Southern Oregon University has no margin for error if it wants to survive.

Mayor Wilson was rushed away from a press conference by police Tuesday evening. KUOW’s Scott Greenstone has the story.

[Pierce leaders say they'll prioritize Tacoma Dome light rail connection

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Sound Transit’s budget problems have cast doubt on plans for a light rail connection to the Tacoma Dome... and led to another packed town hall this week [Monday].

KNKX Murrow News Fellow Nate Sanford has more from Tacoma and a scene repeating across our region.

Ballots will start being shipped to Oregonians' doorsteps ahead of the May primary election. As OPB’s Bryce Dole reports tomorrow/WED is the first day ballots can be mailed to voters.

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LEDE: Washington state’s largest immigrant detention facility is facing a court challenge over health inspections. State Government Reporter Sarah Mizes-Tan [MYE-zehz tan] has more.

LEDE: The Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma is one of the largest detention facilities in the country. People from across the Northwest are detained there. Now, Washington state officials are demanding that health inspectors be allowed inside. State Government Reporter Sarah Mizes-Tan [MYE-zehz tan] has more.

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Several Milwaukie neighbors spent yesterday ((MON)) helping a duck and her 14 ducklings reach a pond.

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Neighbors in a Milwaukie senior living community spent much of yesterday ((MON)) helping a duck and her 14 ducklings get to a pond. As Kristian Foden-Vencil reports, the duck had nested on a balcony, three stories high.

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Val Hoyle is running for a third term representing Oregon’s 4th District in Congress, saying she hopes to be a part of a blue wave that will hold the Trump administration accountable.

Her opponent in the Democratic primary, Melissa Bird, says the district needs a new, bolder voice who has directly experienced the impacts of this administration’s policies. KLCC’s Rebecca Hansen-White reports.

Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma is preparing to move into a new six story building.