Seattle Mariner icon Ichiro Suzuki will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown NY, on Sunday. [KUOW C&C]

HOST LEDE: Boat races, an airshow. That’s all part of the festivities at the Tri-City Water Follies. N-W-P-B’s Jenna Dennison talked to one driver about what it’s like to be behind the wheel of a hydroplane.

Fariborz ((FAIR-borz)) Pakseresht ((PAHK-ser-esht)), the director of one of the state’s largest agencies, the Oregon Department of Human Services, will resign in October.

The agency is charged with programs that help the state’s most vulnerable residents from individuals with disabilities to those in child welfare.

Lauren Dake reports.

After a year of turmoil, the board of a fire district in rural Klamath County is moving forward.

After a year of turmoil, Klamath County Fire District 3 is planning for what’s next, with the swearing in of new board members.

A Eugene business owner says he plans to primary U.S. Representative Val Hoyle next year.

So far, the Burdoin ((bur-DOYN)) Fire has destroyed forty-four structures. It broke out last Friday and is burning near the town of Lyle, Washington. OPB's Erik Neumann reports.

Many solar installers in Washington are experiencing a surge in business as homeowners rush to take advantage of expiring federal tax credits. The big tax and spending bill that President Trump signed on Independence Day sunsets the program at the end of this year.

Federal tax credits for residential clean energy installations are expiring at the end of this year. That’s a result of President Trump’s big tax and spending bill – and it has many solar companies in Washington scrambling to keep up - for now.

More from KNKX environment reporter Bellamy Pailthorp

Pacific Northwest Climate Week wraps up tomorrow [FRI.] // It’s a series of events meant to help connect and motivate people interested in climate action. // KNKX environment reporter Bellamy Pailthorp has the story.