Courtney Vaughn
News Editor at Portland Mercury
🗞️ News Editor @portlandmercury Childless dog lady. [email protected] Previously: @PortlandTribune Opinions are my own.
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1 week ago |
portlandmercury.com | Courtney Vaughn |Taylor Griggs
An hours-long standoff Monday evening in Northwest Portland ended with police leaving the scene and bystanders intervening to aid a man armed with knives and pepper spray. Police say they made a strategic decision to de-escalate, hoping to prevent further violence.
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2 weeks ago |
portlandmercury.com | Courtney Vaughn
Dan Handelman, an ardent police watchdog and co-founder of Portland Copwatch, died Wednesday. As first reported by The Oregonian, Handelman, 60, suffered a stroke and was in an intensive care unit earlier this week. Handelman was best known for his decades of commitment to police oversight and accountability in Portland.
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2 weeks ago |
portlandmercury.com | Courtney Vaughn
If youâre reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercuryâs news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we canât do it without your support. 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.
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2 weeks ago |
portlandmercury.com | Courtney Vaughn
Portlanders have until April 14 to apply to serve on the city’s new Community Board for Police Accountability. The new board was established by a ballot measure Portland voters approved in November 2020 that creates a civilian-led oversight body with authority to investigate police conduct, and community complaints against Portland Police Bureau (PPB) personnel.
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3 weeks ago |
portlandmercury.com | Courtney Vaughn
If youâre reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercuryâs news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we canât do it without your support. 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.
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Inbox: initiative petition filed to try to repeal Oregon's vote by mail. Petitioners want a 2026 ballot measure. They need 1,000 signatures (and a ballot measure title review) to get there. Edtl, a Republican who ran for state office 2x, is an outspoken opponent of mail voting. https://t.co/E95EQSwt6t
Is he taking notes from Trump? “This is the first time in almost two decades of enforcement that the Auditor’s Office has seen an attempt to apply this magnitude of pressure on its staff by a person under investigation,” the Auditor’s Office stated. https://t.co/kmeDsAwaMx
News: Portland Auditor's Office reopening its investigation into potential campaign finance violations by Commissioner and candidate Rene Gonzalez. A previous "close call" determination has been withdrawn. https://t.co/Se3hByMzo6
