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Page 2A WEATHER East Oregonian TODAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Mostly cloudy Times of clouds and sun Mostly sunny 61° 38° 60° 38° SATURDAY Sunny and pleasant Showers around; windy, cooler PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 63° 38° 67° 44° 57° 35° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 65° 39° 65° 38° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH Yesterday Normals Records LOW 54° 59° 81° (1934) 37° 38° 25° (1911) PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date 0.04" 0.22" 0.27" 2.96" 4.82" 4.23" HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH Yesterday Normals Records LOW 59° 63° 83° (1952) 67° 34° 41° 38° 22° (1939) 0.14" 0.26" 0.14" 1.78" 2.81" 3.25" SUN AND MOON Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today Last New Apr 11 Apr 18 6:25 a.m. 7:31 p.m. 10:58 p.m. 8:14 a.m. First Full Apr 25 61° 34° Spokane Wenatchee 54/35 58/43 Tacoma Moses 59/36 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 61/38 58/34 61/39 60/36 63/36 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 60/41 65/40 Lewiston 65/39 Astoria 61/38 60/42 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 62/45 Pendleton 52/29 The Dalles 65/39 61/38 65/40 La Grande Salem 56/35 59/43 Albany Corvallis 58/42 59/42 John Day 53/34 Ontario Eugene Bend 61/37 58/42 48/29 Caldwell Burns 58/38 53/30 Medford 53/37 PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date 70° 43° Seattle 58/41 ALMANAC May 3 REGIONAL CITIES Forecast FRIDAY Today Astoria Baker City Bend Brookings Burns Enterprise Eugene Heppner Hermiston John Day Klamath Falls La Grande Meacham Medford Newport North Bend Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Redmond Salem Spokane Ukiah Vancouver Walla Walla Yakima Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Eastern Washington: Mostly cloudy today; a brief shower or two toward the Cascades. Mostly cloudy tonight. Cascades: Cloudy today with a few showers; chilly. Western Washington: Mostly cloudy today and tonight; a brief shower or two across the south. Northern California: A couple of thun- derstorms today; snow, accumulating 1-2 inches in the interior mountains. Lo 37 67 58 45 51 30 35 41 33 57 43 www.eastoregonian.com To subscribe, call 1-800-522-0255 or go online to www.eastoregonian.com and click on ‘Subscribe’ (DVW2UHJRQLDQ(USPS 164-980)LVSXEOLVKHGGDLO\H[FHSW6XQGD\0RQGD\ DQG'HFE\WKH(20HGLD*URXS6(%\HUV$YH3HQGOHWRQ25 3HULRGLFDOVSRVWDJHSDLGDW3HQGOHWRQ25Postmaster:VHQGDGGUHVVFKDQJHVWR (DVW2UHJRQLDQ6(%\HUV$YH3HQGOHWRQ25 PORTLAND (AP) — Uber is close to returning to Portland. The city’s Private For-Hire Innovation Task Force released details Monday of a 120-day pilot program that would allow ride- sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft to operate legally. Uber launched Portland service in December, but quickly stopped after the city took legal action. The sides agreed to let things settle for a few months while the task force established regulations that would cover ride-sharing companies. The proposed rules require Uber drivers to have liability insurance and background checks. Existing cab companies, however, say the SOD\LQJ¿HOGUHPDLQVXQHYHQ8EHUZRXOGEH allowed to increase prices when demand is high and won’t have to provide wheelchair- accessible service. The city says Uber has paid $67,750 in ¿QHVIRUWKHSHULRGZKHQLWRSHUDWHGLOOHJDOO\ 0 Hi 59 76 83 61 80 50 60 61 56 71 47 Wed. Lo 41 69 64 44 53 31 39 43 34 60 43 W c r pc pc pc pc pc s s pc r W 6-12 W 7-14 2 4 4 2 0 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 hometown. A 28-year-old Albany man, Zachary Burghart, has been jailed on an arson charge, and court records show he confessed to VWDUWLQJWKH¿UH +HZDVRQSUREDWLRQDIWHUDVHULHVRI¿UHV in the nearby community Scio last year. He’s been described as a Navy veteran having mental problems. Belveal called it a “crime of opportunity,” not the result of a vendetta against the school. Federal agency: No protection IRUFRDVWDO3DFL¿FPDUWHQ Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. -10s -0s 0s showers t-storms 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s high warm front stationary front low National Summary: Rain will stretch from the lower Midwest states to the mid-Atlantic and southern New England today, while isolated, strong thunderstorms rattle the southern Plains. California will have a rare wet day. 