Vacancies in Oregon’s two U.S. Senate seats would be temporarily filled by the governor, under a bill headed to Gov. Tina Kotek. As Dirk VanderHart reports, the proposal has rankled Republicans.

Three missing Wenatchee sisters were found dead Monday at a campground near Leavenworth. Police say the girls’ father is wanted in connection to their deaths. N-W-P-B’s Renee Diaz reports.

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Only one, qualified person has applied to be Lane County’s next sheriff.

KLCC’s Rebecca Hansen-White reports.

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A people-powered whale alert app has been helping reduce the risk of vessel strikes on whales for more than a decade. It notifies commercial mariners when they should slow down to avoid collisions and disturbances.

Now, an A-I-powered thermal camera is taking the monitoring to the next level.

In Washington, the city of Longview could soon take a stricter approach to camping in public parks. As OPB's Erik Neumann reports, the city council is set to vote Thursday on what officials are calling a zero-tolerance policy.

A new study that was co-authored by Washington State University researchers details the original recipe for a pigment that was used in Ancient Egypt. KUOW’s Natalie Newcomb reports.

The city council of Longview, Washington plans to vote on Thursday on a new resolution aimed at stopping illegal camping in public parks. It’s part of a shift away from issuing warnings, towards fines or arrests.

Scientists at Washington State University have recreated the recipe for an Ancient Egyptian pigment used thousands of years ago, but lost to history until now. [KUOW C&C]

A new thermal-imaging system off the Washington coast is providing A-I assisted whale location data to commercial mariners.

More from KNKX reporter Bellamy Pailthorp.

The Oregon Department of Transportation will receive more than $80 million in federal reimbursement grants for work done to recover from natural disasters. KLCC’s Zac Ziegler [ZIG-ler] reports: