Evening News

The Canadian military is building a camp that would house up to 500 asylum seeking refugees from the US.   The camp is to be located in Saint - Bernard- de-lacolle, Quebec in close proximity to Plattsburgh, New York.   Construction of the camp has begun a week after Cana... Read more

Mayor Ted Wheeler announced Monday the appointment of a new chief of Portland police. Danielle Outlaw who is a 19 year veteran of the Oakland police department has been selected to be the new chief in Portland.  Outlaw is only the third person to be selected for the job ... Read more

We're fortunate here in Portland to have such a vibrant community of live storytelling and radio theater. There's Willamette Radio Workshop, Portland Story Theater, Back Fence PDX, the Mystery Box Show, Mortified, and The Moth, just to name a few. One of the most intrig... Read more

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is urging the North Korean government to comply with the United Nations after tough new sanctions were introduced.  North Korea has received global pressure, condemning their threats of nuclear war against the US, and it appears that thei... Read more

Mayor Ted Wheeler’s plan for a new commission to promote an improved relationship between police and the community came under attack at yesterday’s city council meeting.  The mayor, who also serves as the Portland Police Commissioner, raised concerns that it would cut th... Read more

It looks like the Canadian wildfires have lit a match into the pacific northwest.  Governor Kate brown has declared a state of emergency here in Oregon on Wednesday due to,” the record breaking heat, continuing hot weather, and forecasts for thunderstorms."  Multiple fir... Read more

Italy's parliament has approved a plan to send naval boats to Libya in efforts to stop the influx of immigrants crossing the Mediterranean. They claim that the chief objective is to help the Libyan coastguard target people smugglers.  Italy, along with Greece, is the mai... Read more

On Saturday, Portland police released a statement stating "our officers are expected to treat everyone with respect even if they are a suspect."  This comes in response to President Trump's suggestions to New York police on Friday that they do not have to remain respectf... Read more

In an article published Monday, in "Nature Climate Change," a new study done at the University of Washington shows a 90 percent chance that the average global temperature by 2100 will have increased by 5.8 degrees Fahrenheit.  This does not meet the target goal of a 1 to... Read more