Evening News

Starting today, Barack Obama will receive highly classified briefings from top intelligence officials. But the bigger focus is still on who he'll choose to fill positions in his administration. It's not clear if Illinois Representative Rahm Emanuel will accept Obama's of... Read more

The conflict in the Congo, in central Africa, continues to be one of the most violent and ongoing wars on the planet.  With a new administration coming in, some Congolese activists see hope on the horizon. KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg spoke with Kambale Musavuli, a student in No... Read more

The ballots have barely been counted But the legal battle against California’s Proposition 8, to end gay and lesbian marriages, has already moved on.  KBOO’s Jacob Anderson-Minshall has more Read more

When KBOO heard about the possibility of water damage on ballots at the Multnomah County elections office, reporter Theresa Mitchell headed over to find out what was going on. Although the close race between Jeff Merkley and incumbent Gordon Smith for State Senator has n... Read more

Last evening, Portland's jubilant Obama supporters celebrated their win with dancing in the streets.  Here's how it sounded Read more

For the first time ever, the US is deploying a military unit inside the United States.  KBOO news reporter Jacob Anderson-Minshall speaks with an ACLU representative about the issues involved, especially the lack of information about why the unit was deployed and what it... Read more

In just over a week, three transgender students were violently attacked on a Washington state university campus.  LGBTQ students fear for their safety and argue the school administration has not responded quickly enough to the wave of attacks.  Jacob Anderson-Minshall ha... Read more

Diane Schroer a former commander in the US Army Special Forces won a landmark sex discrimination lawsuit against the Library of Congress for rescinding a job offer when they were informed she was transitioning. For more information see the ACLU website Read more

KBOO's David Rosenfeld addresses the question of Oregon's ballot counting machines, designed by the controversial company ES & S Read more

With the Bush administration pushing for a number of free trade agreements before they leave office, local groups are organizing to oppose these agreements.Groups like the Oregon branch of the AFL-CIO, the Oregon Sierra Club, the Oregon Fair Trade Campaign, and a number ... Read more