It's New Year's Eve, Blogtown! Let's have some news.
Detour: All lanes of Highway 26 near the zoo are closed due to a downed tree blocking the road.
Oregonians: You may be able to pump your own gas soon. Finally.
Portlanders: You might be seeing more cops on the streets soon.
Football fans: You won't be seeing senior TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin playing the Alamo Bowl. He's suspended after an overnight arrest.
More sun for Portland through the weekend:
If the clouds stay away, there's a chance the Northern Lights could be visible tonight.
The weather everywhere is out of control: record highs in the Arctic, flooding in Missouri, and hurricane-force winds in the UK.
"Affluenza" teen Ethan Couch is still in Mexico, but his mom has been extradited back to the US.
This isn't real surprising, but it's funny: According to data, Donald Trump is most popular "among Republicans who are less affluent, less educated and less likely to turn out to vote."
Remember Pizza Rat? Here's Donut Raccoon: