Courtney Vaughn
Courtney Vaughn is the news editor at the Portland Mercury. She appreciates your news tips and musings. Reach out at cvaughn@portlandmercury.com or find her on Bluesky @courtneyvaughn.
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Portland Police Sergeant Placed on Leave After Drunk Driving Arrest
Sgt. Patrick Mawdsley was arrested for impaired driving in Minnesota in July while off duty. In 2015, he grabbed a woman by the throat during an altercation at a wedding.
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Portland Elections Office Investigating Rene Gonzalez For Using Taxpayer Funds on Wikipedia Edits
Records show Auditor’s Office received three complaints over a $6,400 expenditure by the city commissioner’s office to alter his Wikipedia page in the thick of campaign season.
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Attorneys Claim Plasma Donation Centers Illegally Discriminate Against Gay and Bisexual Men
Grifols USA, which operates two centers in Portland, faces a class-action lawsuit after an Oregon man was denied donation.
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How Rene Gonzalez Found Common Ground With a Right-Wing Provocateur
Over the span of 24 hours, the Portland commissioner and mayoral candidate managed to anger his most conservative supporters, while inflaming progressives over a recent nod to Andy Ngo.
