Every summer, about 30 miles off the Oregon Coast, there’s a stunning run of Albacore tuna. The big, silvery fish migrate across the Pacific from the waters off of Japan.

They’re looking for the little fish that live off the nutrients Oregon’s coastal currents sweep up off the sea floor.

It’s an angler’s paradise. Which is why, as Kristian Foden-Vencil reports, Garibaldi ((GAIR-uh-BALL-dee)) Thas hosted the Oregon Tuna Classic for the last 20 years.

A transportation funding package being pushed by Gov. Tina Kotek is a step closer to passage after clearing the Oregon House. Dirk VanderHart reports.

A transportation funding bill being pushed by Governor Tina Kotek is moving forward with less money for public transit. As Dirk VanderHart reports, Democrats trimmed the bill’s price tag under pressure from Republicans.

While many people marked the Labor Day weekend with travel and cookouts, more than a hundred took to downtown Eugene Sunday to protest the Trump administration. KLCC’s Brian Bull reports.

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September 2nd marks 80 years since the end of World War II (two). N-W-P-B’s Rachel Sun spoke with veterans’ families, and a historian working to preserve personal memories of World War II."

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Veteran interviews were provided courtesy of Alicia Callahan. Special thanks to Callahan, Raymond Sun at the Fallen Cougars Project, and the families of service members who were interviewed for this story

The leash around the Washington State Department of Transportation’s ferry pet policy is getting loosened.

Under a new pilot program, dogs on leashes are now allowed in all ferry passenger areas, except the food galleys.

A state crisis hotline focused on Indigenous communities in Washington launched texting and online messaging services this week. [Sunday, Aug. 25]

The Native & Strong Lifeline has been operating since 2022. Its counselors strive to prevent suicide by providing Native people with culturally centered care.

Native and Indigenous people across the state of Washington can now text crisis counselors whenever they need support.

The Native & Strong Lifeline has operated since 2022 and began offering new text and chat services earlier this week [SUN Aug. 25] to help prevent suicide. KNKX reporter Mitch Borden has the story.

The University of Oregon’s faculty union delivered a petition to the school’s leadership this morning [Friday morning], railing against proposed layoffs.

Oregon’s economy has shed nearly 25-thousand jobs over the last year.

And companies warn tariffs could translate to more losses.