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Invoking Defense Production Act for COVID crisis could save money, expedite vaccinations

Airs at: Thu, 01/28/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
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  The United States’ approach to tackling the coronavirus crisis is changing now that the Biden administration has taken office. They’ve announced a 100 day mask challenge, and are in the process of pushing Congress to pass more stimulus relief. The challenge of the pan... Read more

Evening News on 01/28/21

Airs at: Thu, 01/28/2021 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: Thousands more doses of COVID-19 vaccine are heading to Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties; Oregon health workers protest conditions, they say they are not being kept safe from the COVID-19 virus; And, why standardi... Read more

Evening News on 01/27/21

Airs at: Wed, 01/27/2021 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
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  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: Police have released the name of the driver who struck 10 people, killing one, in Southeast Portland on Monday; President Joe Biden signed multiple executive orders today that climate experts say are the first of their kind in... Read more

Evening News on 01/26/21

Airs at: Tue, 01/26/2021 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: Governor Kate Brown allows limited indoor activities as COVID-19 vaccinations continue across the state; A report says Oregon State Representative Diego Hernandez likely created a hostile workplace at the state Capitol; And, ... Read more

Evening News on 01/25/21

Airs at: Mon, 01/25/2021 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: Oregon reports its 2nd case of the new coronavirus strain first discovered in the U.K.; 2 people are injured in Tacoma, WA after a police car drives through a crowd of pedestrians; And, President Joe Biden has reversed the ba... Read more

Evening News on 01/22/21

Airs at: Fri, 01/22/2021 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
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  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: A mass vaccination center is opening in Portland; A Protester arrested for vandalizing the Democratic Headquarters reportedly had Molotov cocktails in his backpack; And, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden joins 6 other senators in demand... Read more

CAIR Oregon calls on Clackamas Cty. Commissioner Mark Shull to resign for islamophobic Facebook comments

Airs at: Thu, 01/21/2021 at 5:45pm
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  Clackamas County Commissioner Mark Shull is facing calls to resign based on islamophobic, transphobic, racist and bigoted statements he made on Facebook in the past year. The Council on American Islamic Relations Oregon Branch (CAIR) is among those pressing Shull to r... Read more

Despite lack of crowds, Salem residents weigh in on Presidential Inaguration

Airs at: Thu, 01/21/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
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  Federal law enforcement predicted violence at Oregon's state capitol in Salem Wednesday for Joe Biden's inauguration. However, despite a slew of reporters and law enforcement, the expected crowd failed to materialize. KBOO's Ethan Sandweiss talks with demonstrators an... Read more

How federal intervention could tackle the challenges to Columbia and Snake River salmon runs

Airs at: Thu, 01/21/2021 at 5:15pm
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  Salmon runs on the Columbia and Snake rivers have faced major habitat loss, channelized streams and infrastructure invasion to their native spawning grounds over the past decades. While preservation efforts persist across Washington, Idaho and Oregon to save salmon ru... Read more

Evening News on 01/21/21

Airs at: Thu, 01/21/2021 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: Governor Kate Brown talks about Oregon’s challenges, in her State of the State Address; President Joe Biden puts a 100-day pause on deportations, clears a path to citizenship for dreamers and purges Trump administration polici... Read more