Portland in the News: The West Hills Cheetah; To-Go Cocktails; Dancing Mailman & More! | December 23, 2020

It’s a Christmas miracle — Oregon lawmakers have approved cocktails to go!

This week in Portland, a Cheetah was spotted in a West Hills neighborhood.

And find a smile during your holiday break with this viral video of a SE Portland girl dancing with her mailman.

Here’s a roundup of the goings-on in Portland this week:

• KTVZ: COVID-19 testing labs at UO, OSU will more than double state’s capacity

• Oregonian: 5 takeaways from Portland Trail Blazers preseason

• Fox12: All stuffed up: Deputies respond to big cat report in the West Hills, find a fake feline

• Oregonian: Oregon approves cocktails to-go at last, sending lifeline to struggling restaurants and bars

• Fox12: Oregon to receive more than 72,000 doses of Moderna vaccine this week

• OPB: Portland’s Willamette River almost had a sewage-free year. Almost.

• FOX12: SE Portland girl, mail carrier find joy in daily dance parties

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