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CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs left-hander José Quintana had surgery to repair nerve damage in his pitching thumb Thursday after he cut himself washing dishes. Chicago did not have a timetable for his return. Quintana cut his thumb at his home in Miami on Saturday and needed five stitches, according to the team. He had…

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs left-hander José Quintana had surgery to repair nerve damage in his pitching thumb Thursday after he cut himself washing dishes. Chicago did not have a timetable for his return. Quintana cut his thumb at his home in Miami on Saturday and needed five stitches, according to the team. He had…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas and its capital city have been hot spots in a summer resurgence of the coronavirus. And yet, the Iceman cometh. Vanilla Ice, the 1990s rapper with the hit single “Ice Ice Baby,” is scheduled to play an outdoor concert at a lakeside restaurant just outside Austin on Friday night, despite…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas and its capital city have been hot spots in a summer resurgence of the coronavirus. And yet, the Iceman cometh. Vanilla Ice, the 1990s rapper with the hit single “Ice Ice Baby,” is scheduled to play an outdoor concert at a lakeside restaurant just outside Austin on Friday night, despite…

Neither love nor death can reunite these cross-border couples as the U.S. and Canada governments have shut them out. Now, they’re fighting back.         Press Release Distribution Service

by Wm. Steven Humphrey Due to the recent surge in COVID cases, Gov. Brown is extending Oregon’s state of emergency orders. Governor’s Office Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • According to the…

by Wm. Steven Humphrey Due to the recent surge in COVID cases, Gov. Brown is extending Oregon’s state of emergency orders. Governor’s Office Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • According to the…

by Blair Stenvick MATT WONG Update, 1:45 pm Tuesday: Mayor Ted Wheeler has also withdrawn his support from the I-5 project: At every step, I have asked ODOT for specific goals to be met around climate, community, and economic development. Those goals have not been met. Therefore, I am withdrawing my support for the I-5…

by Alex Zielinski MOTOYA NAKAMURA / MULTNOMAH COUNTY Governor Kate Brown has (again) extended the state’s COVID-19 emergency declaration by an additional two months. The emergency declaration that Oregon’s currently operating under is set to expire on July 6. This new order, signed Tuesday, extends the declaration to September 4. Brown first declared a state…

by Alex Zielinski Demonstrators during 2016’s PPA negotiations. DIRK VANDERHART Portland City Council has voted to extend its current contract with the Portland Police Association (PPA)—the city’s rank-and-file police union—by one year. The current contract, approved in 2016 was set to expire June 30. But, due to COVID-19’s physical distancing restrictions, the city and PPA’s…

by Alex Zielinski Demonstrators during 2016’s PPA negotiations. DIRK VANDERHART Portland City Council has voted to extend its current contract with the Portland Police Association (PPA)—the city’s rank-and-file police union—by one year. The current contract, approved in 2016 was set to expire June 30. But, due to COVID-19’s physical distancing restrictions, the city and PPA’s…

by Alex Zielinski Demonstrators during 2016’s PPA negotiations. DIRK VANDERHART Portland City Council has voted to extend its current contract with the Portland Police Association (PPA)—the city’s rank-and-file police union—by one year. The current contract, approved in 2016 was set to expire June 30. But, due to COVID-19’s physical distancing restrictions, the city and PPA’s…

by Andrew Jankowski Motortion / Getty images Allegations of bullying, racism, and insensitive language within Oregon’s longest-running LGBTQ+ nonprofit organization have prompted the Portland-based International Sovereign Rose Court (ISRC) to examine its own inclusivity efforts amid the ongoing national uprising against racism. Tajh Patterson, best known as the drag queen Flawless Shade, told the Mercury…

by Wm. Steven Humphrey We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis is threatening our ability to keep producing the quality reporting you’ve come to love. If you’re able, please consider making a monthly contribution to the Mercury. Portland Police violated the tear gas ban and arrested three reporters during last night’s…

by Wm. Steven Humphrey Mercury Staff Hey readers ‘n’ pals! So a few days ago I was talking with an out-of-town friend who was VERY interested in the ongoing Portland protests, and DOUBLY interested that I occasionally cover them on the ground for the Mercury. They had seen the quick, 10-second videos on TV news…