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9A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2015 )LUH¿JKWHUVPDNHJDLQVDJDLQVWVRXWKZHVW2UHJRQZLOG¿UH Associated Press CANYONVILLE — Fire ERVVHVVD\DQRWKHUIRXURU¿YH days of moderate weather will make a big difference in con- WDLQLQJDZLOG¿UHLQVRXWKZHVW ern Oregon’s Cascade foothills. 7KHZLOG¿UHPLOHVHDVWRI &DQ\RQYLOOH FRQWLQXHG WR JURZ primarily because of burnout RSHUDWLRQV WR VWUHQJWKHQ ¿UH lines, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry. 2Q7XHVGD\WKH¿UHSHULP eter encompassed 27 square PLOHVRISULYDWHDQGIHGHUDOIRU HVWODQG7KHEOD]HZDVRQO\ percent contained since starting last week near the community of Milo in Douglas County. Smoke has moderated as winds shifted, but the air re- mained unhealthy in Shady &RYH 0HGIRUG DQG .ODPDWK Falls. 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It was 2 percent contained since starting Saturday, burning through grass, EUXVKORJJLQJGHEULVDQGKHDY\ timber. It threatened 37 homes. Thunderstorms and strong winds Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian were predicted for the area the Firefighters worked to contain a 27-acre brush fire near the South Jetty at Fort Stevens State Park Monday. next three days. NAACP chapter president says Eugene police used force on sister By STEVEN DUBOIS Associated Press 3257/$1' ² $Q 1$$&3 FKDSWHU SUHVLGHQW says police in Eugene used H[FHVVLYHIRUFHRQKLVVLVWHU after she tried to stop an of- ficer from deploying a Taser VWXQJXQRQKHU\HDUROG son. Eugene-Springfield 1$$&3 3UHVLGHQW (ULF 5LFKDUGVRQ VDLG $\LVKD Brown called a mental KHDOWK VHUYLFH HDUO\ -XO\ EHFDXVH KHU VRQ ZDV LQ crisis. The assistance team could not respond, and po- OLFHRIILFHUVDUULYHG 5LFKDUGVRQ ZKR VDLG KH witnessed the incident, said Brown hugged her agitated VRQ WR SUHYHQW DQ RIILFHU from using the stun gun. 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