One of the best basketball players to play at the University of Oregon was set to return to Portland’s Moda Center next week. But an injury will keep Sabrina Ionescu [[Yo-NESS-Coo]] on the sideline when her team, the New York Liberty, take on the Portland Fire next week. Kyra [[KYE ruh]] Buckley reports.

The state of Oregon has settled a lawsuit claiming it failed to update its voter rolls as required by law. Dirk VanderHart reports.

The Jamestown S’klallam [SKL-AL-um] Tribe wants to take over two National Wildlife Refuges on the Olympic Peninsula.

One of them protects the six-mile long Dungeness [DUN-juh-NESS] Spit.

As KUOW’s John Ryan reports, transferring the land would take an act of Congress.

Construction on the new Van Buren Bridge in Corvallis is complete. As KLCC’s Macy Moore reports, the new span features an earthquake-resistant design and improved pedestrian access. [SOQ 0:43]

A federal contractor was paid $269,000 to install temporary fencing around the federal building in Eugene last week [April 29 and 30]. KLCC’s Zac Ziegler reports:

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The town of Lakeview, near Oregon’s southern border, has fallen on hard times. Major businesses have shuttered and opportunities are scant. Now, the town government faces an economic crisis, forcing its residents to step up and fill in the gap. Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Joni Auden Land reports.

((HOST TAG AT END)): OPB reporter Bryce Dole contributed reporting to this feature.

A new bus route on the Warm Springs Reservation in Central Oregon rolled out this week. Previously, public transit didn’t reach outlying areas of the sprawling reservation, including a popular hot springs resort. William Robbins reports.

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Microsoft is racing to make its data centers more efficient amid concerns its artificial intelligence and environmental goals are at odds.

KUOW’s Monica Nickelsburg has more.

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Microsoft’s big artificial intelligence push is complicating its environmental goals.

KUOW’s Monica Nickelsburg reports.

Error Correction: The previous version of this story incorrectly pronounced Remann [RAY-min] Hall.

A Pierce County taskforce has released its final recommendations for replacing Remann Hall [RAY-min] – its youth justice center.