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Hundreds of protesters set up a temporary “autonomous zone” outside of Mayor Wheeler’s residence last night. Tuck Woodstock Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • Here’s your daily protest summary for the night of June 17: […]

Tomika Miller, the widow of Rayshard Brooks, listens as 11 charges (including felony murder) are brought against former Atlanta Police Officer Garrett Rolfe. Joe Raedle / Getty News Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • After […]

Trump’s version of “police reform”: Don’t use chokeholds! Unless, you know, you want to! Alex Wong / Getty News Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • First things first: This amazing essay entitled “Can White Portland’s […]

A memorial for Rayshard Brooks, a Black man killed by Atlanta Police on Friday night. Dustin Chambers / Getty News Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • This weekend saw a remarkable escalation from the Portland […]

Trump says the concept of chokeholds “sound so perfect and so innocent.” Chip Somodevilla / Staff / Getty Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • According to the Oregon Health Authority, it was another big day for […]

Protesters surround the Justice Center in Portland, Thursday, June 10. Blair Stenvick Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • Our idiot president is very upset at how cleanly and positively Seattle organizers have effectively taken over […]

A big crowd for last night’s protest at the Multnomah County Justice Center. Alex Zielinski Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • Last night’s protest against police brutality in Portland was the second straight evening without a […]

From last night’s march through the Alberta District. Wm. Steven Humphrey Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • This afternoon Mayor Ted Wheeler announced certain reforms that he would like to make to the Portland Police […]

Portland Police Chief Jami Resch shocked the city today by hastily resigning. Portland Police Bureau Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • It was a CRAZY weekend for Portland protesters with police going on a tear […]

Cops in Buffalo knocking down a 75-year-old man. Courtesy WBFO-TV Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • It was night seven for huge Portland protests yesterday, and the Mercury was reporting on the ground. Check out […]

Cities around the world mourn the murder of George Floyd. David Ramos / Getty News Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • Portland Public Schools superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero announced this morning that they will be discontinuing […]

Protesters marching into downtown Portland, Tuesday June 2. Blair Stenvick Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider donating to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • Last night marked the most inspiring and disturbing evening of protests yet in Portland, with an estimated 10,000 Portlanders […]