Date: 01/15/2015 09:29 AM
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/237
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Lawyers for a man convicted of planting a bomb that killed two Oregon police officers in 2008 are seeking to overturn the verdict. The Oregonian reports that attorneys for Bruce Turnidge are accusing the trial judge of making two dozen errors, including allowing the jury to hear Turnidge’s anti-government views. The attorneys will make oral arguments before the state Supreme Court today.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The agency in charge of writing the rules for selling recreational marijuana in Oregon says it will start holding community meetings this month. The voter-approved law allowing recreational marijuana, including homegrown, goes into effect July 1. Retail stores should open in late 2016.
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) – The Washington County sheriff’s office arrested a convicted felon after a car chase ended in a crash last night in the Raleigh Hills area. The sheriff’s office says a man identified as 36-year-old Michael Peterson of Beaverton ran off but was arrested behind a house. Deputies found a stolen gun inside the car.
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) – The newly repainted Yaquina (ya-KWINN-a) Lighthouse on the Oregon coast is getting ready to make its debut. The Bureau of Land Management says the 95-foot-tall lighthouse has been surrounded by scaffolding and wrapping since mid-October as old paint was removed and a natural cement wash was applied. It will take about three weeks to unwrap.
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