Evening News

As the trial date for several key cases of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay draws near, KBOO reporter Marliese Franklin spoke today with lawyer Pardiss (par-DEES)  Kebriaei (keh-BRAH-ee) of the Center for Constitutional Rights: Read more

Oregon peace activist Betsy Lamb of Redmond is being held in an Arizona jail, after being deemed  "a flight risk and danger to the community."     Lamb, a retired Catholic lay teacher, and Franciscan Father Jerry Zawada were arrested while attempting to enter Ft. Huachuca (... Read more

On Friday the American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, filed legal papers against the Central Intelligence Agency of the U.S. government.the ACLU is suing on behalf of five victims of the U-S government's QUOTE “extraordinary rendition” program. KBOO reporter Linda Olson-Os... Read more

 A new report from Good Jobs First shows Oregon taxpayers don’t get the opportunity to see where their tax dollars for economic development are going. Read more

The international climate conference in Bali is in its final hours, and it seems that the U.S. will not budge on its refusal to agree to timelines and guidelines for emission reductions. Talks are extending into an extra day as delegates struggle to reach agreement.  We spo... Read more

Earlier this week, the Department of Energy, Washington State Department of Ecology and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency held a 'State of the Hanford nuclear site' meeting in Portland. The U.S. Department of Energy has apparently proposed an additional 20 year delay in ... Read more

The advanced research wing of the Department of Defense has announced the construction of several new weapons that have human rights groups worried about their potential impacts. KBOO's Ethan Scarl has more:   Read more

And now, this weeks Street Roots report, brought to us by Joanne Zuhl of Street Roots newspaper: Read more

 Last week, activists from the Animal Liberation Front attacked private property belonging to an Oregon Health Sciences University researcher whom they described as a primate vivisector.This is the second Oregon vivisector in six months to be targeted by the organization.KB... Read more

        Today is International Human Rights Day, and in its honor, the American Civil Liberties union of Oregon has released a comprehensive analysis of racism in America with a focus on Oregon.  KBOO’s Linda Olson-Osterlund has the story.  Read more