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Top Portland news: Public Works employee hit, killed by truck; man hurt in shooting, robbery; more

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Published on August 21, 2019
Top Portland news: Public Works employee hit, killed by truck; man hurt in shooting, robbery; morePhoto: torbakhopper/Flickr

Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Portland.

Portland Public Works employee hit, killed by trash truck

The city of Portland said Tuesday that a public works employee was killed in a weekend accident while on the job.

Read the full story on WCVB.

Bicyclist injured in collision with e-scooter rider Saturday in downtown Portland (video)

The crash around 5:30 p.m. was not related to a large demonstration that day between dueling protesters, police said.

Read the full story on KGW.

Man hurt in East Portland shooting; robbery detectives assigned

The shooting happened shortly after 10 p.m. Monday near SE 51st Avenue and Gladstone Street. No arrests have been made and there is no suspect information.

Read the full story on KGW.

Cremated remains of man found in North Portland; police looking for family or friends

Portland Police are asking for help to find family or friends of Floyd Leslie Hill.

Read the full story on KGW.

Portland Public Schools nearly scammed out of $2.9M

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — District officials say Portland Public Schools was bilked for $2.9 million when a fraudster posing as one of the district's construction contractors hoodwinked employees into green-lighting the payment. 

Read the full story on The Seattle Times.


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