A chance to gather and reconnect - and a sign of resilience. Those are some ways to describe the fifth-annual Gathering of the Eagles.

State officials and healthcare leaders in Washington are predicting dire consequences to medicaid coverage if the proposed federal budget is adopted by the U-S Senate.

The Seattle school board got an update this week on the superintendent’s proposal on closing a projected $104 [m] million dollar budget gap. [KUOW C&C]

In Bend, where affordable housing is scarce, city officials are hoping to add more homes with the help of increased loans for developers. Kathryn Styer Martínez reports.

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Biologists say removing a small causeway could lead to major changes for salmon in the Yakima River. The footpath has blocked the river Delta for decades.

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HOST LEDE: Biologists say removing a 550-foot causeway in Richland would be a big help for struggling salmon in the Yakima River. But, doing that won’t be easy. [N-W-P-B’s senior environmental correspondent Courtney Flatt has more.] [SOQ 0:52]

Oregon lawmakers are reviving a controversial idea as they look for ways to fund road maintenance and wildfire prevention this year. As Dirk VanderHart reports, they’re looking at instituting a cap-and-trade program.

The Seattle School Board heard the superintendent’s plan to close a projected 104-million-dollar budget gap. The district would use the rainy day fund, levy dollars, state funding and loan extensions, with job cuts only at headquarters. [KUOW C&C]

This week [Friday, May 30] marks 50 years since the death of legendary Oregon distance runner Steve Prefontaine. KLCC’s Karen Richards has this remembrance of the unparalleled athlete.

The Trump administration has put new conditions on some funding that flows from the federal housing department into communities across the U-S.

Pierce County is one of a number of local governments suing the administration over the changes.