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Trail Blazers summer league review: Donovan Clingan shined while others fizzled
The Portland Trail Blazers completed summer league play Sunday with a 3-2 record that few will ever remember. What many Blazers fans could remember for years to come is that the summer of 2024 is when a 7-foot-2 rookie lived up to the hype.
Wild Wednesday of weather, thunderstorms and fires possible in PNW
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The wildfire threat remains elevated across eastern Oregon on Wednesday as severe thunderstorms increase the fire threat. A marginal risk for severe weather is likely for eastern Oregon on Wednesday afternoon. A weak disturbance will drop temperatures around Portland, but will increase the thunderstorm and fire threat in eastern Oregon.
Laura Hollister-Takashima
August 27, 1947 – June 17, 2024 - Laura Hollister-Takashima passed away peacefully in her home on June 17, 2024. She was born on August 27, 1948 to Anna Sue and Jack Hollister in Portland, Oregon. She spent her formative years in Canby and later moved to Eugene, Oregon where she graduated from South Eugene High School. Laura attended the University of Oregon and graduated with a degree in Liberal Arts, with a focus in photography and journalism. Soon after, she moved to Oahu, Hawaii...
CF Montreal trade F Mason Toye to Timbers
The Portland Timbers acquired veteran forward Mason Toye from CF Montreal on Tuesday in exchange for a second-round draft pick in 2025. Montreal will also receive $200,000 in 2025 general allocation money from Portland if Toye reaches certain performance metrics or contractual obligations, per the clubs' announcement. Toye, 25, has...
Study of urban moss raises concerns about lead levels in older Portland neighborhoods
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Lead levels in moss are as much as 600 times higher in older Portland neighborhoods where lead-sheathed telecommunications cables were once used compared to lead levels in nearby rural areas, a new study of urban moss has found. The findings raise concerns about lead exposure in...
Outer NE Portland's 10 most expensive homes sold, July 15-21
A house in Portland that sold for $610,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in outer NE Portland in the past week. In total, 15 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $435,782, or $291 per square foot.
Salem woman gets 9 years for mail theft spree, identity fraud in Oregon
DALLAS, Ore. (KATU) — A woman was sentenced to nine years in prison for mail theft and related charges, according to a press release from the Polk County District Attorney's Office. Officials say Michelle Nadine Ray, 47, pleaded guilty to 153 counts of mail theft and related charges including...
Tualatin seeks charitable nonprofits to gift thousands of dollars in grants
The city of Tualatin is looking for charitable nonprofit organizations inside the city to support with a total of $50,000 in grants through its Outside Agency Grant Program. From now until Aug. 30, those organizations that qualify, can receive what historically have been $1,000 to $5,000 grants per organization. “In the last funding cycle, fourteen agencies received funding, which went towards providing essential health care services to uninsured and underserved individuals, delivering support for basic needs such as meals and hygiene, direct assistance for victims...
‘It’s a big step’: Mike Johnston reflects on coaching career with Portland Winterhawks
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — “It’s a big step because I’ve coached for over 35 years now,” said now former Portland Winterhawks head coach Mike Johnston. To be exact, Johnston began coaching at the college level in Canada in 1982. Forty-two years later, he’s ready to take it off of his plate.
3 Moves The Portland Trail Blazers Should Make Before The Regular Season Starts
The Portland Trail Blazers and general manager Joe Cronin have done a great job so far this offseason of getting a clearer sense of direction in their rebuild by adding 20-year-old Donovan Clingan and 23-year-old Deni Avdija. Clingan looks like a steal, falling to pick No. 7 in the 2024 NBA Draft. He has showcased his rim protection, rebounding, and underrated passing so far in the Summer League, all of which made him a coveted draft prospect and someone the Blazers were targeting.
Alien Boy makes out of this world music
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Project Pabst is a two-day, two-stage festival featuring some of the best acts in live music that’s for adults only! The event will be an outdoor blowout with access to both stages, food, beverages and more! We were joined by Caleb and Sonia from Alien Boy who talked to us all about their involvement in the festival!
The Tomorrow Theater Isn’t Ashamed of Its Porno Palace Past
It’s a Friday night screening of The Devil Wears Prada at the Tomorrow Theater on Southeast Division Street. The cocktails are flowing cerulean blue, a drag queen named Violet Hex is hosting bingo, and Eric McGuire just figured out that he brought his sweet mother visiting from Utah to what was quite recently an X-rated movie theater.
Celebrating Community and Respecting Our Home in Happy Valley
Watch Matt’s latest video to get a glimpse of the action! Grove build-out by Nicolas Barrome, an artist from Paris. Special thanks to our stage sponsor Wacom and the build team led by Pete Rust. Scroll below to read a letter from Pickathon Founder. Celebrating Community and Respecting Our...
Portland Opera supports new performing arts center at PSU
The Portland Opera has endorsed Portland State University’s proposal to build a new performing arts center on its campus to replace the Keller Auditorium. The opera is the Portland arts organization to take a public stand on the contentious debate over the future of the Keller, which does not meet current earthquake standards. The City Council is expected to consider whether to renovate the Keller or replace it with a new center at PSU or in the Lloyd District on Aug. 14. ...
Thorns tasked with developing a youthful roster saddled with win-now expectations in coming weeks
After the club-record fifth straight victory had concluded in merciless fashion, Portland piling goals onto its interstate rival deep into the mid-May evening, the Thorns’ director of scouting and recruiting Mike Smith joined then-interim coach Rob Gale at the podium in the bowels of Providence Park. A 4-0 win...
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