A new form of fish passage is bringing hope to the Yakima tribe and other communities in the Columbia River system.

HOST LEDE: For years, the Yakama Nation has fought to protect a sacred area in southcentral Washington from development. They say a proposed energy storage project will destroy this area, known as “mother of all roots.” N-W-P-B’s senior environmental correspondent Courtney Flatt went to a ceremony there.

Community efforts are ramping up to stop Sound Transit from further delaying a number of stations in Seattle and its suburbs.

Crews have installed more than 1,700 floating solar panels on a Medford reservoir. It’s the first project of its kind in Oregon.

Jackson County now has the state’s first floating solar project. Jefferson Public Radio’s Justin Higginbottom reports on the benefits of placing solar panels on bodies of water.

Pacific Power is requesting to split up residential rate increases that could ultimately result in a 1 point 9 percent increase by next summer — that's if utility regulators quickly approve the proposal.

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Ocean cruise ships will bring about 28-thousand passengers this summer to Astoria, a town of 10-thousand people.

Each passenger spends about 100 dollars a day, meaning

cruise ship visits are quite a boon for Astoria.

Oregon Public Broadcasting's Kristian Foden-Vencil was recently at the port when the ‘Norwegian Jade’ was passing through and docked for the day.

A Eugene Police Officer has resigned and the city’s independent police auditor has vowed an investigation, after EPD bodycam footage emerged online Saturday that contained profane and racist language. KLCC’s Brian Bull reports.

Oregon’s new W-N-B-A team, the Portland Fire, is already setting records after just one game.

A sold-out crowd cheered on the W-N-B-A’s return to Oregon yesterday [[Saturday]] at the Moda Center. The Portland Fire took on the Chicago Sky for the official season opener. Kyra [[KYE ruh]] Buckley reports.