Evening News

 The Nike subsidiary Cole Haan has agreed to stop selling products made from animal fur.  The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, are hailing the decision as a victory. PETA has been pressuring the company for years to stop selling fur products. KB... Read more

 An activist in Wyoming has taken direct action to oppose the ongoing slaughter of the nation's last buffalo.  He has locked down to a platform and vowed to remain until the slaughter ends. KBOO's Alon Gabriel has more  Read more

 Today on our regular feature Civil Liberties Watch,  reporter Linda Olson-Osterlund looks at the case of New Orleans Housing activist Jamie Lochner and a troubling trend in the prosecution of activists. Read more

 Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission On Thursday that they must study all alternatives to supplying natural gas to the region.  He added that these studies must occur before any permits are issued for liquefied natural gas terminals ... Read more

 The Trial of environmental activist and violin teacher Brianna Waters began in Tacoma Washington yesterday.Waters is accused of acting as a lookout during a 2001 arson that caused seven million dollars worth of damage at the Urban Horticulture center at the University of W... Read more

 The U N will be holding a meeting with over forty leading institutional investors managing over 1.75 trillion dollars in assets to discuss the coming problems with climate change. Among them will be Oregon State Treasurer Randall Edwards. An outline for the investor commit... Read more

Discussion on IPR(Independent Police Reviewing) with Portland Copwatch. This compares citizen's opinion and police opinion of how the Portland Police Force is doing. The   Independent Police Review Division will hear a caseTuesday February 19th at 530 pm. in Portland.John F... Read more

Former United Nations Chief Kofi Annan has announced that negotiations in Kenya have moved to a final stage today.  The talks are aimed at ending the violence that has plagued Kenya since a disputed election was held on December 27th.Over 1000 people have been killed in th... Read more

KBOO's weekly series Civil Liberties Watch, on the latest attacks on the constitution by the current government. KBOO's Linda Olson-Osterlund speaks with Lauran Regan of the Civil Liberties Defense Center on the prosecution of Brianna Waters as an "ecoterrorist" for alleged... Read more

 Folding companies into its domestic surveillance machinery the F B I was quick to hand out gifts and goodies. With its new program the F B I has created a business class to law enforcement. KBOO’s Michael Ianello has more.  Read more