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Good morning, Portland! It's the day we've all been waiting for (all of us, every single one of us, and definitely not just me): Vanderpump Rules' eighth season premieres tonight!
Here are the other headlines.
Iran Update: Lots of things are happening with the Iran War conflict all at once. Iran's foreign minister is calling the killing of Qassem Soleimani an act of terrorism; a stampede killed at least 32 people at Soleimani's funeral; and Trump's threat to bomb Iranian cultural sites is illegal, not that that's ever discouraged him before.
"Black Box": What happens when someone dies in an Oregon jail? Read OPB's fascinating deep-dive into this less-than-transparent issue.
This Is Traffic Violence: A driver hit and killed an 11-year-old boy during his walk to school in Gresham yesterday. Police believe the driver might have been "impaired" at the time of the collision.
Are You the One (to serve in the state legislature)? Rep. Jennifer Williamson will leave her post in the Oregon State Legislature in order to focus on a secretary of state run. That means Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury needs to fill the position through an appointment—and she's looking for someone with short-term ambitions.
Shooting Satellites: SpaceX, the space exploration company founded by big boy Elon Musk, has been launching a lot of new satellites lately. Astronomers warn that those satellites could start to block our view of actual stars. Oh well, the Earth is flat and the stars are just a projection meant to fool us anyway!
The Scene of the Hate Crime:
A Multnomah County Circuit judge on Monday ruled that jurors in the upcoming trial of Jeremy Christian will walk through a MAX train car identical to the one where Christian is accused of fatally stabbing two strangers. https://t.co/J3Ij55q8UK pic.twitter.com/u3NkZOroba
— The Oregonian (@Oregonian) January 7, 2020
Fare-Free: Olympia, Washington: Home to Riot Grrrl punk, the late Kurt Cobain, and now, a fareless transit system. You can't get much more punk than a free bus!
Tell Me A Story: We are living in peak gig economy—and your side hustle for January could be telling the Mercury your wildest online dating story. The best, most harrowing story wins 300 bucks!
