Evening News

 Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission On Thursday that they must study all alternatives to supplying natural gas to the region.  He added that these studies must occur before any permits are issued for liquefied natural gas terminals ... Read more

 The Trial of environmental activist and violin teacher Brianna Waters began in Tacoma Washington yesterday.Waters is accused of acting as a lookout during a 2001 arson that caused seven million dollars worth of damage at the Urban Horticulture center at the University of W... Read more

KBOO's weekly series Civil Liberties Watch, on the latest attacks on the constitution by the current government. KBOO's Linda Olson-Osterlund speaks with Lauran Regan of the Civil Liberties Defense Center on the prosecution of Brianna Waters as an "ecoterrorist" for alleged... Read more

 The U N will be holding a meeting with over forty leading institutional investors managing over 1.75 trillion dollars in assets to discuss the coming problems with climate change. Among them will be Oregon State Treasurer Randall Edwards. An outline for the investor commit... Read more

Discussion on IPR(Independent Police Reviewing) with Portland Copwatch. This compares citizen's opinion and police opinion of how the Portland Police Force is doing. The   Independent Police Review Division will hear a caseTuesday February 19th at 530 pm. in Portland.John F... Read more

Former United Nations Chief Kofi Annan has announced that negotiations in Kenya have moved to a final stage today.  The talks are aimed at ending the violence that has plagued Kenya since a disputed election was held on December 27th.Over 1000 people have been killed in th... Read more

 While Democrats and Republicans gathered in Washington this weekend to caucus for one of the few remaining candidates for President, anti-authoritarians and activists also held a gathering.  There, they began planning protests at both the Democratic and Republican conventi... Read more

 Folding companies into its domestic surveillance machinery the F B I was quick to hand out gifts and goodies. With its new program the F B I has created a business class to law enforcement. KBOO’s Michael Ianello has more.  Read more

 In a landmark ruling on Friday U. S. District Judge Michael Mosman overturned his earlier decision and allowed same-sex couples to obtain domestic partnerships. The ruling went into effect today and KBOO's John Flaig spoke with Karinne Fish from Basic Rights Oregon. Read more

Warrantless wiretapping by the National Security agency under President Bush has been in the national news a lot lately. An Oregon case in Federal District Court could help put a stop to it.Kboo’s News feature Civil Liberties Watch brings us the story. Read more