DRONE HACKING!!! Iraqi insurgents have reportedly used $26 off-the-shelf software to hack into the U.S. military’s unmanned Predator drones and obtain live video feeds. AXELROD: LEFT ‘INSANE’ TO SINK HEALTH BILL!!! Evidently the senate didn’t consider the party’s “base” before ripping the guts out of the bill. US MULLS $100BILLION CLIMATE CHANGE FUND!!! Great word, […]
Matt Davis
Matt Davis was news editor of the Mercury from 2009 to May 2010.
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Too Quick with His Hands
Jurors Rebuke Sheriff’s Deputy for Head Punch
Jurors rebuke sheriff’s deputy for head punch.
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Hitting Back
Old Town property owners hit back at Randy Leonardís HIT Squad.
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It’s Senator Margaret Carter Day
City council has tonight honored retired North/Northeast Portland state senator Margaret Carter by proclaiming December 16th to be Senator Margaret Carter Day. STATE SENATOR MARGARET CARTER (CENTER, IN BLUE)—””SHE’S QUITE A SNAPPY DRESSER, TOO,” SAID ONE SPEAKER “When the constitution was completed, I was not included in ‘we the people’,” said Kelvin Hall, a community […]
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E-Coli Outbreak: It Was Seagull Poop
Remember this? ILLUSTRATION BY BRETT SUPERSTAR The water bureau says it was from seagull poop. And harmless.
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DA to Defendant: Don’t Sue Cops, We Won’t Prosecute
The Multnomah County District Attorney’s office this morning agreed not to prosecute a Gresham woman if she, in turn, agreed not to sue a Gresham police officer involved in her controversial arrest on the MAX back in August. Angela DeCorte signed an agreement prepared by attorneys from the City of Portland this morning to “hold […]
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County Fosters Man’s Dog While In Jail
A homeless man is trying to persuade the county’s animal services shelter to reverse the adoption of his 7-month old Chihuahua after it was given to a foster family while he was in jail. “I was arrested in the grocery store for eating out of the salad bar,” says Lonnie Mead—picked up by the cops […]
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BREAKING: Jurors Find Sheriff’s Deputy Liable For Excessive Force In Jail Beating Incident
A Federal Court Jury has ruled against Multnomah County Sheriff’s Deputy Richard Hathaway this morning, finding him liable for excessive force and battery related to an altercation with an inmate in the booking area of the county jail in 2006. You can catch up on the case by reading the post I wrote last night. […]
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Good Morning, News!!
OBAMA: “LAST CHANCE” FOR HEALTH REFORM!!! You heard him. CHINA/US IMPASSE ON CLIMATE TALKS!!! Spicy. MEET THE COCO-PUS!!! Australian scientists discover coconut-carrying octopus. COCO-PUS! A COUGAR FOR TIGER!!! Makes mistress number 14. “WE’RE THE PERFECT PAEDO COUPLE!!!” Says The Sun. A CELEBRITY GUIDE TO QWITTERING!!! It’s all the rage. KELLY RIPA OUTS ANDERSON COOPER!!! And […]
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Leonard Passes Fire Bureau Fitness Test
City Commissioner Randy Leonard has passed the fire bureau’s physical agility test this afternoon, after a complaint about his climbing on the roof of the Marysville Elementary School during a fire last month, without proper certification. Leonard: Took Fire Bureau Fitness Test Today Leonard completed a series of tests: lifting an extension ladder twice, taking […]
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Rent A Cop Hits Kid With Skateboard
Update, December 15, 3:20: Statement from Parks Commissioner Nick Fish: “On the evening of November 25, 2009, Pioneer Courthouse Square security officers attempting to enforce park regulations were involved in an alteration with 4 individuals. One officer suffered minor injuries. The incident reports have been provided to the Portland District Attorney. As with any such […]
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Jury Still Out In Alleged Jail Beating Case
A Federal Court jury is still deliberating over allegations of excessive force in the booking area at Multnomah County Detention Center, stemming from 2006. Judge Anna Brown sent the jury out at 12:30 today, at the conclusion of four-and-a-half days of trial proceedings which began last Tuesday, December 8. And the jury is still out, […]