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Good Morning, News: Oregon Lawmakers Bungle Transpo Bill, Shooter Ambushes Firefighters, and PDX Ranked #1 Bay-beeeee! 🏆
If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we can’t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism […]
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POP QUIZ PDX: How Much Do YOU Know About Portland? And Oregon? And Ferris Bueller?
See how well you score on this week’s sassy-ass trivia quiz!
CALLING ALL BRAINIACS! It’s time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week’s edition of POP QUIZ PDX—our weekly, local, sassy-ass trivia quiz. And in this edition of classic POP QUIZ questions from the past, we’re testing your knowledge on how much YOU know about Portland, the state of Oregon, and […]
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Good Morning, News: Portland’s Noise Code Gets Revamped, Police Want to Curb Disclosure Requirements Related to Officer Conduct, and Pam Bondi Plays Dumb About Masked Federal Agents
If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we can’t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism […]
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Good Morning, News: Salem Comes at Preschool for All, Oregon’s Got a Case of Measles, and Zohran Mamdani’s Gonna Be the Mayor of New York
If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we can’t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and […]
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As Anti-ICE Fight Grows, Advocates Are Divided About Portland Facility
Almost 15,000 people have signed a petition asking City Council to revoke ICE’s Portland building permit. Others say the move would backfire.
Portland activists are pushing back on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as the agency escalates its aggressive detainment and deportation of immigrants, including people seeking asylum and those who have established legal status to be in the US. But over the past few weeks, as protesters have faced off with federal agents at nightly demonstrations […]
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Oregon Bill Expanding Police Use of Drones Without Warrants Alarms Civil Rights Advocates
Despite concerns over privacy and civil rights violations, lawmakers are backing an effort to reduce legal hurdles for police surveillance via drones.
A new bill moving through the Oregon Legislature would make it easier for law enforcement agencies to use drones without a warrant—and it has civil rights advocates alarmed. “This is just another example of an unnecessary and really excessive expansion of law enforcement authority,” Michael Abrams, policy counsel at the ACLU of Oregon, said. “I […]
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POP QUIZ PDX: Sassy-Ass Trivia About “No Kings” Day, Toxic Cops, and (Awwww) Sleepy Animals!
See how well YOU score on this week’s super fun trivia quiz!
HOWDY THERE, SMARTY BUTT! It’s time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week’s edition of POP QUIZ PDX—our weekly, local, sassy-ass trivia quiz. And in this edition, we’re testing your knowledge on a variety of topics including the “No Kings” march, toxic ‘n’ insecure cops, and which sleepy animal […]
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Good Morning, News: Another Elected Official Arrested by the Feds, Growing Risk of US Involvement in Iran War, and Oregon’s Public Lands Are at Risk (and on Fire)
The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND. Or is it? Personally, I’m a bit stressed out by, […]
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Portland ER Nurse Shot by Federal Agents at ICE Protest Plans to Return: “I’ll Be Out There Again”
Even after he was nearly blinded by a “less lethal” projectile, Vincent Hawkins wants to be heard.
[Content warning: Embedded video and photos in this post contain images of injury and blood.] [UPDATE June 18 12:30 pm: We added further clarification that the projectile did not appear to be live ammunition.] “I doubt I was there more than even five minutes before I got shot,” Vincent Hawkins says, recalling June 14. The […]
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Good Morning, News: Portland Bakery Wins James Beard Award, ICE Snatches College ‘Dreamers’ and Staff Strike Shuts Down the Louvre
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Good Morning, News: 50K March for Portland’s “No Kings” Day, More ICE Protests and Arrests, and Minnesota Political Assassin Is Captured
If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we can’t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism […]