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More senior Oregonians, those with disabilities, to become eligible for in-home service
Thanks to a thumbs-up from a federal agency, more older adults and people with disabilities in Oregon could receive more options for support to continue to live independently in their own home. The Oregon Health Authority said Thursday, Aug. 15, that the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services had OK’d the expansion of a program within the Oregon Department of Human Services. That means Oregon can launch a new version of Oregon Project Independence supported by Medicaid funds. ...
West Linn’s former Ace Hardware to turn into swim school with Junior Olympic-size pool
A Lake Oswego-based construction company is turning the former Ace Hardware in West Linn’s Willamette area into a swim school complete with a 75-foot-long pool. PDG Construction Services began work at the site in July and expects to finish transforming the space into a pool for Goldfish Swim School by mid-December. The swim school will be located in the Willamette Marketplace commercial area. In a press release, Goldfish president Alex...
Think August has been un-summer-like in the Portland area? Wait till you get a look at Saturday
You can go ahead and put the sunscreen away. At least for Saturday, Aug. 16. KOIN 6 News meteorologist Josh Cozart predicts that Friday will be the calm before the storms that are expected around the greater Portland metro area Saturday. Decreasing clouds Friday will help temperatures warm into the mid- to upper-70s. That’s still slightly below the average of 83 degrees for the middle of August. No precipitation is...
Movie Review: Tom Cruise faces danger at ‘The Firm’
Novelist John Grisham’s law thrillers have been rich resources for moviemakers, and “The Firm” is one of the most entertaining results to date. The 1993 drama – which MGM+ Marquee presents Friday, Aug. 23 – runs a bit shy of three hours, but it’s to the credit of veteran director Sydney Pollack and his team that its pace rarely if ever flags, and it remains thoroughly watchable throughout. While Tom Cruise is the nominal star, he gets strong support from a top-notch cast, with some...
Our TV picks for Saturday, August 17: WNBA Basketball; The Nutty Professor; A Costa Rican Wedding
WNBA Basketball KOIN 11 a.m. The Minnesota Lynx have had the Washington Mystics’ number so far this season, taking the previous two games with ease. Can the Mystics turn this season around? The game airs live from the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C. The Nutty Professor ...
Sports Zone: Every sport, every channel August 16 - August 23, 2024
AUTO RACING Friday 3 p.m. FS1 ARCA Menards Series Michigan. (Live) Saturday 9:30 a.m. USA NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400, Qualifying. (Live)12:30 p.m. USA NASCAR Xfinity Racing Series Cabo Wabo 250. (Live)3:30 p.m. USA IndyCar Racing Bommarito Automotive Group...
Exotic pets: A Hollywood ape is resurrected in ‘Chimp Crazy’
In March 2020, a captive global audience of Netflix subscribers was introduced to Joe Exotic and his rival Carole Baskin through the seven-episode docuseries “Tiger King,” detailing the life of eccentric zookeeper Joseph Allen Maldonado. Now, the director and executive producer of that series, Eric Goode, has turned his lens to yet another case of animal exploitation in America with “Chimp Crazy,” a four-part documentary series premiering Sunday, Aug. 18, on HBO and the Max streaming service. “Chimp Crazy” follows Tonia Haddix, a Missouri-based exotic...
BMW's redesigned X2 compact SUV is more affordable than you might think
BMW has completely redesigned the popular X2 compact SUV for the 2024 model year, enhancing the small crossover's "fastback coupe" styling. I've previously noted that these slope-backed crossovers have more appeal to buyers who want the SUV's all-weather capability, but don't necessarily like the square box design that most SUVs use. The thing to remember about the X2 is that first and foremost, this is a BMW, so performance is at the heart of the vehicle's personality. Like most automakers, BMW has gone to a...
Paul Thomas Brown
December 11, 1938 – July 24, 2024 - After a difficult last illness, Paul Tomas Brown passed away at his West Linn home on July 19, 2024, with his wife at his side. Born in Pasadena, CA on December 11, 1938, Paul was the only child of Opal Maurice (Hanes) Brown and Victor Atlas Brown. Raised in Monrovia, CA by his mother and step-father, Charles T. (Chuck) Heyl, a police officer, Paul had a happy childhood, graduated from Monrovia-Duarte High School, and with his parents’ consent, enlisted in the U.S. Air Force at age 17 hoping to become a pilot....
Notes on the Trail Blazers' release of their 2024-2025 NBA schedule
The Portland Trail Blazers released their 2024-2025 schedule Thursday, Aug. 15 along with the rest of the NBA. No surprise following a 21-61 season, the Blazers have only one real nationally televised game and that comes on Jan. 28 against the visiting Milwaukee Bucks and Damian Lillard. Portland plays on NBA TV three times as well Dec. 26 at home against Utah, March 2 at Cleveland and March 30 at New York. ...
