Evening News

Headlines for this newscast: Activists lead a campaign that informs students about their options when confronted by military recruiters. KBOO speaks with a member of Human Collective, Oregon's only medical marijuana dispensary. Nepal holds it's first gay prid... Read more

KBOO Reporter Brenda Escobar interviews A.C. Thompson, the staff reporter for ProPublica and PBS Frontline Correspondent who broke the story regarding an alleged order that the New Orleans Police Department received to shoot so called "looters" in the Katrina aftermath.   Read more

A video was released last week portraying Denver police Officers beating a gay couple without apparent provocation.  In response, members of Denver's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community joined in calls for a zero tolerance policy on excessive for... Read more

Headlines for this newscast: Twenty Oregonians returned from the gulf coast to share their experiences on the devastation of the oil spill in the gulf. Queer rights activists in Colorado shed light on Police misconduct and brutality and the LGBT community. A ... Read more

Evan Tenenbaum spoke with Mike Rosen from the group PDX 2 GULF COAST. Listen to the full interview here. Read more

Headlines for this newscast: A top US commander in Afghanistan has warned that next year's deadline for troop withdrawl is encouraging the Taliban. A transgender woman has won a sex-discrimination lawsuit against the state of Georgia for being fired from her job. ... Read more

Headlines for this Newscast: A proposed Casino in Wood Village may be on the fast track.  KBOO's Spencer Raymond has more. Hundreds of new jobs are planned for the Salem area. Portland Mayor Sam Adams outlines five proposals to deal with increasing gun violen... Read more

According to a spokesman for the U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Israel and the Palestinians are closer to resuming direct peace talks. KBOO's Rebecca Nay spoke with Ali Abunimah, who is a co-founder of the website Electronic Intifada.  You can listen to the full int... Read more

Headlines for this Newscast: Two families of individuals struck by a bus last April in downtown Portland plan to sue Tri-Met. The ACLU suing federal intelligence agencies for detaining an American citizen. KBOO speaks with Code Pink about the troop withdrawl ... Read more

Headlines for this Newscast: U.S. Troops stationed in Iraq are being moved to Kuwait. KBOO speaks with a volunteer involved in the Northwest Ecosystem Survey Team (NEST) involving their dispute with the Linn County Sheriff's Department and a Logging Company. ... Read more