It's the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If ...

Have you guessed what the problem is? You didn’t have to! It was right in the headline! And that’s the problem: everything gets spoiled nowadays. Today, a friend of mine asked me if I had seen the ...

This story has been updated with the latest number of arrests and additional details about Thursday's police response and an ...

There’s been some anxious energy surrounding Portland’s 10-cent gas tax, which is on the ballot for renewal in the upcoming ...

GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! We could be in for thunderstorms today, as we get pelted with rain and chilly temps. Today’s high is ...

College campuses across the US are seeing sit-in style protests against the war in Gaza, and Portland is no exception. A few ...

A Union Pacific (UP) freight train derailed around 6 am Monday morning on the east end of the Steel Bridge, halting all ...

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WELL HOWDY THERE, BRAINY BUTT! It's time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week's edition of POP QUIZ ...

Is America the Home of the Brave? Despite the words of the national anthem, you would have to be insane, stupid, or both to believe that. I have never seen such chickenshit people as Americans. They ...