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What to watch: The must-watch things to stream this week, July 5 – July 12, 2024
What’s Available NOW On Disney+ “Descendants: The Rise of Red” (July 12) Former Villain Kid Uma (China Anne McClain), now Headmaster of Auradon Prep, extends an invite to the school to Red (Kylie Cantrall), the rebellious daughter of Wonderland’s Queen of Hearts (Rita Ora). The Queen of Hearts has long held a grudge against Auradon, especially against Cinderella (Brandy Norwood), and seizes the opportunity to seek revenge when she drops...
Movie Review: More than a few good actors fuel ‘A Few Good Men’
“You can’t handle the truth!” Certain lines of dialogue become so legendary, it’s known immediately which projects they come from. So it is with the sentence delivered by Jack Nicholson in an intense military courtroom scene in “A Few Good Men,” Aaron Sorkin’s play that Rob Reiner brought to film in an effective and involving 1992 movie version that BBC America shows Monday, July 8. Nicholson plays hard-as-nails Navy Colonel...
Our TV picks for Saturday, July 6: 2024 Tour de France; National Lampoon’s Vacation; House Hunters
2024 Tour de France KGW 5 a.m. The Tour continues with coverage of Stage 8 broadcast live from the route. Today, the race begins in Semur-en-Auxois, France, and ends in Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, just south of Paris. While the terrain is mostly flat, the bikers face a 114-mile ride. National Lampoon’s Vacation ...
Fall head over heels: A love story begins in ‘The Bachelorette’ season premiere
Love is in the air this summer and one lucky lady is about to pick her potential husband from a pool of 25 beaus. Dating game show “The Bachelorette” is back with a brand-new, history-making season, premiering Monday, July 8, on ABC. Former “Bachelor” contestant Jenn Tran, a student in Miami’s Barry University physician assistant program, is the show’s first Asian American lead. After making a splash on Joey Graziadei’s season of “The Bachelor,” Tran became a fan favorite. She spent several weeks getting to...
Oregon’s Tina Kotek among governors meeting with President Biden
After last week’s heated presidential debate, Democratic state leaders in the Pacific Northwest, including Gov. Tina Kotek, held a virtual meeting with President Joe Biden to talk about his campaign. Prior to the meeting, Thomas Wheatley, Kotek’s political adviser, confirmed she would attend the meeting. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee participated as well. In a follow-up communication with KOIN 6 News just after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, Wheatly gave a...
Hops' Clayton wins pitcher's duel in 2-1 victory over Eugene
It was a pitcher’s duel in Hillsboro last night, and thankfully for the Hops and their home crowd it was Logan Clayton who came out on top in a 2-1 win over Eugene on July 3, at Hillsboro Ballpark. Despite not earning the win, Clayton allowed a single earned run on just four hits over 6.2 innings of work. Equally impressive was Landon Sims who earned the win after pitching...
PGE encourages reducing power use during extreme heat
As temperatures crawl into three digits over the Fourth of July holiday weekend — and in summer months to come — Portland General Electric urges customers to be conservative with energy use during extreme heat. An excessive heat warning issued by the National Weather Service, effective Thursday, July 4 until the night of Sunday, July 7, affects the PGE service area. Reducing power use supports service reliability during times when...
Small plane crash at Scappoose Airport sends pilot to a hospital with injuries
An investigation into a single-engine plane crash that occurred Tuesday, July 2, at Scappoose Airport is now in the hands of the National Transportation Safety Board. The crash, which shut down the airport for a time, sent the pilot to an area hospital with injuries. Authorities did not immediately identify the pilot or the extent of the injuries. "Oregon State Police used an uncrewed aircraft to document the scene, and...
Eighth inning meltdown leads to 11-10 Hops loss to visiting Eugene
A day removed from snapping their seven game losing streak, the Hops got right back in the losing saddle in a 11-10 loss to Eugene on Tuesday, July 4, at Hillsboro Stadium. The visiting Emeralds scored seven runs to erase a six-run deficit in the eighth inning, then plated a run in the top of the 10th inning after the Hops had tied it in the ninth for the one-run win. ...
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