The Oregonian

Despite it shaping up as one of the duller seasons we’ve seen in a while, “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” keeps chugging away on Season 12. After last week’s silly spat between newbie Denise Jenkins and perennial pot-stirrer Sutton Stracke, Wednesday’s Episode 9, titled, “Calamity Jayne,” sounds like it will once again bring Erika Jayne/Girardi into the spotlight for more eyebrow-raising behavior.

Former House Speaker Tina Kotek and former longtime Oregon legislator Betsy Johnson have pulled ahead of former House Republican Leader Christine Drazan in the three-way race for governor, according to a new poll released Wednesday that was paid for by Johnson’s campaign. About a third of registered Oregon voters...

CHICAGO — Toddler Aiden McCarthy was found wandering alone in the chaotic aftermath of Monday’s mass shooting in Highland Park as strangers sought to reunite him with his family. Tuesday it emerged that the parents of 2-year-old Aiden, Irina and Kevin McCarthy, were among the seven people killed...

Here are the Class 4A all-state teams for the spring 2022 high school baseball season. The all-state teams are determined by a vote of the state’s coaches. Cooper Mullens, Marist Catholic, junior, infielder. Rex DeAngelis, North Marion, junior, outfielder. Daniel Iwamizu, Hidden Valley, junior, outfielder. Jon Fritz, Newport, senior,...

This is the winner’s circle show. “The Challenge: USA” premieres on CBS on Wednesday, July 6, at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. You can stream it on FuboTV and Paramount+. The show will the air weekly at 9 p.m. Wednesdays. “The Challenge: USA” brings top competitors from several reality TV...

Oregon has added another another blue chip prospect to its 2023 recruiting class. Caleb Pressley, a four-star cornerback, announced his commitment to the Ducks on Tuesday. He chose Oregon over Washington, Alabama, UCLA, Michigan State and Texas A&M. The 6-foot, 180-pound Pressley is the No. 1 player in Washington, No....

The Portland Trail Blazers have released Eric Bledsoe making him a free agent, according to a report from The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Portland acquired Bledsoe in the trade-deadline deal that sent Norman Powell and Robert Covington to the LA Clippers. The Blazers had hoped to use Bledsoe’s contract, worth...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mohegan Chief Marilynn “Lynn” Malerba, the nation’s first Native American U.S. treasurer, comes from a line of chiefs who instilled in her the need to keep her tribe healthy and to survive. “It’s our job to leave footprints on the path for those...

“She’s not the type that I would’ve imagined” are not exactly the words a bride wants to hear walking down the aisle to her future partner, but they will be said on the new season of “Married at First Sight.”. “Married at First Sight” Season 15...

LEAVENWORTH, Wash. — A man from Vancouver died in a climbing accident Monday in the Cascade Mountains south of Leavenworth, the Chelan County sheriff said. The 44-year-old’s climbing partner said the two were climbing on Icicle Buttress when heavy rain moved in. She said she was lowered to the bottom of the pitch and the man was following when he fell about 100 feet.

The Portland Trail Blazers officially announced the acquisition of forward Jerami Grant on Wednesday. The deal that primarily sent a 2025 first-round pick to the Detroit Pistons for Grant, 28, was negotiated prior to the June 23 NBA draft but couldn’t be announced until July 6. In the deal,...

Has your yard lost its allure? Find inspiration as six stellar outdoor spaces, from robust to refined, will be showcased on the 2022 Portland Landscape Architecture + Design Tour on Saturday, July 16. Ticket holders ($30 each or two for $50, mads.media/2022pdxoutdoor) will meet landscape designers and builders ready to...

Midfielder Eryk Williamson and forwards Jaroslaw Niezgoda and Dairon Asprilla had their well-earned moments in the spotlight as the Portland Timbers came back to draw Nashville 2-2 on Sunday, but an unsung hero of the Timbers’ recent undefeated stretch has been left back Claudio Bravo. Bravo’s play on both...

“Big Brother” Season 24 premieres on CBS on Wednesday, July 6 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. You can stream it on FuboTV and Paramount+. The contestants – known as “houseguests” – are locked into a home for several months and vote each other out of the competition week by week. There will be different challenges presented to the cast on a weekly basis and each houseguest will have their own strategy to claim the “Big Brother” prize. The winner of the season gets to go home with $750,000 and, of course, bragging rights.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pat Cipollone, Donald Trump’s former White House counsel, is scheduled to testify Friday before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to a person briefed on the matter. Cipollone, whose reported resistance to Trump’s schemes to overturn his 2020...

July and August are arguably two of the best months of the year for road tripping. Whether you’re planning a local adventure to a nearby town or a cross-country road trip to check out the scenic byways less traveled, get prepared with all of the essentials. From food storage and comfy clothes for the long car ride to toiletries and game to pass the time, stock up on must-haves from retailers like Yeti, Amazon, Walmart, Columbia, and more.

The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is here but only a select few are able to shop right now. The sale will go live to the public July 15, but loyal Nordstrom shoppers do not have to wait that long. The retail store is issuing access to the sale in phases; the first people that can shop the sale are titled “Icons.” The phases are determined by your loyalty status with the store. “Icon” cardholders – also known as Nordy Club shoppers who spend $15,000 or more at the department store each year – can access the pre-sale on Wednesday, July 6.

Editor’s note: This story first appeared on palabra, the digital news site by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. When a leaked draft of the Supreme Court’s abortion opinion was released in May, there was little doubt it would go into effect. Within weeks, it was official: Women, nonbinary, trans and people of other various gender identities had their rights taken away overnight, just before the start of a warm summer weekend. Decades of progress for reproductive rights were undone in a matter of hours when Roe v. Wade was struck down.

Riding the train back from one of my Eugene eating adventures last month, I craned back my neck around the observation car as we passed through Oregon City, hoping for a glimpse of the new Canard. As first reported by The Oregonian/OregonLive, Canard, our 2018 Restaurant of the Year, landed...

Tina Kotek has tested positive for COVID-19, she announced Tuesday on Twitter. “Today I tested positive for COVID-19,” the Democratic nominee for Oregon governor wrote. “I’m resting and taking it easy for a few days.”. She added:. “Grateful to be vaccinated and boosted!”. Kotek, the former speaker...