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Evening News on 06/12/20

Airs at: Fri, 06/12/2020 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
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  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: The city of Portland fails to pass its 2020-2021 budget; Oregon Governor Kate Brown freezes reopening processes statewide for at lease one week; And in national news, Louisville has banned no-knock warrants in the wake of the p... Read more

Unite Oregon on support for $50 million reduction to Portland Police Budget

Airs at: Thu, 06/11/2020 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  Thousands of Portlanders are demanding justice be served be defunding the Portland Police Bureau in order to pave a way towards a more peaceful tomorrow.  Standing behind the movement are several community leaders and organizations including Unite Oregon and The Portlan... Read more

Evening News on 06/11/20

Airs at: Thu, 06/11/2020 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
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  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: Oregon reports a record high number of new COVID-19 cases; Workers protest grocery chains, demanding that hazard pay continue during the outbreak; And, Amazon bans law enforcement officers from using their facial recognition so... Read more

Portland Police Citizen Review Committee recruits new members

Airs at: Wed, 06/10/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  Portland's longest-standing citizen police oversight board is the Citizen Review Committee (CRC), which is part of the Auditor's Office's Independent Police Review division (IPR). The CRC is an eleven-member, all-volunteer body that hears appeals of police misconduct cas... Read more

Evening News on 06/10/20

Airs at: Wed, 06/10/2020 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
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  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: Oregon coronavirus numbers are on the rise as the state continues to reopen; Complaints about Portland Police have skyrocketed over the past two weeks; And in international news, President Trump intends to expand U.S. operations ... Read more

PDX Protest Bail Fund offers relief from financial strain of protest arrests

Airs at: Tue, 06/09/2020 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  Just as protests against police brutality and racial injustice began in Portland, the Portland General Defense Committee established the PDX Protest Bail Fund to cover bail and legal expenses for participants arrested in the demonstrations related to George Floyd's murde... Read more

Examining the role of police unions in stagnating change

Airs at: Tue, 06/09/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  "No police union has ever criticized a cop, no matter how egregious that cop's behavior. The union will defend them no matter what."  Two weeks of demonstrations around the country call out for an end to police brutality and racial injustice. These protests can count the... Read more

Evening News on 06/09/20

Airs at: Tue, 06/09/2020 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
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  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announces a series of police reforms; Next year's Portland Public School budger will see major cuts; And, conservationists worry that masks and other COVID-19 waste is ending up in the ocean. Read more

Evening News on 06/08/20

Airs at: Mon, 06/08/2020 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News:  Portland Police Chief Jami Resch resigns; The former Minneapolis Police officer who killed George Floyd is granted bail; And, Oregon health officials announce the highest one day total of new confirmed coronavirus cases since ... Read more

Evening News on 06/05/20

Airs at: Fri, 06/05/2020 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
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  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: Portland sees an 8th night of demonstrations; The Portland Urban League and NAACP host a Zoom Meeting with City and State officials; And in national news, Washington D.C. renames one of its streets in honor of Black Lives Matter. Read more