Judson Randall is of the people who reported strange debris washed up on the Oregon coast. He suspects it came from the tsunami that hit Japan two years ago. He discusses the discovery with OPB's Geoff Norcross.

Oregon authorities have contacted the Japanese Consulate in Portland to find out whether a piece of presumed tsunami debris that washed up at Oceanside on Friday is culturally significant.

A Gresham teenager is in Washington D.C. to receive an citizen award from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society for his rescue of a boy from a burning house last fall.

Some of the Northwest's smaller communities are putting backup plans in place, now that the FAA has announced plans to close more than one hundred air traffic control towers across the country.

No further talks are planned between the Longshore union and a coalition of grain handlers from around the Northwest.

Washington Governor Jay Inslee urged a group of regional business leaders today to urge state legislators to support the Columbia River Crossing --the proposed new I-5 bridge over between Portland and Vancouver.

Redmond's City Councilors met before dawn on Friday to approve a last minute change for a major downtown road project. Work is set to begin Monday on a repaving and beautification project.  It affects about a dozen blocks on what was formerly Highway 97.