An international panel of scientists says efforts to save endangered orcas are not working -- on either side of the U.S.-Canada border.

In a new report, they call for bolder measures to help the Northwest’s endangered whales find more salmon to eat.

New murals on sidewalks and empty storefronts in Seattle’s downtown core are part of an effort to attract more people to an area that is a hotspot for drug activity.

KNKX Arts and Culture reporter Freddy Monares tells us more.

In Downtown Seattle, there's new Pacific Northwest-themed murals on 3rd Avenue at the intersections of Pike and Pine streets. Sea creatures, and forest leaves and flowers are painted bright blue, green and pink on storefronts that have been boarded up and painted black.

Thirty to 40 percent of National Weather Service staff were laid off in Oregon in February. As Jefferson Public Radio’s Emma J Nelson reports, the weather service office in Medford says it’s still ready for wildfire season.

More than one thousand lightning strikes made connection with the ground in southern Oregon and northern California Monday night. The National Weather Service office in Medford says the majority struck Jackson County.

Today [WEDNESDAY] Microsoft launched a new initiative aimed at helping millions of people learn to use and build artificial intelligence tools.

KUOW’s Monica Nickelsburg reports.

Last night (Tuesday), Eureka city council members upheld their sanctuary city values by banning the use of Avelo Airlines for city business.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking bids for timber sales covering 1,900 acres in western Oregon. KLCC’s Zac Ziegler reports:

Fire officials are blaming lightning storms across southern Oregon for starting seventy-two ((72)) wildfires in Jackson and Josephine counties yesterday ((Tuesday)).

Severe lightning storms Monday and Tuesday are suspected to have caused seventy-two ((72)) wildfires across Josephine and Jackson counties in southern Oregon.