State Representative Courtney Neron (NEE-ron) is headed to the state Senate. The Wilsonville Democrat was appointed Wednesday to a vacant seat created by the death of Senator Aaron Woods. Dirk VanderHart reports.

The Chinook Indian Nation of Southwest Washington has been trying to get federal recognition from the U.S. government since the mid-90s. As OPB's Erik Neumann reports, recently they started looking for a new champion in Washington D.C.

A popular, private ferryboat service between Port Angeles [Washington] and Victoria B.C. is reducing its summer sailings in June.

The University of Washington has banned and suspended 21 students who were arrested at a protest at the Seattle campus Monday night. KUOW’s Scott Greenstone has more.

Escalating tensions between the U.S. and Canada are being blamed for service reductions on the Black Ball Ferry.

Oregon is expected to have an extremely hot and dry summer, setting the state up for a potentially devastating wildfire season ahead. OPB's April Ehrlich [[ER-lick]] reports.

Untro updated 5/7 at 5:36 pm to reflect UW's announcement that students will be suspended and banned from campus.

Revised lede: The University of Washington says 21 students who were among the 34 demonstrators in Monday night's pro Palestinian protest ... will be suspended and banned from all campuses.

This comes as the Trump administration has announced a review of the protest.

KUOW reporter Scott Greenstone has more.

Washington has new limits on annual rent increases.

The governor signed the bill into law Wednesday [yesterday].

The former business manager of Eugene Weekly was arrested Tuesday over the alleged embezzlement of the paper.

New limits on annual rent increases are now law in Washington state. Olympia correspondent Jeanie Lindsay reports.