We wrap up the week's Northwest news with OPB's Jeff Thompson. We also hear from High Country News' Kylie Mohr, about new data showing that millions of acres maintained by the Bureau of Land Management fail to meet the agency's land-health standards.

Oregon -- along with many parts of the American West -- may be stuck in a state of unending drought. That’s according to a new study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

How to Design a Healthy Post Pandemic Life

Sidelined by the pandemic, Portland's dementia walking group strolls once again

As Oregon prepares to lift it's mask mandate for most indoor spaces, parents and children under five who cannot yet be vaccinated, face navigating a new world of optional masks in schools and other public places.

Audio for QA: Mask mandate ends

Oregon DOC nurse accused of sexual assault faces federal investigation

Businesses across Oregon brace for a maskless future

Oregon state legislators finished their 2022 session today. The remarkably drama-free short session it included big spending on some of the most pressing problems for the state.

Three Democratic lawmakers announced this week/on Monday they can no longer afford to serve in the state Legislature and will not be seeking re-election.