Pear Growers in the Northwest say consolidation in supermarkets is driving down their prices. The rising costs of labor, diesel, propane and fertilizer are also threatening the struggling industry. Now many in the northwest are going into deep debt, or are getting out of the business [That’s according to Annika Forester of the Pear Bureau Northwest].

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Over the following days hundreds of children will be passing through Seattle’s immigration court. It’s the start of a new way the federal government says it’s trying to process a backlog of cases. KUOW’s Gustavo Sagrero explains.

[Wrap: Seattle Mayor Turns Off Stadium-area Security Cameras

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Intro: Critics of Seattle’s closed circuit television cameras say they’re celebrating a political “win.” ]

The Bonneville Power Administration is planning to cut funding for a program that raises millions of hatchery salmon. Now a bipartisan group of Oregon coastal lawmakers wants the agency to reverse that decision. OPB’s Bryce Dole reports.

Washington Senate Republicans are looking to make a summer road trip to Olympia.

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This fall in Pierce County, voters will decide if they want an ombuds to oversee the county sheriff’s office.

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Host lead-in: This fall, Pierce County voters will decide whether to amend the county

Two nurse-midwives are currently unable to deliver babies at a Lewiston, Idaho hospital. That’s because a physician stepped down from their support role. N-W-P-B’s Rachel Sun has more. :15

Two nurse-midwives are currently unable to deliver babies at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston until at least August.

Oregon’s pear growers in the Hood River Valley had a bad 2025 season. And now, as OPBs Alejandro Figueroa reports, Governor Tina Kotek is asking the federal government to step in to bring much needed aid.