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The Portland Trail Blazers play arguably their most meaningful game since 2021 tonight, but fans will need an Amazon subscription to see it.

OPB’s Riley Martinez reports on how that’s sitting with Blazers fans to start today’s newsletter.

Also this morning, “Oregon Art Beat” profiles the Jefferson Dancers as the legendary Portland high school program celebrates 50 years.

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Here’s your First Look at Tuesday’s news.

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Trail Blazers play Phoenix in team’s biggest game since 2021 — but you need Prime Video to see it

The Trail Blazers are set to face the Phoenix Suns tonight in the NBA Play-In Tournament, Portland’s first postseason matchup in five years.

It’s an exciting time for fans of the team, but they’ll have to pay a premium to see the game.

Amazon Prime Video has exclusive rights to broadcast the play-in as part of its 11-year media rights agreement with the NBA. That means you’ll need an Amazon Prime subscription to tune in.

It’s a growing trend in sports, one that’s frustrated Blazers fans. (Riley Martinez)

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3 things to know

• A winter storm warning is in place for heavy snow in the Oregon and Washington Cascades from 5 p.m today through 5 a.m. Thursday. (OPB staff)
• Planned light rail stops as part of the Interstate Bridge replacement could be reduced from two to one, with light rail terminating at the Vancouver waterfront. (Erik Neumann)
• The Oregon Health Authority’s beach monitoring program has released the list of coastal recreation areas it will monitor for the presence of bacteria during 2026 and 2027. If a test exceeds the bacteria limit, OHA will issue an advisory. (Brian Bahouth)

Northwest headlines

• Portland Fire select Iyana Martin Carrion of Spain in first round of WNBA Draft (Rob Manning)
• Road repairs to restore access to Mount St. Helens observatory (Jake Goldstein-Street)
• Another dead whale washes ashore, this time near Yachats (Brian Bahouth)
• How incarcerated Oregon youth are helping restore native plants and forests (Mia Maldonado)
• Siuslaw School District voters will decide whether to build a new high school in Florence (Karen Richards)

Listen in on OPB’s daily conversation

Noon and 8 p.m. weekdays on OPB Radio, opb.organd the OPB News app. Today’s planned topics:

• Portland Trail Blazers aim to keep season alive with possible trip to NBA playoffs
• Why Portland General Electric and Pacific Power customers are getting another rate hike in April
• Portland OB-GYN’s new book focuses on the labor and delivery experience

Jefferson Dancers celebrate 50 years of tradition, talent and community

Through winding hallways and down a couple staircases in North Portland’s Jefferson High School is what’s known as “The Dungeon.”

But this is no crypt. It’s a dance studio and home to the Jefferson Dancers, a storied program at the school celebrating its 50th year.

The dancers are nationally renowned, having racked up awards and toured around the globe.

We spoke with Jefferson Dancers past and present about what makes the program special ahead of special anniversary performances April 16-18. (Elizabeth Miller and Emily Hamilton)

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