News Digest
Monday, February 25, 2008 11:24 AM PST
OREGON - Oregon DUI arrests stick to innocent drivers
PORTLAND (AP) — Even if the arrest of a driver suspected of driving under the influence of intoxicants turns out to be a rare mistake, the record of that arrest is permanent and can make it hard to find or keep a job.
Lance Briggs was a month into his new job at the Oregon Lottery when a sheriff’s deputy stopped him for speeding, then arrested him for allegedly driving under the influence after a sobriety test raised suspicions.
But Briggs blew zero on a breath test at the Polk County jail, and a urine sample, sent out that night, came back negative for drugs. Officials never filed charges of any kind.
Two weeks later, the lottery fired Briggs.
IDAHO
Tribal fuel tax deal heads to governor’s desk
BOISE (AP) — The Idaho House has overwhelming approved fuel tax agreements between the state and four American Indian tribes.
The House voted 55-8 Friday to ratify the agreements, ending the years-long dispute over whether the state can tax fuel sales on Idaho Indian reservations. The agreements now head to Gov. C.L. ‘’Butch’’ Otter’s desk for his approval.
ENTERTAINMENT
Oscars: ‘No Country for Old Men’ wins big
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two of the most imaginatively twisted minds in modern film, Joel and Ethan Coen, completed their journey from the fringes to Hollywood’s mainstream on Sunday as their crime saga ‘’No Country for Old Men’’ won a leading four Academy Awards, including best picture.
All four acting prizes went to Europeans: Frenchwoman Marion Cotillard, the best-actress winner for ‘’La Vie En Rose’’; Spaniard Javier Bardem, who took supporting actor for ‘’No Country’’; and Brits Daniel Day-Lewis and Tilda Swinton, he claiming his second best-actor honor for ‘’There Will Be Blood,’’ she winning supporting actress for ‘’Michael Clayton.’’
