Evening News

  Hourly workers in Oregon will receive a little bit of a new year’s bonus, as the minimum wage increases to eight dollars and eighty cents an hour starting January 1. Since 2002, the state of Oregon has been required to revisit the minimum wage annually and adjust it to... Read more

Normal 0 Oregon teachers and School employees apply for small grants to help students in need of a little extra assistance.   In Collaboration with Oregon News Service, KBOO’s Dan Johnson reports: Read more

Normal 0 A Beaverton woman has been extradited to Bosnia under charges of  war crimes dating back to the 1990’s. Normal 0 KBOO’s Dan Johnson has more:   Read more

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Normal 0 Grassroots activist group Witness Against Torture will occupy Washington DC on January 2nd to protest continued existence of Guantanamo Bay and to stand in Solidarity with 14 anti-torture activists on trial.   KBOO’s Anna Prebel Speaks with Helen Schietinger... Read more

Normal 0 The Portland City Council unanimously passed a resolution that will allow car camping at religious and other not-for-profit sites.  KBOO's Joe Meyer spoke with Housing Bureau Director Traci Manning about how the resolution would work and with Rev. Dr. Anton D... Read more

Normal 0 It appears as if the coal industry is intent on giving the people of Oregon and Washington lumps of coal this holiday season – and they’re moving quickly to get it done under the radar. For more on this story, KBOO’s Dan Johnson spoke with Laura Stevenson, an ... Read more

Normal 0 Santa works hard to make Christmas magical for boys and girls around the globe, but new research shows his operation could be more environmentally friendly with some fine-tuning.     Read more

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