Evening News

The Portland Police Bureau is under tight scrutiny following the shooting of Aaron Campbell, an unarmed African American, on January twenty-ninth.Campbell was shot in the back by Officer Ron Frashour with an assault rifle, and a Multnomah County Grand Jury found no crimi... Read more

   PGE asks Utilities Commission for rate hike Portland General Electric (PGE) is asking the Oregon Public Utilities Commission to approve a rate increase of seven point four percent that would begin in January 2011. If approved, the increase would add over Six Dollars ... Read more

On Thursday, Feb. 18, the African American Alliance held a special session to discuss the next steps surrounding the fatal shooting of unarmed African American Aaron Campbell on January 29th.    Commissioner Dan Saltzman, Scott Westerman of the Portland Police Associatio... Read more

The U-S Supreme Court has scheduled an April twenty-eighth hearing on Washington state’s referendum seventy-one to look at issues surrounding the recent referendum on domestic partnerships.K-B-O-O’s Crystal Leighty has more.  Read more

An art and activism project stopped in Portland today on their way to Washington DC to get funding for the unfinished cleanup of the Gulf Coast. Nearly five years after hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and the surrounding area, many spots remain contaminated with lead ... Read more

The Winter Olympics are set to begin in British Columbia, Canada this weekend and one group hopes to reveal significant civil liberties issues behind the winter games. Protesters with the Olympic Resistance Network point to a number of new laws enacted just for the Oly... Read more

Aaron Campbell was killed at the Sandy Terrace Apartments in northeast Portland by Officer Ronald Frashour (Frash-Or) on January twenty-nineth.       Read more

That last charge was leveled against Rove after he failed to appear at a hearing on White House influence over the Justice Department. KBOO’s Crystal Elinski has more from the Arlene Schnitzer concert hall. Read more

A grand jury convened yesterday in Portland ruled that the Officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man in the back two weeks ago should not be indicted for the killing. Read more

  Protestors are planning to picket a debate between Karl Rove and Howard Dean. Kboo’s Paul Munday has the details Read more