Evening News

  Portland Police Chief Rosie Sizer, Commissioner Dan Saltzman, and Commissioner Amanda Fritz held a press conference this afternoon, to address people with mental illnesses and the Portland Police Bureau’s interaction with them. Sizer noted that the Police Bureau have is... Read more

  The recent police killing of Jackie Collins at the Hoyt Arboretum has brought to the surface difficult issues surrounding mental health crises and the portland police. Don Moore, the past president of the Multnomah branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, beli... Read more

  While many have donated to improve the crisis in Haiti, it is easy to forget those immediately impacted. KBOO’s Nick Walker Brings us a story… Read more

  Last week, the Oregon Secretary of State dismissed the elections violation complaint filed by the county against the city of Milwaukie. Last year, the Moore Information of Portland conducted a poll to get the public’s opinion on issues relating to sewer rates and the Kello... Read more

Oregon doctors and nurses have a new toolkit to help them identify the warning signs of childhood hunger and help families struggling with food insecurity.   Sasha Buchert has this Oregon News service report.                                                                 ... Read more

  The Obama administration issued its Nuclear Posture Review today. The position paper includes a plan to revamp the existing nuclear arsenal. It also includes an investment of ten billion dollars over the coming decade into the construction of nuclear weapon production faci... Read more

      Recent killings by Portland Police have prompted community response. Several spontaneous events have already occurred this week.   A rally is scheduled for this coming Monday to express anger and frustration. K-B-O-O’s Jim Thompson spoke with Marko Lampson, one of the... Read more

A federal judge ruled this week that the Bush administration acted illegally by wiretapping an Islamic charity without a warrant. The case was a victory for the Al-Haramain Islamic Charity, whose US office was in Ashland, Oregon. The organization was charged in 2002 with c... Read more

  KBOO reporter Jamie Partridge brings us a report on the Working Families Party kick-off rally. Read more

    Animal rights activists have launched a 24-hour a day vigil to keep watch over sea   lions around the Bonneville Dam. The sea lions are being trapped and slaughtered as part of a federal and state government plan to control their population. According to Julie Farris of ... Read more