We wrap up the week's Northwest news with OPB's Lillian Mongeau Hughes. And we hear from Juliet Grable of Jefferson Public Radio about a coalition in Southern Oregon that's working to help wildlife cross I-5.

This week, the federal government declared a public health emergency around h-M-P-X-V, also known as monkeypox. The virus causes a painful, blistering skin rash. And it's spreading in Oregon: as of Tuesday, there were 72 known cases statewide.

Beach towns up and down the West Coast have feral cats living near the waterfront. But now, jetty cat colonies on Oregon’s coast are being closed as people say they’re inhumane and a nuisance.

In part three of OPB's joint investigation with ProPublica, Tony Schick reports on ways the Bonneville Power Administration has undermined tribes’ efforts on salmon recovery.

Oregon has a housing crisis. Can the next governor solve it?

Herrera Beutler, Perez lead in early Southwest Washington congressional primaries

Colette Peters Named New Director of Federal Prisons

A vaccine rule for indoor dining grabbed the attention of a prominent anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist, drawing a slew of online harassment that quickly descended into racism

The Pacific Northwest is nearing the end of a weeklong heatwave that brought triple-digit temperatures. It’s the first test for Oregon’s recently adopted rules to protect people working outside or without air-conditioning on hot days.