On this edition of the KBOO Evening News:
Multnomah County reinstates its mask mandate for indoor public settings,
regardless of vaccination status;
The Pentagon announces COVID-19 vaccines will be mandatory for troops by
mid-September;
And, a new U.N. report says th...
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On this edition of the KBOO Evening News:
Hundreds of lightning bolts struck across the state in dry areas, starting
new wildfires;
COVID-19 cases in Oregon went up 92% last week, while hospitalizations
climbed 64%;
And, New York City is the first city in the U.S. to...
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On this edition of the KBOO Evening News:
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown plans to veto 2 bills passed by the legislature;
Fred Meyer warehouse workers reach a contract agreement to avoid a strike;
And, firefighters have 84% containment of the nation’s largest wildfire,
the Boo...
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On this edition of the KBOO Evening News:
Oregon reports more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the first time
since April;
Former Oregon State Representative Mike Nearman pleads guilty to official
misconduct for role in capitol breach;
And, tips for improvin...
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On this edition of the KBOO Evening News:
The nation’s largest wildfire, the Bootleg Fire in Southern Oregon, has
reached 53% containment;
The Portland City Council announces that houseless campers at Laurelhurst
Park will be cleared;
And, a new report says a fuel ta...
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On this edition of the KBOO Evening News:
The Bootleg Fire has merged with another smaller blaze, growing to nearly
390,000 acres in Southern Oregon;
COVID-19 cases have gone up 54% in Oregon in the past week;
And, Fred Meyer union warehouse employees authorize a worke...
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On this edition of the KBOO Evening News:
One person was killed and six others were wounded in a shooting early
Saturday morning in downtown Portland;
The Bootleg Fire, burning more than 476 square miles in Southern Oregon, is
now the nation’s largest wildfire;
And, ...
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On this edition of the KBOO Evening News:
Multnomah County releases a preliminary report detailing recent heat wave
deaths;
The Bootleg Fire grows to 200,000 acres as evacuations expand to Lake County;
And, lawsuits target a Texas law banning abortions in the state as ...
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On this edition of the KBOO Evening News:
The Bootleg Fire is still roaring as more than 150,000 acres burn in Klamath
County;
Native American activists gathered this weekend calling for justice for the
Chemawa Indian School children in Salem;
And, the F.D.A. announc...
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KBOO's Yasemin Cobanoglu speaks with Michael Lee, Operations and Policy
Analyst for the DEQ's Materials Management Program, about Oregon's new
statewide program for safe medication disposal.
The new program and public education campaign were just announced to help
O...
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