A new type of “K-9″ is joining the Portland Police Bureau. But it’s not like any other dog you’ve likely seen. “Spot” the four-legged robot is manufactured by Boston Dynamics and Portland police said at a news conference Thursday that he’ll be used in many ways,

Mayor Keith Wilson presented his plan to end unsheltered homelessness in Portland in just 12 months to the city council during its work session on Wednesday.

The U.S. Dept. of Justice sent federal prosecutors a memo to investigate state and local officials who interfere with President Trump’s new immigration laws.

A police review board recommended that the officer, previously identified as Sgt. Jeffrey McDaniel, be fired. Bureau leaders declined.

Portland Bridal Show at the Oregon Convention Center will not take place this weekend as originally scheduled.

Several people were arrested Tuesday night after they were spotted vandalizing buildings during an anti-Trump protest in Downtown Portland.

A 48-year-old Oregon man was arrested and booked into the Multnomah County Jail on Jan. 21 for an outstanding warrant for 20 counts of child sex abuse allegedly committed in 2022.

A 47-year-old man was fatally shot at an Oregon grocery store after he apparently saw a robbery and tried to stop the suspect, police said. Jonathan Trent of Portland was taken to a hospital after the Jan. 13 shooting at a Fred Meyer store and later was pronounced dead, according to police and news reports.

One of the men, Sergio Jimenez, 30, of Springfield was arrested on allegations of unlawful street takeover, possession of a loaded gun in a public place and unlawful possession of a firearm, the Portland Police Bureau said in a statement.

Portland police believe a shopper found dead Monday in a Fred Meyer parking lot in Northeast Portland was shot and killed while trying to stop a purse snatching. The initial investigation suggests Jonathan Trent, 47, witnessed the robbery and intervened, police said Thursday. A suspect or suspects shot him before fleeing, they said.

The Boston Dynamics robot, model name Spot, will join six older robot models already assigned to the Metro Explosives Disposal Unit, a group of 16 bomb technicians and seven K-9 teams from police agencies across the Portland area. Similar robots have sparked controversy elsewhere.