Bloodworks Northwest is raising the alarm over a national blood shortage that could have major impacts locally in the ...

A robot dog named Spot has joined Portland's Metro Explosives Disposal Unit. The 150-thousand-dollar four-legged robot was made by Boston Dynamics. It's able to navigate by ...

Police say the new four-legged robot can scale difficult terrain and will assist during some of their most challenging calls.

Portland area police agencies now have a $150,000 robot “dog” at their disposal for bomb disposal, hostage situations and other scenarios that could be too dangerous to send a human. The Boston ...

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

The technology system meant to prevent school shootings failed to detect the Antioch High School shooter's gun, an official confirms.

Metro had been pushing to get a measure on the May ballot, but support for it among advocates has been fragmenting in recent weeks, raising questions about its fate in the hands of voters, many of ...

MNPD Police Chief John Drake said the shooter entered the cafeteria around 11 a.m. and began shooting, killing one student and grazing another.

Find Portland-based nonprofits to volunteer with through Willamette Week's Volunteer Guide. From community causes to animal ...

Tigard police said it “believed that speed was a factor in the crash.” ...

One student is dead after Metro Police confirmed two students were shot at a Nashville-area high school on Tuesday morning.

The decision, announced with the bank's fiscal first quarter 2025 earnings report, will result in layoffs to 8% of the bank's ...