The story of what happened to Jennifer and Sarah Hart and their six kids just keeps getting more bizarre. The family SUV was found last week at the bottom of a coastal cliff in Northern California. The women were killed, as were three of their children. The other three kids have not yet been found. Reporter Hope McKenney of radio station KZYX in Mendocino County has an update. Also, Liam Moriarty of Jefferson Public Radio explores a new play at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. 'Manahatta' draws parallels between the expulsion of Native Americans from their ancestral land and the current-day New Yorkers who got wrapped up in the mortgage crisis.

The stretch of Interstate 5 through Tacoma is one of the Pacific Northwest's biggest traffic nightmares. KUOW's Anna Boiko-Weyrauch explores why it's been so bad, for so long. We also hear about a Washington case that will go before the U.S. Supreme Court. It's a long-running dispute between the state and 21 tribes about hurdles for spawning salmon. As Eilís O'Neill of Earthfix reports, the outcome could have repercussions across the West and Midwest. And OPB political analyst Bill Lunch and senior political reporter Jeff Mapes dig into the week in regional politics, including an ambitious plan to fix Portland's infrastructure, the legal challenge to a proposed question on the next census form and an ethics settlement for former Gov. John Kitzhaber.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is gearing up for its biggest-ever spill of water over dams on the Snake and Columbia rivers. To make sure they do it right, engineers are testing out dams that are 80 times smaller than the existing dams. EarthFix reporter Cassandra Profita visited the facility in Mississippi where the mini dams are being built.

After the magnitude-9 Cascadia earthquake, electricity, running water and sewer systems will be out for weeks. If you can inhabit your house, you might want to simply 'camp' there. Tom Banse introduces us to a emergency preparedness evangelist who has tips for camping in your house.

The city wants to develop the 10-block area between the Pearl District and Old Town Chinatown. Leaders are looking for affordable housing, jobs and a space for artists, that won't gentrify the neighborhood. OPB's Amelia Templeton tells us about the development companies that want the job.

Many customers lost a lot money when the Legend Solar company failed, and they didn't even get their solar panels. In this second part of our investigative series, we hear about the companies and organizations that stepped up to complete Legend Solar's unfinished jobs. Tony Schick of EarthFix reports.

The company was a rising star in the burgeoning solar panel industry, advertising big savings and quality service. Legend Solar didn't deliver, however, and dozens of customers - including several in Oregon - paid for panels they never got. Tony Schick from EarthFix has part one of an investigative series.

Of all insured children in Washington state, nearly half are covered by the state's version of Medicaid. Payments to doctors haven't kept up with the rising cost of health care, and pediatric clinics are closing. Enrique Perez de la Rosa reports.

Democrat Conor Lamb eked out a win in a special Congressional election in Pennsylvania. The voting patterns in the Pennsylvania 18th and the Oregon 2nd are similar. What does that mean for Rep. Greg Walden? We also dig into the suspension of controversial Marion County Circuit Court Judge Vance Day, and the tax bill that promises to make Gov. Kate Brown enemies, no matter what she does with it. Geoff talks to OPB political analyst Bill Lunch and senior political reporter Jeff Mapes.