Thursday was the start of the Point In Time Count, it’s a snapshot of the number of homeless people in a county on a given night.

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 ...

The Pacific Northwest became fertile ground for groups bent on political violence during the first Trump administration.

The biennial federally mandated survey helps provide a snapshot of those experiencing homelessness in the metro area on a given day.

Rates of deadly gun violence have climbed substantially in the U.S. in recent years. According to the Centers for Disease ...

Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EDT on Sunday 19 January 2025. Partly cloudy. The chance of fog in the early morning. Slight chance of a shower near the Otways in the evening. Near zero chance of rain ...