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Evening News on 03/04/21

Airs at: Thu, 03/04/2021 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
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On this edition of KBOO Evening News: What an independent investigation found, after a racial discrimination case, involving the West Linn police department. American lawmakers cancel their work, because of conspiracy laden threats from q anon extremists. How the goal o... Read more

Evening News on 03/03/21

Airs at: Wed, 03/03/2021 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
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  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: A group of state democrats is trying to raise the minimum wage in Oregon to $17 per hour; Timber companies in the state say they can't afford a new timber tax, despite the logging industry being increasingly dominated by Wall Str... Read more

Clackamas County Commissioner Tootie Smith faces recall campaign for flouting COVID guidelines and racism defense

Airs at: Tue, 03/02/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  Clackamas County Commissioner Tootie Smith faces a recall campaign from her constituents. Smith notably boasted that she would flout COVID guidelines at her Thanksgiving celebration last November. More recently, Smith has come to the defense of fellow Clackamas County Co... Read more

Evening News on 03/02/21

Airs at: Tue, 03/02/2021 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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On this edition of KBOO Evening News: The Salem-Keizer School District welcomes its youngest students back to the classroom part-time as COVID-19 cases are slowly declining in Oregon Oregon State University is given the go-ahead to build a wave energy testing facility of... Read more

Oregon Day of Empathy uplifts voices of those impacted by criminal legal system

Airs at: Mon, 03/01/2021 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth, Evening News
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National Day of Empathy is an opportunity to uplift and amplify voices of people impacted by the criminal legal system. Oregon’s Day of Empathy is at noon, Tues, March 2nd.  Oregon’s virtual event will include women directly impacted by our criminal legal system who will di... Read more

Five Eastern Oregon counties will vote in May to consider joining Idaho 

Airs at: Mon, 03/01/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  Rural Oregonians who are frustrated with the state’s progressive politics are taking matters into their own hands. County by county, rural conservatives are petitioning for ballot measures, which ask voters if they want to consider moving Oregon’s border to form a "Great... Read more

Evening News on 03/01/21

Airs at: Mon, 03/01/2021 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: Demonstrators protest in the Pearl District over the weekend, calling for immigration reform; The City of Portland will not be cutting services to the tiny-home village of Hazelnut Grove; And, Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vacci... Read more

Oregon Amazon workers eye unionization effort as allegations of labor law violations mount

Airs at: Fri, 02/26/2021 at 5:15pm
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  Oregon's Amazon warehouse workers are following the example of unionizing employees in Bessemer, Alabama. At a rally last Saturday in front of the Troutdale Amazon distribution center, protestors demanded the rehiring of Brian Denning, who was fired in December when he ... Read more

Evening News on 02/26/21

Airs at: Fri, 02/26/2021 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
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  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: For the fourth time in three years, Republicans walked out of the Oregon Senate yesterday, bringing a halt to all activity; Employees and community members showed their support for workers at the Amazon Distribution Center in Tro... Read more

Evening News on 02/25/21

Airs at: Thu, 02/25/2021 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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On this edition of KBOO Evening News: Governor Kate Brown extends her state of emergency for COVID-19, as state republicans walk out for a third straight year blaming her COVID-19 restrictions. A former Oregon state senator wants to encourage more people of color to get ... Read more