"Good morning, Portland, and welcome to the Good Morning, News rapture edition. In case you're not a person who's chronically online, today is the day Christians get swept up into the sky with Jesus, according to a large swath of people on TikTok. The sheer number of people who believe in earnest that the world as we know it will end on September 23 is puzzling,"
"Portland Police Bureau shot a guy last weekend in what the Bureau called an "exchange of gunfire" while responding to reports of an armed suspect "threatening employees at a service station before fleeing." Officers eventually found the suspect and engaged in a high risk traffic stop, which ended in the guy firing at police and police firing back, injuring the suspect who was later transported to a hospital with what's described as non-life threatening injuries."
Portland Mercury requests small monthly contributions to sustain local news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and hosted events. A large number of people on TikTok claim a rapture will occur on September 23, inspiring mixed reactions including relief among those who expect to be left behind. Forecasts call for sunshine and a high near 82 today and tomorrow. The Portland Police Bureau described an "exchange of gunfire" after responding to reports of an armed, fleeing suspect; the suspect fired at officers, was shot, and was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Bullets struck a PPB SUV and a bystander's car, and involved officers are on paid administrative leave.
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