Evening News

A new plan federal plan would reduce protections of much of Western Oregon’s old growth forests. Kurt Ackerson reports in collaboration with the Oregon News Service Read more

A UCLA professor detained in the Philippines has been released, largely due to an international media campaign exposing her detention. Professor Annalisa Enrile (en-REE-lay) is a U.S. Citizen who was in the Philippines to speak at a conference when she was detained by Filipi... Read more

The ANSWER coalition, made up of dozens of anti-war groups, has called for a campaign to challenge a 10,000 dollar fine the group received yesterday. The fine was levied on the coalition for putting up fliers for an upcoming peace rally. KBOO spoke with Sarah Sloane, of the ... Read more

U.S. Senator for Oregon, Ron Wyden, held a town hall meeting in Portland today to hear community response to the war in Iraq. KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg spoke with local activist Martha Odom, who attended the town hall. Read more

Organizers and activists from around the Pacific Northwest are occupying the proposed Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal site in Bradwood, Oregon today. NorthernStar Corporation has proposed building a terminal on the site to import natural gas from Russia and other source... Read more

President Bush's close friend and chief political strategist, Karl Rove, announced today that he will leave the White House at the end of this month. Rove has been with Bush since the start of his political career in Texas. Critics have called Rove Bush’s brain A criminal in... Read more

In this year's legislative session, the Oregon State Legislature was unable to come to an agreement on fixing Measure 37, a rural development bill which would drastically alter the Oregon landscape.  This November voters will have a chance with Measure 49 to change the impa... Read more

A community radio station serving the South-west township, or Soweto, in South Africa, is currently facing a crisis in governance. The station began during the anti-apartheid movement in the late 1980s, and became a voice for the oppressed people living in the townships of S... Read more

A group of teen peacemakers are in Portland today to celebrate and honor local peacemakers.  Tonight the group will be presenting at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church – Community Center, Between NE 8th & 9th just South of Alberta at 6:30 pm. KBOO Reporter Kurt Ackerson spoke with... Read more

A protest is taking place right now in downtown Portland, as the U.S. trade representative pays a visit to the city.  KBOO reporter Linda Olson-Osterlund is live on the scene.  She joins us now by phone. Read more