Mathieu Lewis News Today

Not sure if you noticed, but the pandemic brought out the best in people, as well as the WORST. Portland's resident right-wingers, rich crybabies, police enablers, and fake Democrats crawled out of the woodwork during the pandemic to take advantage of our city's various crises, and have been especially busy during 2023. While there were far too many local bad actors, internet trolls, and violent shitheads to list here, what follows is a ranked list...

The credit union's members have been dealing with all sorts of technical issues, like paycheques being deposited late, or difficulties sending bank transfers.

Update 6/1 10:27 am: The driver shot by Portland police during a traffic stop was released from the hospital Friday and identified as Matthew Leahey. According to the Portland Police Bureau (PPB), a team of two officers were on patrol in the Roseway neighborhood on May 6 and pulled Leahey over for “multiple traffic violations.” PPB has not responded to the Mercury’s questions about what specific traffic violations the officers observed in order to conduct...

Portland police shot a member of the public while conducting a traffic stop in the Roseway neighborhood Friday night. According to a Portland Police Bureau (PPB) press release, two officers were on patrol and pulled over a driver for “multiple violations” at Northeast 78th Avenue and Northeast Mason Street around 9 pm. During the traffic stop, one or both officers shot the driver. The injured person was transported to the hospital with life threatening injuries,...

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