Readers are asked to make small monthly contributions to sustain the Mercury's local journalism and arts coverage. Portland expects a high near 91 degrees, with the recent triple-digit heat wave over for now. Vanja Černivec was named general manager of the Portland Fire, coming from the Golden State Valkyries and charged with hiring a head coach and building the roster for 2026. Noisy Creek added the Chicago Reader to its family of weeklies, joining the Mercury and The Stranger. Fire crews are making progress on the Flat Fire, a nearly 22,000-acre blaze in Deschutes County with more than 800 personnel assigned and four houses destroyed; wind and flying embers remain threats and the cause is under investigation.
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IN LOCAL NEWS: * Yesterday, Portland Fire, the city's new WNBA team, announced the team's new general manager. Vanja Černivec, who previously served as vice president of basketball operations for the Golden State Valkyries, has been tapped to lead operations for the city's new WNBA team, which is expected to start holding games in 2026. Černivec will be responsible for recruiting a Portland Fire head coach and building a team roster.
Speaking of announcements, we've got our own big news to share. Noisy Creek, the parent company of the Portland Mercury and Seattle's The Stranger, recently added the Chicago Reader to its family of weeklies. The, which has been around for more than 50 years, is a well-revered institution in the Windy City. Like the Mercury and Stranger, the alt-weekly has been churning out investigative journalism, long-form reporting, and top-notch arts and culture coverage for decades. Read more about the merger here.
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