BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Police arrest suspect in bomb threat at UO Eugene police arrested a man Wednesday on charges related to a bomb threat at the University of Oregon's Knight Library Knight Library is the main facility of the University of Oregon's library system, located on the University's campus in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Its design is emblematic of the architecture of the University's older buildings, and it serves as a hub of student activity. earlier in the day. The 3:35 p.m. call was traced to a pay phone in the UO Bookstore, where police obtained a video of a suspect using the phone at the time of the call, Eugene police Lt. Rex Barrong said. Officers recognized the caller as James Gregory James Gregory may refer to:
Conduct likely to lead to a disturbance of the public peace or that offends public decency. It has been held to include the use of obscene language in public, fighting in a public place, blocking public ways, and making threats. . NORTHWEST Lottery speeds up Keno drawings to aid revenue SALEM - The Oregon State Lottery A game of chance operated by a state government. Generally a lottery offers a person the chance to win a prize in exchange for something of lesser value. Most lotteries offer a large cash prize, and the chance to win the cash prize is typically available for one dollar. has increased the frequency of its Keno drawings in an attempt to boost revenue. The drawings will be held every four minutes, instead of five. Keno sales have increased an average of 19 percent in the five states that have made the switch from five minutes to four, lottery spokesman Chuck Baumann said. Keno is the state lottery's third-highest revenue producer, topped by video poker Video poker is a casino game based on five-card draw poker. It is played on a computerized console which is a similar size to a slot machine. History Video poker first became commercially viable when it became economical to combine a television-like monitor with a and Scratch-its. Legislators decided to balance the 2003-05 budget in part by requiring the lottery to raise additional revenue. The agency sent about $387 million in profit to schools, parks and other state programs in the last fiscal year. Secretary of state to run for re-election SALEM - Secretary of State Bill Bradbury Bill Bradbury (born 1949) is the Secretary of State for the U.S. state of Oregon. Bradbury, a Democrat, previously served in the Oregon Legislative Assembly, and ran unsuccessfully against incumbent Senator Gordon Smith in 2002. officially announced his candidacy Wednesday for re-election to a second term. Bradbury, a Democrat, will seek renomination in the May 18 primary election and so far has drawn no opponent in either party. Bradbury was appointed to the state's second-highest office in 1999 and was elected to a four-year term in 2000. He planned formal re-election announcements today at events in Coos Bay Coos Bay (k  s), city (1990 pop. 15,076), Coos co., SW Oreg., a port of entry on Coos Bay; founded 1854 as Marshfield, inc. 1874, renamed 1944. and Medford and
Friday in Eugene, Bend, Pendleton and Portland.
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