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Portland is the rare big city with a world-class wine region on its doorstep. The Willamette Valley begins forty minutes south-west of downtown, and its Pinot Noir has been compared with Burgundy since the first vines went in during the 1960s. What visitors miss is how the valley divides into hills, each with its own c

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland Mayor Keith Wilson told KATU that negotiations with the Trail Blazers are moving forward, though he acknowledged the process is slower than he would like and warned there are no guarantees the team will remain in Portland. “They're moving forward, slower than we would...

BEAVERTON, Ore. — A motorcyclist died in a crash with a Tesla driver on Southwest Schools Ferry Road in Beaverton on Sunday night. Shortly after 10 p.m. Beaverton police officers responded to the crash at the intersection of Schools Ferry Road and Southwest Loon Drive. The 34-year-old motorcyclist, a...

Shredded paper seems recyclable, but many curbside programs reject it. Here’s why the rules vary and what homeowners should do instead.

If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution to the Mercury, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support!. GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! Just in time for the I-5-pocalypse (more on that below), you can expect those...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After a fire broke out at RingSide Steakhouse last year, the 80-year-old establishment was forced to close for four months. Now, a new lawsuit filed by Middlesex Insurance Company, which covers RingSide Steakhouse, accuses a group of the restaurant’s service providers of causing the fire through

Two hundred fifty items sounds impossible to count accurately, let alone sample in one visit no matter how hungry you arrive. Stations stretch across the entire buffet here, seafood competing with grilled meats competing with dessert tables loaded enough to require a second plate just for sweets. Managing variety this.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Four established Portland retailers, each coming off years-long runs at the Lloyd Center, have all found a new home at Downtown Portland’s Pioneer Place mall. The stores are Kathmandu to You, All American Magic Shop, Brickdiculous, and Floating World Comics. Mark Benthimer owns the magic shop, a

PORTLAND, Ore. — Jon French was sentenced to 16 and a half years in prison on Monday after pleading guilty to manslaughter and abuse of a corpse for killing his fiancée, Jeannie Enyeart, and hiding her body in her car. But the emotional proceedings in a Multnomah County...

Portland Public Schools proposes closing 15-20 schools to meet newly announced minimum school enrollment goals: 360 students for elementary schools and 500 students for middle schools. For elementary schools, Margaret Calvert — the PPS executive director of school planning and modernization — said this should allow two