Evening News

The Pdx Peace Coalition has called on the Portlland City Council to consider declaring Portland a Sanctuary City for GI resisters. If passed the resolution would prevent Portland Police from executing Federal warrants for soldiers absent without leave from the Military. The ... Read more

The U.S. National Park system has a backlog of maintenance and repairs that will cost at least $8 billion, and Oregon’s 10 park units are a part of it. There is a push to get it all done by 2016 for the parks 100-year birthday. The National Parks conservation Association sa... Read more

A temp employee working at a suburban New York Wal-Mart was trampled to death by customers early this morning. KBOO's Alicia Mcdaid spoke to Patrick Purcell, a representative for the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, about the incident.   Read more

Governor Ted Kulongoski unveils his budget on Monday, December 1, and already, rumors suggest it will include across-the-board trim for state departments, reflecting the economic downturn. But with unemployment and use of social services at record highs in Oregon, charitabl... Read more

A Vancouver bird rescue program faces an imminent foreclosure, and has called on the community to help. The Northwest Bird Rescue Center is headed by Christopher Driggins, better known around Vancouver as 'the Bird Man'. He's rescued hundreds of abused and injured birds sinc... Read more

A new 'national bank' plan by the Federal Reserve will allow the government to lend out up to 800 billion more dollars to banks and businesses. This is just the latest attempt to bail out the failing financial system in the US. KBOO's Jenka Soderberg spoke with Mark Weisbrot... Read more

The International Journal of Intellectual Property Management just published a report that new Radio Frequency ID chip technology may conflict with the basic right to privacy. KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg has more. Read more

A private company has is offering airline passengers a chance to bypass security. The clear card, as it’s called by Flyclear Corporation, will offer retina and finger print scans to passengers who are willing to volunteer private information and pass a TSA screening. KBOO’S... Read more

Four members of the notorious anti-gay church of Fred Phelps arrived in Portland this morning to protest Portland’s support of gay rights.  They were vastly outnumbered by counter-protesters, who called for equal rights for all. KBOO’s Rebecca Nay reports.  Photo courtesy o... Read more

Today is the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance.  In honor of the day Portland State University is hosting a vigil. Transgender performance artist Scott Turner Schofield will read from his new book.   Read more