Oregon stores can now swipe your driver’s license or ID every time you buy alcohol or cannabis, even if you’re 65 years old ...

HAPPY NEW YEAR, BRAINY BRITCHES! It's time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week's edition of POP ...

Articles by Alana Parker, Portland Mercury, News. Entertainment. Trouble.

Terri Johnson never expected justice. Her brother Damon Lamarr Johnson died in June after being restrained by Portland police ...

Portland, in addition to being my hometown, is many things. “War-ravaged” is not one of them. 2025 brought us a slate of ...

A group of immigrants rights organizations are suing Multnomah County, claiming the county and its sheriff’s office are ...

I’m always conflicted about how to feel at the end of the year. Like, things were shitty (and for, like, at least the sixth ...

Sorry lady but nobody likes their landlord. In fact, several massive civil conflicts ("revolutions" one might say) have been waged around the world about this matter, regarding which tenants are ...

One of Portland’s few Black-owned music venues is facing eviction from its location in Southeast Portland. The Heights lounge ...

Crows are supposed to fall asleep after sundown. By tradition, they gather to squawk the daily news before roosting when daylight dips. Humans, pre-historically, have been similar. Of course, we have ...

Happy holidays, Trash Pandas! 'Tis I, Elinor Jones, coming to you live from the weird vortex between Christmas and New Year's ...