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4 days remain in the Californian fiscal year, and budget woes remain for Gov. Jerry Brown. Read more

    Evening Headlines Hempstead Festival Draws Concerns Hanford Nuclear Facility Safety Issues AT&T and T-Mobile Merger for Oregon Customers This is volunteer powered and produced radio! Please click below to enjoy tonight's newscast. Contributors: Ren Green,... Read more

A private concert scheduled to take place in the Washington Park Amphitheater on July 4th has elicited concerns from neighboors living nearby. The Hempstead World Music Festival will be the first private concert to take place at the venue in over a decade. This morning, KBO... Read more

Walter Tamosaitis was a research and development manager at Hanford, who was demoted after he raised concerns with management regarding safety concerns of the facilities clean up and containment of radioactive numclear waste. He has since filed a lawsuit against Hanford. KB... Read more

The much publicized AT&T merger with T-Mobile is not a done deal. It will likely be years' end before a decision is made on whether to allow the two companies to create a telecommunications giant. There is speculation about what it could mean for customers in Oregon of both... Read more

Normal 0 In the wake of Portland’s historic vote that removed healthcare restrictions for the city’s transgender employees, the State of Oregon is now facing a lawsuit on similar grounds. State employee Alec Esquivel is accusing his employer of denying him medically nece... Read more

Normal 0 Workers’ rights group Portland Rising will sponsor a Day of Action on Thursday, June thirtieth, in support of various unions with contracts expiring that day. KBOO’s Jamie Partridge interviewed Portland Rising organizer Eryn Slack for more details on the event. Read more

Headlines: Portland Rising Sponsoring Day of Action Oregon is Facing a Transgender Lawsuit This is volunteer powered and produced radio! Please click below to enjoy the newscast. Read more

Legislation intended to address the foreclosure crisis in Oregon is currently stalled in the house. The Oregon Legislature will convene in just a few days. Proponents of Senate Bill 826 and 827 are concerned that this legislation die in committee, and have issued a call to ... Read more

While school is out for many children, they cannot afford to take a break from learning. That is the primary message of National Summer Learning Day, which coincides with the first day of summer. In collaboration with Soundbite Services, KBOO's Nick Walker has the story. Read more