Evening News

 Inside the Arlene Schnitzer Hall, a large crowd heard Fox oppose the war in Iraq, praise the North American Free Trade Agreement, yet criticize the South Texas border wall. Fox appeared courtesy of the World Affairs Council of Oregon.   Read more

 Portland's seriously pissed off grannies were back at the Broadway Military Recruiting Center today, after having taken several months off from their Friday protests.Portland police arrested four people for putting red handprints on the windows of the Recruiting Center.... Read more

 This week marks the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, and the National Priorities Project has released a state-by-state estimate of what the war has cost.  For Oregon, the price tag is four-point-two (b) billion dollars already spent, and another one-point-eigh... Read more

 This week marks the 4th annual "Sunshine Week", led by the American Society of Newspaper Editors. The focus of the week is to "shed light" on government secrecy, and to call for open government. Patrick Yack is a Florida-based newspaper editor who heads the Freedom of... Read more

   The City council of New Orleans voted last night to criminalize homelessness -- just two months after deciding to demolish thousands of undamaged, affordable public housing units. Housing activists have called the latest move an outrage that targets the poorest surv... Read more

 Portland's City Council also heard a Report on the Performance Review of the Independent Police Review Division, or I-P-R. The following is an excerpt of testimony from several members of the Citizen Review Committee, or C-R-C, including Alejandro Queral Dan Handelman ... Read more

 In this morning's City Council meeting in Portland, the council voted to accept the Feasibility Study for a One-Stop Domestic Violence Service Center. Claudia is one of those who testified in favor of the one-stop center: That was testimony heard today at the city co... Read more

 In Portland today demonstrators conducted a Day of Action against the Iraq War, on the fifth anniversary of the war.These demonstrations took place at three downtown sites – Terry Schrunk plaza, the World Trade Center and the Old Federal Courthouse. KBOO’s Kit Brazier ... Read more

 One of the events held today to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq was a protest called "Funk the War".That group targeted what they term "war profiteers" here in Portland, including Wells Fargo.KBOO's Ani Haines brings us the latest: That was K... Read more

 Last night the Restorative Listening Project held an open public forum on gentrification at the First AME Zion Church in north Portland.    The project attempts to address some of the effects of gentrification and development with open communication within neighborhoo... Read more