Evening News

A humanitarian aid convoy on its way to the Gaza Strip has been re-routed through Syria after it was turned away at the Gulf of Aqaba.The ‘Viva Palestina’ convoy consists of 250 vehicles including trucks, ambulances and buses filled with medical and school supplies for the ... Read more

Since the attempted terrorist attack on a northwest airlines plane on christmas day there has been discussion over the security measures needed to protect human lives.KBOO’s David Nochumson spoke with Mike German, policy counsel to the american civil liberties’ union washin... Read more

Protesters planning to cross into the Gaza Strip in a March to Free Gaza continue to be held up in Egypt. Thirteen hundred Marchers from over forty countries have been stopped in Cairo and prevented from entering the Gaza Strip.While in Cairo, they have protested at Embassi... Read more

A Mexican judge has once again ordered the release of Oaxacan human rights activist Juan Manuel Martinez Moreno.Moreno was charged with the murder of Indymedia journalist Brad Will in 2006, despite the fact that there was no evidence against him.This is a clip of his wife, ... Read more

Like other states across the country, Oregon is struggling with the question of how to fund higher education in a time of massive budget cuts.  Portland State University, PSU, has already increased class sizes, and made cuts to disabled student programs and teacher pay. But... Read more

Beaverton resident Philip Fabre calls himself an ‘open source human’. He says that after being unjustly fired from a truck driving job, he has been driven to depression and paranoia.  Fabre now claims that he is guilty of treason because he no longer trusts his government. Read more

The mayor of Silverton, Stu Rasmussen (rassm-YOU-son), has launched an initiative to increase accountability for state legislators.He calls the campaign the “Open Oregon Legislature”, and is currently gathering signatures to get the initiative on the ballot.Rasmussen spoke ... Read more

Israeli authorities have admitted that Israeli government pathologists illegally harvested organs from both Palestinians and Israelis, without the permission of their families. KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg brings us this story. Read more

Mayor Sam Adams and the City Council proclaimed yesterday to be Margaret Carter Day in Portland. The proclamation happened at an evening ceremony to celebrate Carter, who was the first African American woman elected to the Oregon State Assembly. She represented North an... Read more

A settlement has been reached between Portland General Electric and customers who were overcharged in connection with the Trojan nuclear power plant. After the plant was decommissioned in 1993, customers continued to be charged by PGE for the company’s profits on the plant... Read more