Evening News

 A group of homeless protestors have been camped out in front of city hall for the last ten days.  The protestors are meeting with the mayor this afternoon and will be speaking before City Council on Wednesday.KBOO’s Kyle Burris interviewed one of the protestors, Joseph ... Read more

 The Bush administration has issued its fifth court-ordered plan for making Columbia Basin hydroelectric dams and southern Idaho irrigation projects safe for endangered salmon.     The plan, released by the National Fisheries Service, outlines modifications to the dams,... Read more

 The endangered Steller sea lion was among six sea lions found Sunday May 4th on the Oregon Columbia river  shot to death in an unauthorized killing. Three elephant seals were found shot to death in California the day before.  Seven  California sea lions  were trapped Ap... Read more

  April was National Fair Housing Month, commemorating the April 11, 1968 enactment of the Fair Housing Act by Lyndon Johnson. The Oregon Fair Housing Council marked the 40th anniversary last Wednesday with the first ever 'fair housing' bus tour of a US city.The tour too... Read more

 As part of today's Mayday commemoration, a group of workers from the International Longshoreman Workers Union gathered along the Willamette River.They floated 800 flowers on the river, one for each three US soldiers that have been killed in Iraq. That was an excerpt fr... Read more

 In celebration of May Day, people are gathered right now in downtown Portland for a day of solidarity to stand-up for immigrant and worker rights. KBOO’s Jen Erickson spoke earlier today with Marco Mejia of the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition to learn more about ... Read more

 A Portland correctional officer who allegedly beat a prisoner, then bragged about it online will not be indicted or charged, said the  District Attorney's office today. KBOO's Jacob Anderson-Minshall has more  Read more

 This afternoon, the Portland City Council debated reusing the old Sauvie Island bridge as a new bicycle bridge over I-405. KBOO’s Andy Seaton has the report.  Read more

 Today the Oregon Bureau of Land Management, rejected the hardrock lease application for a site near Mount St. Helens.According to the BLM, an Environmental Assessment conducted in 2007 was unclear in its findings, and that the mining could result in mineral development ... Read more

 A call from agricultural researchers today could lead to a five year moratorium on Biofuel production. Citing concerns about nations halting the exportation of rice and grains the researchers are saying that biofuel production may be the cause. KBOO’s Michael Ianello... Read more