Looking for the best hikes in Portland? I was born and raised here, and happen to love hiking, so you’re in the right place!

Did you know that here in Oregon, we only have one statewide African American historical society? Oregon black pioneers offers collections of oral histories, black newspapers, ...

The Portland area's retail landscape has been shrinking in 2025, emptying several big box stores around the region.

Enter the first major U.S. airport with a timber roof and the wow factor is everywhere. Undertaken at a cost of $2.1 billion, ...

Welcome to Silver Falls State Park, the 9,200-acre wonderland near Sublimity that somehow remains Oregon’s best-kept ...

The Oregon Legislature is currently deciding how to tinker with the state's public defense system to meet the surge in criminal defendants going without attorneys.

Alternative electoral systems—such as ranking systems or list-based proportional systems—could enhance representation in the ...

Nestled in an unassuming storefront on NE Fremont Street, Pip’s Original Doughnuts & Chai is the kind of place that makes you ...

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, ...

SILETZ Ore. (KPTV) - Police, search and rescue teams, and community volunteers spent all of Sunday searching for a 2-year-old Siletz boy who has been missing since Saturday afternoon. According to ...

While that doesn’t make the club unique two games into the MLS season, after the Verde & Black’s 1-0 loss at Portland on Saturday, it seems like it’s going to be later rather than sooner ...

Britain is likely to be battered by heavy rain, snow, and a rare weather event as the dramatic weather maps turn orange, white, and blue. Weather maps from WXCharts suggest that chaotic conditions ...