West Linn-Wilsonville School District gets ready for new year by giving out supplies
The first day of school is right around the corner and the Family Empowerment Center has community members' backs. The West Linn-Wilsonville School District held its annual Family Empowerment Center Back to School Event at Boeckman Creek Elementary School on Wednesday, Aug. 14. For the fourth year, school district staff handed out backpacks, school supplies, food and more to a line of children and families that wound its way around...
Portland-area agency: Three tips for staying safe when confronted by cougars
Summer in the Portland metro area means enjoying the great outdoors and neighborly get togethers. But when your neighbor happens to be a cougar, the get togethers can get a little scary. Last year saw a remarkable increase in sightings of cougars; also known as mountain lions and pumas. One of the big cats was spotted sunning itself on Haystack Rock on the Oregon Coast. Later that summer, Cannon Beach...
With filing deadline approaching, incumbents still uncontested in West Linn council races
With an Aug. 27 filing deadline approaching, no candidates have submitted paperwork to challenge Mayor Rory Bialostosky and city councilors Mary Baumgardner and Carol Bryck in the upcoming November election. The terms up for election in November last four years and are set to expire Dec. 31, 2028. To be eligible for office in West Linn, candidates must be registered voters who have lived within city limits for a year prior to the election. West Linn does not require candidates to pay a filing fee or collect signatures. Bialostosky was elected mayor in May 2023 after serving five months as interim mayor and two years as a city councilor. Bryck was elected in November 2023 to serve the remainder of his council term. Baumgardner was elected city councilor alongside Bialostosky in 2020.
Oregon Sen. Wyden praises big savings from Medicare negotiations with drug companies
Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, praised the Biden-Harris administration for negotiating lower drug prices for 10 prescription drugs in Medicare. The drug prices were the subject to negotiations between the federal government and the drug companies that manufacture them, Wyden said Thursday, Aug. 15. Medicare is the federal insurance program for people 65 and older, and for some with disabilities. ...
Our TV picks for Friday, August 16: Sixteen Candles; 20/20
Sixteen Candles AMC 8 p.m. According to these flicks, coming of age in the ‘80s was no small feat. First, Samantha (Molly Ringwald) sulks when her entire family forgets about her birthday in this romcom from 1984. Next airs “Pretty in Pink” and later, “Heathers.” 20/20 KATU 9 p.m. For hosts David Muir and Deborah Roberts, no story is off the table. From true crime to celebrity scandals, the duo explores the biggest stories enrapturing North America with the help of correspondents Juju Chang, John Quinones and Diane Sawyer.
Trail Blazers drop ROOT Sports, new broadcasting plans yet to be revealed
Watching the Portland Trail Blazers next season will look a little different for fans as the team announced Wednesday, Aug. 14 they'll be leaving ROOT Sports a year early for a to-be-announced plan. “Trail Blazers basketball will no longer air on ROOT Sports, but we thank ROOT Sports for years of great partnership,” the Blazers announced in a statement. “An exciting announcement on the future television home of Blazers basketball will be made soon.” ...
Bynum, Chavez-DeRemer will face off in three October debates for key Oregon congressional district
Contenders in one of the country’s most competitive congressional elections are poised to meet on the debate stage three times over the course of a week in October. State Rep. Janelle Bynum, the Democrat challenging first-term Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, announced Tuesday, Aug. 13, that she has agreed to three debates, hosted by Portland-based TV station KOIN and Bend-based TV stations KTVZ and Central Oregon Daily. Chavez-DeRemer previously agreed to those three debates and a fourth hosted by Portland-based KATU,...
Oppenlander trial begins with attorneys throwing blame at one another
Lawyers for the city of West Linn and West Linn-Wilsonville School District set the stage for the trial over Oppenlander fields by casting blame at one another during opening arguments Tuesday, Aug. 13. The two public agencies found themselves fighting each other in Clackamas County Circuit Court, two and a half years after the school district initially filed a lawsuit against the city. Attorney Erica Clausen opened arguments for the school district, asserting that the city “poisoned the well” of partnership between the two agencies....
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek will join other Democratic female governors, actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus at DNC
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek will be sharing a stage with Julia Louis-Dreyfus at next week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The “Veep” and “Seinfeld” star will host a panel highlighting some of the country’s Democratic female governors on the third day of the four-day convention in Chicago in partnership with the Democratic Governors Association. Seven other Democratic women will share the stage, including Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, Maine Gov. Janet Mills, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Luian Grisham. Oregon Public Broadcasting is a news partner of this publication. Find the original story here.
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