A Multnomah County judge ordered Councilor Dan Ryan to preserve evidence on his personal phone until an ongoing public records lawsuit is resolved. “This is not a game of cat and mouse," Judge David Rees said. "There are some indications that those games are being played, and it has to stop today."

In this edition of THE BLACK BYLINE, author Donovan Scribes writes about how the once-feared Ku Klux Klan is now often regarded as antiquated and toothless. However, with the recent rise in hate group memberships, racism has since adapted and taken on a new form—cloaked beneath a modern day hood.⁠

Portland Police release video and a narrative of shooting that killed one person and K9 Kylo, polls show things are looking up for Governor Kotek, and the perennial most belligerent guy at the bar wants to live stream an execution (aka torture). This and more in today's Good Morning, News.☀️

If Jane Austen once referred to Pride and Prejudice as “her own darling child,” playwright Kate Hamill is the aunt who taught that child how to be funny. A new, wonderful production by Portland Center Stage can barely contain all the hilarity!

Portland's I-5 southbound closure has ended; long live plans for a 2027 northbound closure! In Minnesota, they’re showing sharks to kittens. That may not seem practical, but it’s cute! ⁠⁠ Read all this and more in this edition of the Mercury's GOOD MORNING, NEWS!⁠

It's a very special episode of POP QUIZ PDX! Instead of our usual local trivia questions, we're going to practice RANK CHOICE VOTING. Rank your favorites in the following categories: Best sandwiches, hottest celebs, sexual positions, and more! ✅

Dan Ryan is under a court order not to delete messages from his personal phone, which may contain public records. In court documents, Ryan said he no longer has the phone he's been using, because his spouse traded it in the same day a judge barred him from deleting records. He says nothing was lost.

Writer Emerson Brady had a chance to chat with Owen Jablonski of Cranes and Asa Smiles' Ayala Avtan ahead of their performance with UK-based electronic duo ear at The Den in Portland. This all-ages show is a must-see for those with an ear (pun intended) for lo-fi glitch and the experimentally niche.

A new complaint filed Monday alleges a web of new committees funded by the Metro Chamber's United for Portland PAC violated local and state elections laws by obscuring the true funding source of political billboards and filing false campaign-finance statements.

Up to 14 Portland schools are facing the chopping block, the latest on that "white supremacist" brunch, Blazers say "no" again to Braiden Bell, and very bad, terrible, no-good news for Trump and his Republican minions.⁠ ⁠ Read all this and more in this edition of the Mercury's GOOD MORNING, NEWS!⁠

Grabbing a glass of wine at Rubato Studio feels like you’re sitting in a friend’s living room. Which is exactly what owners Kenzie Bindrup Fae and Sam Traver Fae intended. The duo started pouring out of their new tasting room in the industrial Central Eastside in early September.

DOA Pro Wrestling’s Queen of Thorns tournament—a yearly event featuring an all woman and non-binary line-up—was a thrilling evening of femme-led sports and entertainment that had the crowd inside Morrison Market on their feet, while shouting, chanting, and pounding their fists on the ring's apron.

Do This, Do That is coming in hot with pre-Halloween events (slashers and vampire films, a haunted corn maze, and mOoOre), plus the details on Portland TextileX Month, John Wilson’s new documentary, and how to stop grapes as a team this weekend.

In this ghoulishly fun edition: Elon Musk is single again (boo-hoo-hoo), puppy murderer Kristi Noem is getting a divorce, and which Hollywood celeb is getting sued after a person fell into a hole covered by a rug.

Calling all trash pandas! It is now (checks watch) October, and our Elinor Jones rings in the spookiest month of the year with an extra hilarious edition of THE TRASH REPORT.

A 15-year-old Benson Polytechnic High School student who allegedly released toxic chemicals in the school last month may be tried as an adult, the state is attempting to save northern spotted owls in Elliot State Forest by shooting invasive barred owls, and more in today's Good Morning, News.

October’s second-run screenings are always full of familiar slashers, but there’s more than a few moody, beautiful gems cast amongst the gore.

But! They also have a chance to host games in the postseason—that is if they can reach and stay in the top four. With two home games and two away games left on the docket, there’s hope the Thorns might win at home... so can they? Stephanie Kaloi has the analysis.