UPDATE:
UMATILLA COUNTY, Ore. - The Umatilla County Sheriff says they are investigating two bomb threats made this morning. The first threat was called in around 11 AM when the caller told deputies there was a bomb in a courthouse. The same person called again at 11:30 AM.
Deputies evacuated both the Umatilla County Circuit Court and the Umatilla County Courthouse.
Investigators say nothing was found during their search and they are trying to figure out who made the calls.
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UMATILLA COUNTY, Ore. - The East Oregonian is reporting that a bomb threat shut down the Umatilla County Courthouse in Pendleton.
The Sheriff's Office evacuated the building.
Umatilla County Sheriff John Trumbo said the threat came in at 11:06 AM. He's checking to see if other courthouses in the state have been threatened like on November 19 when several received bomb threats.
