Evening News

on friday, activists around oregon gathered in portland and salem to rally in support of immigrant and workers rights. KBOO’s Pete Anderson spoke with Andrea Townsend, who is one of the organizers of Portland’s annual Mayday celebration. Read more

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A new farmer’s market will open in Portland this weekend.  Portland is one of the nation’s leaders in farmer’s markets, with over a dozen weekly markets just within the city itself. These markets allow local residents to buy their food from nearby farmers, and help small... Read more

A new study is painting a bleak picture of American Misdemeanor courts. The study shows that courts across the country are overburdened, and that defendants’ rights to due process are being violated. Locally, though, Multnomah County seems to be bucking the trend with its ... Read more

The biggest energy users in America are not cars and trucks - they're buildings. Buildings use about forty percent of the nation's energy. In 2000, the US Green Building Council introduced a program to certify "green" buildings, called LEED. That stands for Leadership in E... Read more

Today is the Final Day of the Indigenous People’s Summit on Climate Change in Anchorage, Alaska.             All week, Indigenous People from around the World have been sharing their experiences and debating solutions to climate change. The Summit aims to produce a documen... Read more

Advocates for the homeless in the city of Portland have put out a call for support around this coming Wednesday’s city council vote to extend the sit-lie ordinance for another three months. Read more

This Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal of a small Texas municipality that is trying to overturn a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The provision requires certain jurisdictions with a history of racial discrimination to ask the federal governme... Read more

Last Night people gathered in the South Park Blocks to protest sexual violence in an annual event called Take Back the Night. It has been held for the last seven years at PSU, and in other places in the U-S since the late seventies.   Read more