Evening News

Three different sites on Oregon’s Coast are being targeted by Liquefied Natural Gas, or LNG, companies as possible sites for Import Terminals. In addition to the Bradwood location in northern Oregon, the coos bay estuary on the south coast has also been scoped. KBOO reporter... Read more

Local activist Yvonne Simmons was directly impacted by the massive earthquake that hit Peru last week She talked to KBOO News about how the earthquake has affected indigenous communities that she works with in Peru: Read more

LOCAL ACTIVIST YVONNE SIMMONS WAS DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE THAT HIT PERU LAST WEEK. SHE TALKED TO KBOO NEWS ABOUT HOW THE EARTHQUAKE HAS AFFECTED INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES THAT SHE WORKS WITH IN PERU Read more

THREE DIFFERENT SITES ON OREGON’S COAST ARE BEING TARGETED BY LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS, OR LNG, COMPANIES AS POSSIBLE SITES FOR IMPORT TERMINALS. IN ADDITION TO THE BRADWOOD LOCATION IN NORTHERN OREGON, THE COOS BAY ESTUARY ON THE SOUTH COAST HAS ALSO BEEN SCOPED. K-BOO REPORTE... Read more

  Employees of the National Labor Relations Board are calling for the resignation of the Board’s Director. We bring you this report, from the Workers Independent News Service Read more

      Oregon voters are being asked to vote again on land use laws that affect property owners. But a new report from Democracy Reform Oregon says this time voters will have a better idea of who is backing Measure 49 and why...thanks to financial information from the previo... Read more

Yesterday, over 150 workers were arrested from a Del Monte plant in North Portland. This is KBOO’s Abby Akers reporting… Read more

A weekly vigil being held tomorrow at Portland’s Department of Human Services is challenging Portland’s foster care system. KBOO’s Yvette Maranowski reports… Read more

The shockwaves are still being felt throughout the Portland area from a massive immigration raid yesterday, in which over 150 workers at the Del Monte fruit company were swept up for lacking work permits. Last night a meeting was held at St. Andrew’s church in northeast Por... Read more

Workers for Metro picketed outside their administrative center yesterday over stalled contract negotiations. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) organized the informational picket. KBOO’s Marc de Giere spoke with Don Loving, a represent... Read more