KBOO News Team

Numerous members of Congress and other officials joined in condemning Saturday’s racist attack and in calling out Nazis and other violent rightwing extremists.  Many also expressed their disappointment and even outrage at the slow, lackluster response from the current presi... Read more

The Canadian military is building a camp that would house up to 500 asylum seeking refugees from the US.   The camp is to be located in Saint - Bernard- de-lacolle, Quebec in close proximity to Plattsburgh, New York.   Construction of the camp has begun a week after Canada ... Read more

Mayor Ted Wheeler announced Monday the appointment of a new chief of Portland police. Danielle Outlaw who is a 19 year veteran of the Oakland police department has been selected to be the new chief in Portland.  Outlaw is only the third person to be selected for the job who... Read more

We're fortunate here in Portland to have such a vibrant community of live storytelling and radio theater. There's Willamette Radio Workshop, Portland Story Theater, Back Fence PDX, the Mystery Box Show, Mortified, and The Moth, just to name a few. One of the most intriguin... Read more

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is urging the North Korean government to comply with the United Nations after tough new sanctions were introduced.  North Korea has received global pressure, condemning their threats of nuclear war against the US, and it appears that their b... Read more

Mayor Ted Wheeler’s plan for a new commission to promote an improved relationship between police and the community came under attack at yesterday’s city council meeting.  The mayor, who also serves as the Portland Police Commissioner, raised concerns that it would cut the r... Read more

It looks like the Canadian wildfires have lit a match into the pacific northwest.  Governor Kate brown has declared a state of emergency here in Oregon on Wednesday due to,” the record breaking heat, continuing hot weather, and forecasts for thunderstorms."  Multiple fires ... Read more

Italy's parliament has approved a plan to send naval boats to Libya in efforts to stop the influx of immigrants crossing the Mediterranean. They claim that the chief objective is to help the Libyan coastguard target people smugglers.  Italy, along with Greece, is the main r... Read more