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Lane Transit District will soon be getting a new app that will alert riders about delays, and other real-time route information.

KLCC’s Rebecca Hansen-White explains.

Voters in Vancouver will weigh in on a proposal this November to hire more than a dozen new city police officers. Last night ((MONDAY)), the Vancouver City Council unanimously approved a property tax levy for the general election.

Oregon companies that rely on global trade are bracing for higher tariff rates starting as early as Thursday [[Aug. 7]].

Oregon businesses reliant on global trade are bracing for even higher tariffs. President Trump says any country that hasn’t made a deal with the U.S. could see rates as high as 50 percent starting Thursday. Kyra [[KYE ruh]] Buckley reports.

North Idaho health officials say they’ve detected traces of the measles virus in waste water in Kootenai County.

A new study by Oregon researchers claims psilocybin therapy can help low-income people suffering from depression.

HOST LEDE: Several students from the Northwest are in Japan right now. They’re learning about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Those bombings happened 80 years ago this week [August 6th Hiroshima, August 9th Nagasaki]. N-W-P-B’s Senior Correspondent Anna King reports.

This week marks 80 years since America bombed Japan with atomic weapons [August 6th Hiroshima, August 9th Nagasaki]. Now, as N-W-P-B Senior Correspondent Anna King reports, two Northwest artists hope to bring some healing.

The Vancouver City Council is putting a police funding levy on the ballot in November. OPB's Erik Neumann reports it’s a smaller request after voters rejected something similar last year.

Corvallis leaders are considering how to pay for a $200 million rebuilding of several municipal buildings in the city’s downtown. KLCC’s Zac Ziegler reports: