KBOO News Team

The recent crude oil train derailment along the Columbia River Gorge has put a focus on the small town of Mosier, Oregon. While the town is best known for its cherry orchards, Mosier is also known for being located in the heart of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic... Read more

Despite a recent county ballot measure aimed at keeping the Nestle bottling company from botting water at Oxbow Spring, the city of Cascade Locks has announced that it will be moving forward with its plans to build the bottling plant. Alex Brown, executive director of Ba... Read more

Grassroots organizers met last night to discuss how to address the transport of crude through the Pacific Northwest. Their meeting comes as a reaction to last Friday's oil train derailment along the Columbia River Gorge. Nick Caleb and Adrianna Voss-Andreae of 350pdx.org... Read more

Girls Build is a non-profit organization dedicated to putting tools in the hands of girls, and letting them explore the world of building and fixing.  Director Katie Hughes joined us in Studio 2 to talk about their upcoming summer camp for teenage girls, aimed at diversi... Read more

National Veterans for Peace is on a special journey down the Pacific Northwest coast in an historic ship called the Golden Rule. National board vice president of Veterans for Peace, Gerry Condon, joined us live in Studio 2 to talk about their upcoming event on the sailin... Read more

On Friday, June 3, a train carrying Bakken crude oil derailed in the small town of Mosier, Oregon along the Columbia River Gorge. Multiple rail cars caught fire within a few yards of the town’s sewage plant, melting part of the sewage system and  leaving residents with a... Read more