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Study indicates opioid-related deaths could be widely undercounted in the U.S.

Airs at: Tue, 04/01/2025 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for Evening News, News In Depth
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  According to newly published research, opioid testing information was unavailable in half of injury death investigations in the U.S. in 2021 and in only about one out of ten unintentional overdose death investigations that were conducted that year. This at a time whe... Read more

"Wild Nights" preview with Dao Strom and Alicia Jo Rabins

Airs at: Tue, 04/01/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for Evening News, News In Depth
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The Portland Book Festival is not only our city’s biggest literary event, and one of the most popular on the entire West Coast, but a great way for local writers to meet and make connections. Our In Depth guests tonight, Dao Strom and Alicia Jo Rabins, are a case in poin... Read more

The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Tue, 04/01/2025 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
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"Embrace Russia, Contain China? A Fool's Errand" Read more

Evening News on 04/01/25

Airs at: Tue, 04/01/2025 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
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  On this episode of the KBOO Evening News:   Faculty unions at the University of Oregon and Portland State negotiate tentative agreements, averting strikes. Two bills in the Oregon Legislature could better support Oregon’s healthcare workforce. And in national news, ... Read more

Evening News on 03/31/25

Airs at: Mon, 03/31/2025 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
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Evening News on 03/28/25

Airs at: Fri, 03/28/2025 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
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On this episode of the KBOO Evening News:   The Oregon Senate passed a bill that aims to ban housing discrimination based on immigration status. The Bureau of Land Management has fast-tracked an expansive Lithium mining exploration project in South Eastern Oregon with o... Read more

"The social contract is broken:" Portland City Council will hear two affordable housing proposals next week

Airs at: Fri, 03/28/2025 at 5:00pm
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  Portland City Council will hear two housing-related items at their meeting on Wednesday, April 2nd. First is a resolution to study ‘social housing’ and how it could be implemented in Portland. Social housing is permanently affordable, non-market housing, that is publ... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 03/27/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
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The main stories in this episode: Another political crisis in Israel leads to renewed Israeli attacks in Gaza; Trump's budget cuts make China happy; and Trump's deportations fight with the courts continues. Read more

Evening News on 03/27/25

Airs at: Thu, 03/27/2025 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
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  On Today's Episode of the KBOO Evening News: A big shakeup and thousands of layoffs hitting those we depend on to safeguard health Oregon’s Attorney General is filing multiple lawsuits and scoring some wins against the Trump administration And how Oregon lawmakers ar... Read more

Evening News on 03/26/25

Airs at: Wed, 03/26/2025 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
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  On this Episode of the KBOO Evening News: Thunder, lightning, hail and even a chance of tornadoes are in the forecast for this evening Portland City Council will consider banning the use of algorithms in setting rent prices. And in national news, experts say importin... Read more