Historic Willamette Main Street and the West Linn High School Latino Student Union are once again teaming up to celebrate Cinco de Mayo Sunday, May 5. The high school club joined forces with Historic Willamette for the first time last year to hold a Cinco de Mayo celebration. This year’s event will take place from 2-6 p.m. in the Historic Willamette area along Willamette Falls Drive. ...

The West Linn High School boys' varsity tennis team has been named Athletes of the Week for the week of April 24th. The Lion boys' varsity tennis team showcased their talent and determination at the 38th Oregon High School Team Tennis Championships, also known as The Jesuit Tournament, held on Friday and Saturday, April 12-13. The team's outstanding performance led them to a second-place finish in the tournament. Their achievements...

Bird song laces the still air punctuating the distant hum of traffic from across the Willamette River on 99E. The glow of dawn lights this familiar route along the river on Volpp Street. Rounding the corner at 4th, I head up to see who else is awake on the wetland. Passing the tall berm surrounding the settling pond containing years of diverted toxic sludge from the Oregon City paper mill, piped here for storage instead of sending it straight into the Willamette River as in the days before the EPA, I wonder what the future holds for this eclectic mix...

Oregon’s getting better at preventing and responding to wildfires, experts said Thursday, April 25, but much more still needs to be done. A panel of University of Oregon professors who study climate change, smoke and wildfire discussed the 2024 wildfire season in an online forum with journalists as the West braces for summer fires. Wildfire risk in the West and in Oregon this year is not abnormally higher than in...

AUSSIE RULES Friday 8:30 p.m. FS1 AFL Premiership Football Sydney Swans vs. Greater Western Sydney Giants. (Live) AUTO RACING Saturday 7:30 a.m. FS1 NASCAR Cup...

What’s Available NOW On Disney+ “Star Wars: Tales of the Empire” (May 4, Limited Series Premiere) The force is with Star Wars fans once again. Lucasfilm’s new animated follow-up series to “Tales of the Jedi” acts as the second installment of the “Tales” series. This six-episode miniseries adventures “into the fearsome Galactic Empire through the eyes of two warriors on divergent paths, set during different eras” (per Disney+), as Morgan...

Premier League Soccer KGW 9:30 a.m. As the Premier League races towards its conclusion in May, coverage of this game played between Brentford F.C. and Everton airs live, with footage broadcasting straight from the pitch at Goodison Park in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Love & Marriage: DC ...

There is something about a romantic comedy that uplifts the viewer like nothing else. Traditionally chronicling a quirky love story between two or more people, the genre often requires its audience to suspend disbelief just enough to open their hearts and allow for a bit of movie magic. Thankfully, as spring heats up and prepares to head into summer, Prime Video has a new rom-com to suit the seasonal mood. “The Idea of You,” premiering Thursday, May 2, on Prime, puts just enough of a...

With a new local option levy on the ballot this May, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue hopes voters continue to support the fire district. Voters have passed levies put forth by TVF&R every five years since 2000, most recently in 2019. The 2019 levy, which pays for 92 firefighter and paramedic positions across TVF&R’s district, is set to expire in June 2025. TVF&R serves 11 cities in four counties with...

The price of electric vehicles is a huge sticking point with many consumers. At this time, the cost of batteries required to deliver the driving range that consumers demand is placing substantial upward pressure on prices. Automakers cannot afford to take a loss on every EV they sell, so the costs are passed on to the consumer. Part of the cost equation is that Americans love their big SUVs, and with good reason. We like to be able to carry people and cargo, and maybe...

Coffee and rows of donuts welcomed teachers, administrators, students, parents, politicians and community members to West Linn High School on the morning of Saturday, April 20. A banner strung across the facade of the school’s performing arts center welcomed the crowd to the Community Equity Summit. This was the fifth Community Equity Summit hosted by the West Linn-Wilsonville School District. This year’s theme, “Community Conversations: Welcome and Wellbeing,” focused on...

Friends and co-workers will hold a vigil for missing Rose Linn Care Center nursing coordinator Cristina Ase Friday, April 26, one month after her disappearance. The vigil will take place at Glenwood Park in southeast Portland where police believe she spent three hours in the morning the day she vanished. April 26 also marks Ase’s 62nd birthday. Amy Schauer and Nicole Oquist, who have worked with Ase for the past...

Plans for a new commercial building on Willamette Falls Drive will move forward after the West Linn City Council unanimously denied an appeal of the proposal during a discussion that spanned two meetings April 15 and 22. Neighbors living directly behind the site of the new building appealed an initial approval of the proposed project earlier this year, arguing that noise from the planned rooftop deck would likely violate the city’s noise ordinance. ...

Her Study of a Killer LIFEP 8 p.m. This 2023 thriller joins Ellie (Natasha Wilson) as she prepares to attend her 15-year high school reunion, where the death of a well-liked teacher (Maralyn Facey) begins a series of events that threatens Ellie’s safety and future. We’re Here HBO 9 p.m. When life is a drag, you need a lot more drag. In this season premiere, drag queens Priyanka, Sasha Velour, Jaida Essence Hall and Latrice Royale head to small town America to foster tolerance, training residents how to dazzle in one-night performances.

Her Study of a Killer LIFEP 8 p.m. This 2023 thriller joins Ellie (Natasha Wilson) as she prepares to attend her 15-year high school reunion, where the death of a well-liked teacher (Maralyn Facey) begins a series of events that threatens Ellie’s safety and future. BMF ...

When the staff at the Clackamas County Event Center wanted to rebrand the old Food, Wine, and Brew Festival into something new, they landed on a pretty good idea. In 2023, the inaugural Canby Brewfest kicked off with a pair of sold-out days and plenty of positive feedback about the change. It was a welcome reaction as staff wanted to create a more focused event, highlighted by beer tasting, music and the chance to enjoy it all in a relaxed atmosphere. ...

U.S. Supreme Court justices spent two hours Wednesday, April 24, debating whether a federal law about emergency treatment encompasses abortion care even in states with strict abortion bans, with no clear indication of how they may ultimately rule. A decision could come as soon as the end of June to decide whether Idaho’s near-total abortion ban means doctors who might need to terminate a pregnancy during a health emergency would be protected from prosecution under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, or EMTALA, a...

Can you re-stock this jewelry display from Lil' Bug Studios? PMG Photo: Stephanie Basalyga

A person’s home should be a safe haven. Too often, however, there may be dangers lurking in a home that can compromise the safety of residents. Electrical fires are no joke. The Hartford insurance company says electrical failure or malfunctions account for almost 34,000 home fires per year. The National Fire Protection Association says they can contribute to 440 deaths and $1.3 billion in direct property damage annually. Older homes...

Your Oregon News is hosting a Home & Garden Giveaway for our readers! Enter for a chance to win a $5,000 national grand prize for your home and garden, or a chance at five $500 gift card prizes — as well as more prizes from local businesses — from now through midnight on Tuesday, May 21. Five lucky readers will receive local prizes of $500 each from Your Oregon News,...