North Korea's statement that it has entered a state of war with South Korea is drawing little reaction from Korean-Americans in the Northwest.

An annual clean-up continues to rake in tens of thousands of pounds of trash - including tsunami debris.

ODOT estimates studded tires cause as as much $50 million damage each year. That has some lawmakers in Salem pushing legislation that would require those who use the tires to help cover the costs.

Sheriff Dan Staton may soon direct staff to release immigrants who do not pose a threat to public safety from the Multnomah County jail.

Emergency officials in Eastern Oregon are trying to catch back up after a power outage Thursday interrupted some emergency and civil services.

Tickets for TriMet's LIFT system increase by 30 cents on Monday. And this isn't expected to be the last hike -- another increase is on the cards.

OPB's political guys join us each Friday to make sense of the political developments of the week. This week we discussed the U.S. Supreme Court's look at gay marriage, as well as issues coming out of the Oregon Legislature in Salem.

"We go out to the same people over and over again. There's always the concern this is going to be the time where they're going to shoot one of us or we're going to shoot one of them. We don't want either of those things to happen."

"I would describe myself based on my experience as someone who has a healthy respect for firearms. I guess I'm not obsessed with guns and firearms. I have more faith and trust in our courts to make decisions as far as whether laws surrounding gun control are constitutional."

Davis Washines grew up on the Yakama Nation Reservation and now works as the Tribal Police Chief. It took him a while to reconcile his personal beliefs with the understanding that his responsibility to protect others sometimes involves using a firearm.

"We were told from the time we were allowed to be around firearms, they were nothing to play with. It never occurred to any of us we needed these hunting rifles for person protection. Now when we respond to what you call an active shooter situation, generally suspects are armed with assault-type weapons."