Evening News

Normal 0 The Pastors for Peace Friend-ship-ment Caravan to Cuba is an aid caravan that travels through the U-S, Canada and Mexico to bring essential goods to Cuba. Cuba has been subject to a U-S embargo for nearly half a century. The Caravan makes its stop in Portland to... Read more

Normal 0 Normal 0 Washington state is logging some of the last remaining old growth in the country under the noses of local communities. The Cape Horn Again is a thirty eight acre old growth timber sale on state forest land near Woodland, Washington, j... Read more

The body charged with investigating complaints against Portland police has itself come under fire for allegedly failing to fully investigate or resolve citizen complaints. After Portland’s Independent Police Review Committee released their annual report last week, a number... Read more

Normal 0 The House of Representatives is gearing up to vote on a controversial multi-billion dollar war spending bill before the upcoming July Fourth Recess.           KBOO’s Jenn Chavez Spoke with Rebecca Griffin, political director of advocacy group, Peace Action Wes... Read more

Normal 0 Postal employees around the state are challenging the U-S Postal Service’s plan to end Saturday mail delivery. Today an informational picket is taking place at the Portland Main Post Office to raise awareness about the five day plan and its effects on postal w... Read more

Normal 0 Portland State University’s student-run radio station, KPSU, has had its AM signal shut down permanently. The station is leased from Benson High school, whose managing director Bill Cooper found a program on sodomy offensive. He  decided to take the station... Read more

Normal 0 Despite the economic downturn, there’s some good news for Oregon companies that do good. Terry Kellogg, CEO of One Percent for the Planet, says the last two years of economic meltdown have actually been the best he’s seen when it comes to companies wanting to ... Read more

Normal 0 Portland’s Independent Police Review commission submitted their annual report at City Hall last night. The independent police review system has undergone significant changes over the last month, after City Auditor Lavonne Griffin-Valade presented a report ... Read more

Around fifty people protested outside of an OHSU facility in Hillsboro today, drawing attention the center’s use of primates in drug research. The center has been criticized for several citations it received for violating the animal welfare act. Read more

Normal 0 Normal 0 The Oregon Food Bank network is hosting its twenty-third annual Waterfront Blues Festival here in Portland. This year’s goal is to receive at least six hundred thousand dollars in cash and canned goods to meet the record demands for emerge... Read more