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2024 Toyota Grand Highlander is a bigger and better family SUV
What is Toyota thinking with the 2024 Grand Highlander? The new affordable three-row SUV is so good it competes effectively against the company’s new luxury Lexus TX model, which is based on it. If you’re in the market for a large, comfortable, good-driving SUV with loads of technology and premium touches, check out the 2024 Grand Highlander before Toyota realizes what they’ve done and raises the price. The least expensive Grand Highlander XLE starts at a ridiculously low $45,020. Even the top-of-the-line Platinum Hybrid MAX...
Our TV picks for Tuesday, April 30: The Cleaning Lady, Lopez vs Lopez, Neighborhood Wars
The Cleaning Lady KPTV 8 p.m. Season 3 of this drama series continues, following as Thony De La Rosa (Élodie Yung) manages a new job, a new moral compass, and a new country, as she searches for medical treatment for her son in the United States, leading her down some dark paths. Lopez vs Lopez ...
Our TV picks for Wednesday, May 1: Chicago Med, The Masked Singer, Walker
Chicago Med KGW 8 p.m. There’s always someone to save in the Windy City. In each new episode of this procedural series, doctors, nurses and staff balance their intertwined personal lives while working a demanding profession, in which the patient always comes first. The Masked Singer ...
State fire marshal wants Oregonians to do more to protect their homes from wildfires
Climate change is expected to increase both the frequency and intensity of wildfires, according to the U.S. Forest Service. So now, in addition to more dry eastern Oregon wildfires, Oregonians are likely to experience more wildfires in the wetter western part of the state. “Wildfire is not an ‘if,’ but a ‘when,’ living in Oregon,” said Alison Green, a spokeswoman for the Oregon State Fire Marshal. That office wants Oregonians to create more defensible space around their homes. That is: More area between the house and potential wildfire, where vegetation has been modified to reduce the threat and help firefighters defend the house. And the fire marshal has set up a number of new programs to help. Oregon Public Broadcasting is a news partner of the Pamplin Media Group. Find the original story here.
My opinion: In Oregon, homes don’t come from the hardware store
It’s rare to see Democrats and Republicans come together as productively as they recently did with the passage of a $376 million package aimed at addressing Oregon’s chronic undersupply of housing. Despite divisive national rhetoric, Oregon legislators of all stripes are realizing the only reliable way out of our housing crisis is through building needed housing. But Oregonians must recognize the critical resources that make this possible. We can’t add...
DMV Administrator: Air travel ID deadline is only a year away, but you may have less time than that
For air travel within the U.S., most people use their state driver license or ID card to get through airport security. They also can use a passport as they would for an international flight. But starting May 7, 2025, your standard Oregon driver license or ID card will no longer get you on a domestic flight. You will need to show a Real ID-compliant state license or ID card, or a passport or passport card. With just one year left to prepare, Oregon’s DMV is...
May Day rally scheduled in Salem
PCUN leaders announced that the group will join many other groups, including CAPACES, union organizers and the Oregon Food Bank, to take part in the noon rally in Salem, Wednesday, May 1, for an International Workers Day celebration. The midday rally will gather at the Oregon State Capitol where there will be speeches and vital resource booths, and where a march around the Capitol block is scheduled. On Monday Salem Police issued a map of the rally march route to advise motorists and other downtown...
Pedal Power: Rides travel through Canby, Molalla, Mt. Angel countryside
The hills and roads from Canby to Molalla to Gervais and back again will be alive with the sound of – bicycles? It’s true. Approximately 300 cyclists will take part in the Portland Bicycle Club’s 2024 century ride, which covers three different distances, begins in Canby and traverses much of the north Willamette Valley on June 8. As organizer Doug Myers explained, century rides are so named for the distance,...
Best outdoor activity vehicles named by Northwest experts
Shelton, Washington. April 27, 2024 — After two days of on- and off-road testing, the automotive media professionals of the Northwest Automotive Press Association named the 2024 Lexus GX 550 Overtrail as the Northwest Outdoor Activity Vehicle of the Year. “The Lexus GX has traditionally been a remarkable off-road vehicle, and this new generation proved itself with not only luxury features but also capability. The competition was extremely tight and some of the votes were very close, but overall members of the Northwest Automotive Press...
Spring is here! Check out these must-do activities! : April 29-May 5
MONDAY, APRIL 29-SUNDAY, MAY 5 ‘LED ZEPPELIN’ — The son of the late, great drummer John Bonham puts on a show commemorating his life and music and the band Led Zeppelin. “Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening” is the name of the show, and Jason Bonham leads a band that plays the stellar Led Zeppelin music. It’ll be 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 3, at Keller Auditorium, 222 S.W. Clay St. More: portland5.com ...
Our TV picks for Monday, April 29: American Idol, Intervention, Seeking Sister Wife
American Idol KATU 5 p.m. The live shows begin. Expect high-octane, live performances from this year’s contestants, and on-the-spot reactions from judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie. Only the best contestants will make it to the next round. Intervention ...
Local Events & Activities: Books, gardening, poetry and more
Canby’s annual prayer breakfast coming Thursday CANBY: The 20th Annual Canby Prayer Breakfast will be held Thursday, May 2, beginning at 7 a.m. at Cutsforth’s Market Town Hall. Canby Mayor Brian Hodson will speak, and local churches will be represented to help lead prayer for various groups within Canby. Tickets are $10 each and can...
Overdue Repairs in Gervais
In 1998, Gervais voters turned down a bond measure that would have replaced the roof of Gervais High School. More than 25 years later, that roof has still not been replaced. “A surveyor came over to look at the gym roof to see if they could repair it,” said Julie Powers, facilities coordinator for the district. “They said they didn’t want to (repair it) because it was 56% saturated. So...
Oregon poised for easier wildfire season, experts say, but rural areas need help
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...
What to watch: The must-watch things to stream this week, Apr. 26 - May 3, 2024
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...
Our TV picks for Saturday, April 27: Premier League Soccer; Love & Marriage: DC; Trouble in Paradise
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 ...
Love at 40: Hathaway, Galitzine get romantic in ‘The Idea of You’
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...
Kia EV9 is a great SUV, if you can afford it
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...
Rules fortified for Woodburn's theater, museum, library
On the heels of heightened concerns about emerging inappropriate behaviors, updated rules of conduct for the Woodburn Public Library, Woodburn Museum and Bungalow Theater are in the works. On April 22 after much deliberation, Woodburn City Council approved the updates, which involved repealing the current code and replacing it with another that is more clearly defined and enforced, including subjecting severe offenders to exclusion from the facilities. Woodburn Community Services Director Jesse Cuomo presented the proposal to council while City Attorney McKenzie Granum explained the...
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