Idaho lawmakers passed more bills this legislative session than any time in the last five years. As SPR’s Owen Henderson reports, the majority of those new laws go into effect today [WED].

A Coos County school district is alleging one point two million dollars of its funding has been diverted to other schools.

Seattle leaders are celebrating four matches into hosting the World Cup.

But KUOW’s Casey Martin reports some neighborhoods expected to see more action.

Local elected officials are taking a victory lap today after hosting four World Cup matches in Seattle.

Washington’s primaries are five weeks away – and the intraparty fight consuming Democrats nationwide is rearing its head here.

KUOW’s Scott Greenstone has the story.

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The University of Oregon’s board of trustees has set aside $15 million dollars in student building fees in hopes of eventually replacing a natural gas boiler with an electric one.

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The University of Oregon’s board of trustees has set aside $15 million dollars in student building fees in hopes of replacing a natural gas boiler with an electric one.

KLCC’s Rebecca Hansen-White reports that today’s [Monday’s] vote comes after nearly a decade of students, staff and community members urging the university to decarbonize its heating system.

It’s been five years since a deadly heatwave sent shockwaves through the Pacific Northwest. Places in Oregon reached as high as 118 degrees and more than 100 people died from heat-related illnesses.

The region was not prepared for extreme heat.

Since then, government programs have helped thousands of people cool their homes. But some funds have run out – limiting options for the state’s most vulnerable residents as they try to survive the heat.

Monica Samayoa [[Sah-mah-YO-ahh]] reports.

It’s been five years since a record-shattering heat wave hit the Northwest, killing an estimated twelve-hundred [1,200] people [in British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington].

As the world’s climate keeps warming, we can expect more heat—and more deaths.

KUOW’s John Ryan looks at efforts to make our [Washington’s] next heat wave less deadly.

The Jackson County library has updated its policies months after an incident raised concerns over appropriate internet use.