Evening News

The Portland Haiti Relief Container Project has successfully filled a second forty-foot shipping container with food, water, and medical supplies as a “second-wave” aide effort for a disaster stricken Haiti.  Jeff Lorton, spoke to KBOO at the donation site on Southeast 13... Read more

A civil lawsuit recently brought to court in Florida, is holding Chiquita Brands International guilty of terrorism because of their financial support of FARC, also known as Fuerzas (Fwer-sas) Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia. Read more

Normal 0 Normal 0 The Portland School Board has removed an item from tonight’s agenda about reinstating the so-called ‘Starbase’ program. Read more

       This past Friday evening, Portland Police officer Ronald Frashour shot and killed Aaron Campbell in northeast Portland.Campbell was suicidal after the death of his brother, his best friend, the night before, and may or may not have had a gun. But he never threatened... Read more

      The Hatian and Caribbean American Organization of Texas has been working to help bring aid to the country of Haiti.      KBOO’s Ken Barbie spoke to Alein Ferere of the organization about their efforts, and what they are seeing in the country of Haiti. Read more

 A group of ten immigrant farmworkers have mobilized a campaign against the owners of ruby ridge dairy in Pasco, Washington. the workers claim that owners Dick and Ruby Bengen stripped them of their wages and fired a number of workers for attempting to unionise with the Uni... Read more

Students at Portland State University held a protest on Friday to challenge the university administration’s plans to turn PSU into a corporation. KBOO’s Crystal Elinski was there, and brings us the sounds of the protest: Read more

Unemployment rates in the state of Oregon continue to be among the highest in the nation, despite some modest gains this month. KBOO’s Jamie Partridge brings us the latest in his series on employment and unemployment in Oregon Read more

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While most countries around the world have focused on sending search and rescue teams and doctors to Haiti, the US government’s response to the disaster has been to send military troops to secure the airport and nearby areas. Signal FM was the only radio station that remain... Read more