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02/02/2025

New from the Freedom of the Press Foundation: Here’s how to share sensitive leaks with the press

Thinking about securely leaking information to news organizations? This guide will show you how.

09/10/2024

Decriminalization, Fentanyl, and Fatal Overdoses in Oregon - a Conversation with Michael Zoorob, PhD on the News In Depth on 09/09/24

A new article entitled “Drug Decriminalization, Fentanyl, and Fatal Overdoses in Oregon” published September Fifth in the American Medical Association’s journal JAMA Network Open shows that the recent rise in overdose deaths in Oregon was not related to the decriminalization of possession of s...

06/03/2021

Tune in at 5:30 on KBOO Community Radio for an in depth conversation with members of Honest Elections Oregon - Campaign Finance Reform to learn about two bills in the state legislature that aim to address campaign finance reform.

05/27/2021

Tune in at 5:30 on KBOO Community Radio to hear "George Floyd: A Year Later," a special radio project from KMOJ and Ampers, looking back on the year of racial reckoning since Floyd's murder.

05/26/2021

A program in Washington County is helping low income residents get help on their utility bills and make energy efficiency upgrades. Energy Trust of Oregon and Community Action Hillsboro, Oregon are working together to provide weatherization upgrades and everything from a new furnace or air conditioning unit to a new roof at no cost to qualified residents. Check out our story!

A program in Washington County is helping low income residents get help on their utility bills and make energy efficiency upgrades. Energy Trust Oregon and Community Action Organization are working together to provide weatherization upgrades and everything from a new furnace or air conditioning unit...

05/25/2021

Check out this piece from yesterday, we covered Portland's Palestinian Solidarity rally from the weekend: https://kboo.fm/media/102890-thousands-march-downtown-portland-support-palestinians

04/28/2021

Coming up today! Learn more about Sunrise Movement PDX's strike for Transportation Justice at ODOT with this story, we spoke to one of the organizers:

Youth from the Sunrise movement are planning a strike for transportation justice at the Oregon Department of Transportation on Wednesday, April 28th, related to the proposed Rose Quarter I-5 expansion. One organizer is Adah Crandall, a freshman at Grant High School. Crandall was previously a student...

04/06/2021

Tonight on KBOO Community Radio: Hear from houseless activists at Laurelhurst Park on the threatened sweeps. Check it out here:

For the past week, activists in Portland have gathered at Laurelhurst Park to take a stand in support of the houseless community there after a raid was threatened. These are some of the voices from the press conference that was held by houseless activsts on April 2, 2021. Supporters continue to gath...

04/02/2021

Check out this story about planning for aging residents in the PNW!

With more and more people fully vaccinated, soon people will be able to start planning for what comes after the pandemic. COVID has exposed that "being well" requires a lot of individual needs being met, especially for older Americans. KBOO's Annette Newell speaks with Dr. Sarita Mohanty, the presid...

04/02/2021

Hear from Author and holistic justice activist Sara Kamali about her new book, "Homegrown Hate: Why White Nationalists and Militant Islamists Are Waging War against the United States."

A new book outlines the organizations and beliefs of domestic terrorists in the United States. "Homegrown Hate: Why White Nationalists and Militant Islamists Are Waging War against the United States," asks why these groups perpetrate acts of terror against their own country. KBOO’s Isobel Charle i...

03/30/2021

Tonight's headlines:
Mayor Ted Wheeler and Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty will hold a town hall for Black men to discuss policing in Portland;
Hybrid learning is underway for many students across Oregon;
And, the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin continues its second day with more witness testimony.