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RIIHUHGWRKHOSVLQFHWKH$SULO¿UH The Medford Mail Tribune reports the On Friday, he said, “two big trucks” were child wandered off from a group in Central unloaded with band instruments that have Point on Saturday afternoon. been borrowed or donated to replace those in Two Jackson County sheriff’s deputies WKHPXVLFURRPVDOVRGHVWUR\HGLQWKH¿UH tried to revive her, but she was dead at the He said he was thankful for the support hospital. and said it should give students reason to An autopsy is planned. think twice about their 51,000-population 6KHKDVQRW\HWEHHQSXEOLFO\LGHQWL¿HG NEWS To submit news tips and press releases:FDOO ID[HPDLOQHZV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP To submit community events, calendar items and Your EO News: HPDLOFRPPXQLW\#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRPRUFDOO7DPP\0DOJHVLQL LQ+HUPLVWRQDWRU5HQHH6WUXWKHUVLQ3HQGOHWRQDW To submit engagements, weddings and anniversaries: HPDLOUVWUXWKHUV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRPRUYLVLWZZZHDVWRUHJRQLDQ FRPFRPPXQLW\DQQRXQFHPHQWV ClassiÀed Advertising: FODVVL¿HGV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP To submit a Letter to the Editor:PDLOWR0DQDJLQJ(GLWRU'DQLHO :DWWHQEXUJHU6(%\HUV$YH3HQGOHWRQ25RUHPDLO HGLWRU#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Legal Advertising:$PDQGD-DFREV DMDFREV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP To submit sports or outdoors information or tips: VSRUWV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Real Estate Advertising: Jodi Snook MVQRRN#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP COMMERCIAL PRINTING Production Director Jake Duquette MGXTXHWWH#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Oregon committee advances bill expanding background checks By SHEILA V KUMAR Associated Press SALEM — Despite staunch opposition from gun-rights activists, an Or- egon Senate committee ad- vanced a proposal Monday that requires background checks before any private gun sales that don’t involve close relatives. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the measure requiring gun buy- ers and sellers who aren’t related to appear in person before a licensed dealer who can run a background check through the Oregon State Police. Proponents say the plan closes a loophole that wasn’t anticipated before the advent of Internet gun transactions and makes it harder for people with mental illnesses and vio- lent criminal records to get guns. Critics say background check requirements are GLI¿FXOW WR HQIRUFH DQG disproportionally burden law-abiding citizens while trampling Second Amend- ment rights. The bill passed 3-2, with a pair of Republicans voting “no.” In opposition, Sen. Kim Thatcher, a Keizer Re- publican, introduced an amendment that would have removed the back- ground check requirement and made it a misdemean- RU WR WUDQVIHU D ¿UHDUP WR someone on a prohibited list, which includes felons, violent offenders, minors and the mentally ill. Her re- visions weren’t included. Roseburg Republican Sen. Jeff Kruse, meanwhile, said he may bring a substi- tute measure on the Senate ÀRRU ZKHUH WKH ELOO QRZ heads. The committee vote was a key early step for one of the most heavily debated is- sues of the session. A hearing on the bill last week drew hours of testi- mony, including emotional support from relatives of victims killed in the Clacka- mas mall shooting and pas- sionate opposition from law HQIRUFHPHQW RI¿FLDOV ZKR said they wouldn’t enforce the bill if it passes. Oregon law already goes further than federal law by requiring background checks at gun shows. This bill would make it the sixth state to pass a law requiring such background checks since the Connecticut el- ementary school shooting rampage. Two previous attempts to expand background checks in Oregon have failed. Democrats increased their Senate majority by two seats in last year’s elec- tion, however, and support- ers think they have enough votes to pass the proposal into law this session. 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