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! In local news: • The Portland police violated state law when they filmed protest activity in 2020 and shared live-streamed footage online and internally, a Multnomah County judge ruled Monday. The judge.
While available vaccines have proven highly effective in controlling COVID-19 and its variants to date, the virus continues to spread particularly among unvaccinated populations.