Attorney closes practice for now

The Oregon attorney who represented Saudi nationals who fled the country after their government paid their bail has temporarily closed her law practice because of threats.

Ginger Mooney, of Hood River, said she received dozens of terrifying emails and calls with violent anti-Muslim messages.

Mooney has handled at least nine criminal cases involving Saudi students across Oregon who were accused of crimes including sex abuse and harassment.

In at least four of those cases, the men fled the country before trial or completing their jail sentence.

The Saudi government paid for the bail in three of those cases.

Tons of jellyfish was up on shore

Huge numbers of moon jellyfish have washed up around Haystack Rock on the Oregon Coast.

It’s not unusual for the jellies to wash up after a winter storm or ocean upwelling. Marine biologists are urging beachgoers not to touch them.

ODOT director has resigned

Oregon Transportation Director Matthew Garrett says he will resign from the Oregon Department of Transportation by the end of June.

The agency said Friday that Garrett has been with ODOT 22 years and has been in the top job for 13 years.

He is the longest-serving department of transportation director in the nation and has led ODOT under three governors.

Gov. Kate Brown says Garrett led Oregon through the implementation of an historic transportation package and will be missed.

The Oregon Transportation Commission has the authority to hire a new ODOT director. The department has 4,700 employees.