Nice guys finished first at Helium Comedy Club's competition for Portland's Funniest Person 2025, with judges awarding JORDAN ...

I generally consider myself a pretty tolerant person with regards to what other people's preferences are when riding the bus. But, I must say, I will never understand someone who opens a lone window ...

Seminal Norwegian Black Metal band Emperor formed in 1991 with bass player and lyricist Mortiis at the helm. Mortiis recorded ...

Helloooooooo Trash Pandas! Welcome back to the Trash Report. I'm your girl Elinor Jones, fresh off a weeks-long mental health ...

If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event ...

GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It's the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out ...

I feel your pain. Today I found out I have a terminal illness. I have no family, no friends and I live alone. I also have no car so had to take TriMet for 8 different trips. It's 102°F outside. Not ...

Semitism.” We have seen the detention with threat of deportation of Mahmoud Khalil and others, who were not yet citizens, who dared to question destroying Gaza. Recently too I learned that the IHRA ...

Question on Tiktok "I was driving to work on Macadam and I saw this green smoke that looked like tear gas. I had to close my windows. Does anyone know what it was?" Answer: It IS the fog of ...

The location of a cooling center in Portland has changed to Friendly House at 1737 NW 26th Ave. Just a week and a half after ...

Every night I can only sleep for a few hours at a time because I'm overwhelmed by nightmares where an unseen, uncaring force is trying to kill me. Tonight I dreamt I was trapped in a building ...

Experiencing a lot of low days lately. When I get depressed like this, it ends up feeling like this is how it’s always been and how it always will be. I know that’s probably not true. I hope I’m on ...