Evening News

Oregon's Electronic Recycling Program is doing better in it's second year. Teachers in the state breathe a sigh of relief as Oregon recieved 117 million dollars for education. Environmental Watchdog Greenpeace launches a three month investigation in order to analyz... Read more

KBOO's environmental reporter talks to a Sierra Club attorney about why the organization is suing the EPA. Although the Sierra Club joined forest and paper industry groups in filing suit over the "tailoring rule" the environmental organization isn't siding with industry.  I... Read more

Scientists in the Gulf have found evidence that oil may be beginning to make its way into the Gulf  food chain. Oregon gas prices have risen above three dollars, the highest in two years. Oregon schools will receive around $100 million after the U.S. House passed ... Read more

Headlines for this newscast Raw sewage was gushing into the Willamette River today at a rate of 25 gallons a minute. Religous leaders in Oregon protest human expermentation by the CIA. A new poll in California suggests the state is in support of legalizing ma... Read more

Headlines for this newscast: Portland Community College is facing such high enrollment that they are starting to turn students away. In response to a recent report ranking that lists Portland as 2nd in the U.S. for under-age sex trafficking, The YWCA of Portland r... Read more

Headlines for this newscast In the aftermath of the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, a leak in an oil pipeline was discovered last week in the midwest region of the United States. Millions of people in Pakistan have been displaced by the worst floods to hit the reg... Read more

Headlines for this Newscast A Southern California Mosque site is targeted by a local Tea Party group. A recent Army report reveals suicide rates have increased among solders after they return from overseas deployment. A heated Portland City Council discussed a... Read more

On Wednesday, July 28th the City of Portland paid a settlement to the family of James Chasse Jr. in response to his in-custody death at the hands of the three Portland Police officers.  The Office of Independent Review gave a report to the Portland City Council outline some... Read more

West Hayden Island, 800 acres of undeveloped land that currently serves priamarily used as natural habitat. Now the City of Portland is proposing to annex the property and develop 300 acres to expand the Port of Portland. Environmentalists like Bob Sallinger, of the Audubon... Read more

West Hayden Island, 800 acres of undeveloped land that currently serves priamarily used as natural habitat. Now the City of Portland is proposing to annex the property and develop 300 acres to expand the Port of Portland. Environmentalists like Bob Sallinger, of the Audubon... Read more