New Navy ship — The USS Portland, a new Navy ship that will be commissioned later this month in its namesake city, has entered the Columbia River. The vessel with nearly 400 crew members aboard docked at the Port of Astoria on Thursday. It will leave for Portland on Saturday, where it will be commissioned on April 21. The San Antonio-class amphibious transport weighs 25,000 tons and is 684 feet long. It is the first ship to be named exclusively for Oregon’s largest city. It was built in Mississippi for $1.6 billion and sailed through the Panama Canal before docking in San Diego in January. Gary Piercy, commissioning committee chairman, says the ship would likely respond to an emergency like a large Pacific Northwest earthquake.

Kids sue over climate change — A fall trial date has been scheduled for a lawsuit filed by young activists who say the U.S. government is failing to protect them from climate change. U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken in Eugene will begin hearing evidence Oct. 29. There will be no jury. The lawsuit brought by 21 children and young adults asserts the government has known for decades that carbon pollution causes climate change but has failed to curb greenhouse gas emissions. They are seeking various environmental remedies.

Historic Lakeview theater — An effort is underway to renovate and reopen the Alger Theater, a 1940 landmark that was once the center of social life in the Southern Oregon town of Lakeview. Inside there’s a balcony, a vintage popcorn machine, a large stage for live performance, and a projector room filled with 1930s-era equipment. The Alger has mostly sat idle since 2014, a victim of the switch to digital film distribution. An anonymous donor saved the theater by purchasing it for $170,000, and intends to sell it to a nonprofit that’s trying to revitalize downtown.