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Good Afternoon, News: Govenor Declares Wildfire Emergency, “Big Red Wave” Falls Flat, and Alex Jones’ Epic Fail
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Good Afternoon, News: More Biketown Rides, Better Transport to Cooling Shelters, and Courts! Courts! Courts!
Good Afternoon, News: More Biketown Rides, Better Transport to Cooling Shelters, and Courts! Courts! Courts!
Biketown ridership is up, improvements in getting Portlanders to cooling shelters, and experience the schadenfreude of a judge yelling at Alex Jones. It’s Good Afternoon, News!
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Good Afternoon, News: Patriot Prayer Brawler Sentenced, Wildfire Season Arrives, and Somebody Actually Hired Nick Kristof
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Good Afternoon, News: Cops Withhold Public Info Again, Dangerous Heat Continues, and a Big Move for Floating World
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Good Afternoon, News: Heatwave Death Count Grows, Pickathon Gets a Reboot, and Manchin Decides Not to Backstab Us for Once
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Good Afternoon, News: Burgerville Workers Organize, Multnomah County’s Struggles with Contact Tracing, and Manchin Agrees to Deal
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Good Afternoon, News: A Second PPB Involved Shooting in 48 Hours, Klondike Cancels the Choco Taco, and When Is the Real Naked Bike Ride?
Apparently that nude bike ride we saw two weeks ago was a DIFFERENT Naked Bike Ride. Russia wants its OWN space station. And fear not, Choco Taco was inside the Portland food scene all along. It’s Good Afternoon, News!
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Good Afternoon, News: Cooling Shelters Opening Tomorrow, PPB Identifies Officer, Pope Apologises for Abuses in Canada
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Good Afternoon, News: Steve Bannon Found Guilty, COVID at Oregon Shakespeare, and Portland Takes the Hipster City Bronze
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Good Afternoon, News: Mayor Invokes Shooting State of Emergency, a Very Hot Week Ahead, and Jan 6 Panel Zeroes In on Trump’s Inaction
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Good Afternoon, News: PPB Retracts New “Citizen” Cop Hire, Time to Put the Masks Back On, and Big Trouble for Giuliani
The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! GOOD AFTERNOON, PORTLAND! Okay, first let’s check the weather, and… oooooh-WEE! It […]