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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2015 State discontinues ‘radar list’ of youth homes after media reports ‘They could be put on the list to give a heads-up to DHS executives, rather than it being a more fully focused and vetted list of concerns ... 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Temperatures are tonight’s lows and tomorrow’s highs The Dalles 34/46 Astoria 41/50 Portland 39/46 Corvallis 38/48 Eugene 39/48 Pendleton 34/39 Salem 41/48 Albany 39/47 Thursday Burns 14/34 Medford 28/44 Cloudy with a shower in the afternoon 50° Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 55° Friday 44° Saturday A little morning rain, then a few showers Mostly cloudy with a couple of showers 51° 50° 43° 43° Almanac Sun and Moon Astoria through Monday. Temperatures High ........................................... 50° Low ............................................ 35° Normal high ............................... 48° Normal low ................................. 36° Precipitation Yesterday ................................ 0.25" Month to date ......................... 11.77" Normal month to date ............. 4.65" Year to date ........................... 65.01" Normal year to date .............. 62.02" Sunset tonight .................. 4:30 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday ......... 7:52 a.m. Moonrise today .............. 10:47 a.m. Moonset today ................. 9:26 p.m. Regional Cities Today Hi Lo W 36 21 pc 36 21 pc 48 37 pc 45 39 pc 50 45 c 34 18 s 42 28 pc 48 42 c 50 42 pc Hi 69 58 44 27 44 48 49 9 84 49 55 50 61 69 84 65 74 62 62 63 56 30 55 45 62 Today Lo W 45 s 40 pc 38 c 15 sn 38 c 40 c 25 c 1 c 74 s 40 c 32 c 32 s 38 s 50 s 72 pc 42 s 61 s 45 pc 30 s 43 s 50 pc 20 sf 41 s 38 c 43 s First Full Last New Dec 18 Dec 25 Jan 1 Jan 9 Under the Sky Wed. 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