Date: 03/11/2016 03:59 AM
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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Two Oregon state troopers who fatally shot one of the main figures in an armed occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge say they believed he was about to shoot one of their colleagues. Transcripts of interviews with the troopers are contained in 360 pages of documents released by Oregon law authorities from their investigation into the Jan. 26 death of Robert “LaVoy” Finicum. Investigators say a loaded pistol was found inside Finicum’s jacket pocket after his death.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A federal judge is considering a dismissal request from defense attorneys in a lawsuit filed by a group of youths seeking a court order to reduce emissions contributing to climate change. The Register-Guard reports that lawyers for both the government and trade groups representing Exxon Mobil, BP and other energy companies asked for the lawsuit to be thrown out. The judge says he will decide the lawsuit’s fate at an unspecified later date.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Portland Police Bureau says it has solved a homicide case from the early 1980s, but the suspect is deceased. According to the bureau, a witness interviewed by detectives from the cold case unit provided the key information that helped identify the suspect. Detectives then learned the suspect died in 2009.
TIGARD, Ore. (AP) – Tigard police say the suspect in the fatal stabbing of a woman in 1999 has been booked into the Washington County Jail following his extradition from Mexico. A police spokesman says 46-year-old Luis Hernandez-Diaz has arrived in the U.S. He’s been charged with murder and unlawful use of a weapon in the death of Maria Garcia-Leonardo.
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