Date: 12/19/2014 09:29 AM
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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A federal judge has sentenced an Albany developer and former Oregon State University football player to five years in prison in a securities fraud case. The Register-Guard reports that the sentence for Joe LaCoste was above what prosecutors recommended in a plea deal. LaCoste and his partners took more than $5 million from more than 50 investors.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Uber’s car-hailing service is on hold in Portland as the company tries to work out a dispute with the city. Mayor Charlie Hales said in a statement that a task force will make recommendations by mid-April on permits, pricing systems, insurance, and safety inspections, among other issues.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Federal prosecutors are cracking down on people who extract hash oil from marijuana, a process that caused two separate explosions in the past month. The U.S. Attorney’s office has filed charges against three men, two in a Nov. 23 blast in Tigard and one person in a Dec. 8 explosion at a Portland apartment building.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A vacant lot near the west end of Portland’s Hawthorne Bridge is the preferred site for Multnomah County’s new courthouse. The Oregonian reports it was the unanimous choice of commissioners. They say it’s the least-expensive alternative and the closest to the county’s justice center. A new courthouse is expected to cost about $250 million.
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