 expansion, demand accountability from ODOT

Airs at: Thu, 07/08/2021 at 5:15pm
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  Every two weeks since April, a group of young climate leaders rally outside the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Headquarters in downtown Portland. They say they're demanding accountability, as ODOT and state leaders move forward with an I-5 freeway expansion i... Read more

Evening News on 07/08/21

Airs at: Thu, 07/08/2021 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: New orders about your water use in an historic drought; A movement is underway to protect farmworkers from heat in Washington state;  And, Bundy's rise - from armed wildlife refuge standoff leader, to candidate for Idaho Govern... Read more

New statewide program provides safe medication disposal to Oregon residents

Airs at: Wed, 07/07/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
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  KBOO's Yasemin Cobanoglu speaks with Michael Lee, Operations and Policy Analyst for the DEQ's Materials Management Program, about Oregon's new statewide program for safe medication disposal. The new program and public education campaign were just announced to help Oreg... Read more

Evening News on 07/07/21

Airs at: Wed, 07/07/2021 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
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  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: Expelled State Representative Mike Nearman will not retake his seat; Oregon OSHA issues temporary rules to protect workers from extreme heat; And in international news, Haiti's president was assasinated early Wednesday morning. Read more