Evening News

The fight to save 100 mature trees along the Bridgeton levee in north Portland got a needed boost today from the U-S Army Corps of Engineers.The Corps is currently reviewing its levee vegetation policy and plans to issue the revised standards as part of a National Levee Veg... Read more

A ‘hundred acre woods’ is being slated for preservation within the Portland city limits. KBOO’s Helen Honey reports:  Read more

 Since November 21st, when the Portland City Council gave up on the renaming of any street in Portland after Cesar E. Chavez, the debate has disappeared from the local media.But peace activist Will Seaman (SEE-man) took to the street on Friday afternoon with a megaphone, al... Read more

In the South Pacific earlier this year, Tongan youth rioted when their legislature failed to enact democratic reforms.KBOO’s Michael Gene Horowitz recently traveled to Tonga, and brings us this update:  Read more

AND NOW, THIS WEEK’S STREET ROOTS REPORT, BROUGHT TO US BY JOANNE ZUHL Read more

As President Pervez Musharraf steps down as the head of the military in Pakistan, KBOO took the opportunity to speak with Professor Stephen Zunes about what this means:  Read more

 Bolivia is recovering from a violent weekend of protests in Sucre . 4 people were killed and hundreds were injured as groups protested a constitutional assembly being held to reform Bolivia’s founding document. KBOO's Eoin Bastable spoke earlier today with Evan Cuthbert wh... Read more

Just over a week ago a major operating manual for the United States Military prison camp at Guantanamo Bay was leaked and posted on the internet.This manual reveals that the military had an official policy of putting some new prisoners in isolation to break them down psycho... Read more

 Vice President Dick Cheney was behind a controversial decision to block California’s attempt to impose tough emission standards on car manufacturers.KBOO’s Crystal Leighty has more.  Read more

On Hawaii’s Big Island, U-S Air Force planes are dropping unarmed bombs the size of a small automobile.The first fear was of a bomb missing its target and hitting a school or hospital.But now, as we reported yesterday on KBOO News, the army base where the practice bombs are... Read more