Evening News

    A new proposal from the Portland-based ESCO Corporation would result in the dumping of hundreds of tons of industrial waste on Sauvie Island, north of Portland.  KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg spoke with Jeff Joslin, who is leading a group of citizens who oppose the dumping: Read more

A series of events are being held in Portland this week to call attention to the situation in the Darfur Region of Sudan.  These events will also call attention to China’s role in arming the Sudanese government. KBOO Reporter Kit Brazier spoke with Katie-Jay Scott of the Por... Read more

The newest federal salmon recovery plan has been abandoned.  Salmon advocates say the future is no brighter for the Pacific Northwest wild salmon and the people that rely on them.  Salmon advocates, fishermen, businesses, and communities are calling on Congress to step in a... Read more

Circumcision is on the decline globally and fewer and fewer parents are electing to have the procedure performed on their newborns in America. The National Office of Circumcision Information Reasearch Center, or NO-CIRC for short, has set up a booth at the American Academy o... Read more

The Bush Administration is asking for one and a half billion dollars to fight the War on Drugs in Mexico. The money will be going towards police training, surveillance sharing, and weapons appropriations.  The plan is similar to one instituted in Colombia a few years ago. Th... Read more

Eleven massive peace rallies were held this past Saturday in major cities across the country to call for an end to the war in Iraq. This region’s rally was in Seattle, and hundreds, if not thousands of Portlanders were in attendance. Patti from Sandy was one of those who att... Read more

While many cities in the U.S. are finally coming to the realization that walkability is a necessity in city planning, Vancouver, Washington is actually doing something about it. A non-profit group in the city invited Mark Fenton, the host of the PBS series "America's Walkin... Read more

An emergency rally to stop the expansion of NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement) was held in Portland.  Organized by a number of local groups, the rally was held outside the Federal Building on Southwest Third. One of the speakers was Centolia Maldonado Vasquez, a... Read more

the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides marks a special anniversary this weekend.  KBOO’s Adinah Little spoke with Aimee (ahh-may) Code about the group’s 30th anniversary Celebration and Auction. Read more

Reports from the Africa with Marianne Fry reporting for KBOO news. Read more