Flags in classrooms — The Oregon Legislature is requiring all schools to display an American flag in their classrooms. In a 51-6 vote on Thursday, the House approved the bill, sending it to Gov. John Kitzhaber. A spokeswoman says he’s expected to sign it. Public schools are already required to fly the flag, but it was unclear if the rule applies to charter schools. The original bill would have required schools to lead students in a daily recital of the Pledge of Allegiance. Lawmakers backed off that proposal after civil-rights advocates said it would impose on students’ free-speech rights. Supporters say it encourages patriotism. Existing state law requires schools to give students the opportunity to say the Pledge of Allegiance at least once a week.

Lost hiker — Searchers have located an Oregon hiker who informed his wife by phone that he had twisted his knee and become disoriented in foggy weather on or near the Pacific Crest Trail near Mount Hood. Clackamas County sheriff’s Lt. Adam Phillips said rescuers found 53-year-old David Anderson of Corvallis on Thursday evening near the Paradise Park shelter on the Paradise Park Trail. His location was pinpointed from his cellphone coordinates. The hiker had said he needed help to get out of the area. About 25 search and rescue volunteers responded to look for the man.

Theft sentencing — A Roseburg woman who lied to the government about her marriage to get more than $300,000 in benefits has been sentenced to a year in prison. Judith Ann Eubank, 60, is also required to reimburse the government by $333,900. She has made a $100,000 down payment that might shave a year off her sentence, the Eugene Register-Guard reported. Assistant U.S. Attorney Helen Cooper originally planned to ask for a two-year sentence but told U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken she would support a shorter term after the payment was confirmed. Eubank pleaded guilty earlier this year. Aiken imposed the sentence Wednesday. Judith Eubank got married in 1998, Cooper wrote in a sentencing report. With her husband’s income, she no longer met the qualifications for government aid. But she concealed the marriage and higher household income and continued collecting benefits for the next 14 years, the report said.

Explosive devices — A State Police bomb squad has disabled what authorities believe were improvised explosive devices in a Coos Bay home. The World newspaper of Coos Bay reported that police working on a domestic violence report learned about weapons, ammunition and possible explosive devices. The bomb squad went into the home Wednesday evening. The street was closed, and neighboring homes evacuated. City police said the explosive devices would be disabled after they were removed. Coos Bay Police Chief Gary McCullough said no suspects were in custody, and police would get a search warrant for the home.

Grass fire — A wildland fire that temporarily disrupted westbound traffic along Interstate 84 in Eastern Oregon has been extinguished. The Oregonian reports that the Wednesday evening fire burned about two miles of grass along the highway east of Huntington. Oregon state police say the westbound lanes were temporarily closed between exits 345 and 353. No one was injured.

— From wire reports