We’ve brewed up 31 Halloween fun facts for kids to turn you into a wise witch or wizard guaranteed to impress all the ghouls at the costume party. What is behind this holiday on which we encourage ...

Dinosaur Adventure Live comes to Lancaster Grand on February 19, 2026.

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Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...

Canaccord Genuity’s George Gianarikas joins 'The Exchange' to discuss the price volatility in rare earth stocks, comments ...

Diane Ladd, the Oscar-nominated actor best known for her roles in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), Wild At Heart ...

Meteorites and crystals, auctions and holiday shopping are on offer at the Contra Costa Mineral & Gem Society’s big gathering ...

Stated in the Tuesday (10/28/25) unsigned Sound Off: “All they tore down was a covered walkway attached to the east wing.” It ...

An Arizona father, Christopher Scholtes, died by apparent suicide after pleading guilty to his daughter's hot car death while ...

Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan’s new Pluribus reteams him with Better Call Saul’s Rhea Seehorn, whose character here is “the most miserable person on Earth” charged with “saving the world from ...

Travel back into the past to an era when giants roamed the Earth. Keep in mind that you’re in an eat-or-be-eaten world, so get well-prepared with Primeval Earth codes. You’ll be in trouble if your ...

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégé Maggie Innes. Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today. Sign up for ...