Evening News

  Listen to this story below. There are just 27 days until Portland’s new form of government and newly elected leadership are in effect. A lot of work has gone into the transition since 2022, when voters passed the Charter Change measure that put the governmental trans... Read more

  Listen to this story below. "The Multnomah County Jail System is in crisis and at risk of jeopardizing health and safety." That's the finding from the 2024 Multnomah County Corrections Grand Jury report, released by District Attorney Mike Schmidt on December 3rd. Ore... Read more

  Coming up on this End-of-year Membership Drive Special of the KBOO Evening News: A Tsunami scare in Oregon ends after an earthquake strikes off the coast of California. New help is on the way for wildfire survivors in Oregon. And fighting the war on obesity; Will the... Read more

  Listen to this story below. Close to a hundred people, including staff and media, were in the temporary Council Chambers at the start of Wednesday morning’s 9:30 meeting. The City Council has been meeting at the city’s Development Services Center near the PSU campus w... Read more

  Coming up on this End-of-year Membership Drive Special of the KBOO Evening News: People who get SNAP benefits have until December 18th to claim replacement benefits. The Supreme Court hears arguments against a law that would prevent transgender people from accessing... Read more

  Coming up on this End-of-year Membership Drive Special of the KBOO Evening News: The second-longest teacher strike in Oregon history is over. Governor Tina Kotek proposes her new budget. And in International News, South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol announced he wou... Read more

  Coming up on this End-of-year Membership Drive Special of the KBOO Evening News: Albany Teachers are still on strike after a tentative deal falls through. Portland may see its streetcar service expand to the Montgomery Park office building. And Intel’s CEO Pat Gelsin... Read more