Date: 11/20/2013 09:23 AM
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/229
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Federal prosecutors say warrantless overseas wiretaps helped make their case against a young Somali-American convicted of plotting to bomb a 2010 Christmas tree-lighting ceremony in Portland. The Oregonian reports the government formally disclosed that for the first time in a two-page document filed yesterday in federal court in Portland.
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (AP) – The Cottage Grove High School principal says students used lab equipment to create an explosive sound in the school cafeteria, sparking rumors that a pipe bomb had exploded. Cottage Grove police say there was no pipe bomb. KVAL-TV reports that the principal says two students are accused of taking a firing piston from a shop classroom without permission and setting it off in the cafeteria.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A recent increase in claims has drawn down the fund operated by the Oregon Bar Association to compensate clients who have been ripped off by their lawyer. The Client Security Fund had more than $607,000 at the beginning of 2012, but that had shrunk to about $109,000 at the beginning of this month.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Joseph Young scored 20 points and No. 17 Oregon used a strong second half to beat Utah Valley 69-54 last night. The Ducks scored 16 straight midway through the second half to turn a four-point game into a 20-point lead.
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