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HOUSE TO VOTE ON HEMP RULES GEORGIA SUPPORTS CLERGY REFUSING GAY MARRIAGE OREGON/2A FAITH/8A BUCKS GET PINNED BY DAWGS WRESTLING/1B FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2016 140th Year, No. 85 Your Weekend • • • WINNER OF THE 2015 ONPA GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD IT’S OVER A Temptations Revue at Hermiston High School Mike Ferguison benei t spaghetti feed in Ione The Tenors in concert at Wildhorse Casino For times and places see Coming Events, 6A Catch a movie Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. via AP Ryan Reynolds stars as the foul-mouthed mercenary, “Deadpool.” For showtime, Page 5A Weekend Weather Fri Sat Sun Thomas Boyd/The Oregonian via AP 57/38 53/43 56/50 Watch a game vs. Hermiston vs. Pendleton Friday, 7:30 p.m., at Pendleton Senate passes three-tier min wage By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau SALEM — The Oregon Senate on Thursday passed a controversial bill that sets three regional minimum wage rates throughout the state. The bill now proceeds to the House of Represen- tatives, where there appears to be enough support for passage, lawmakers said. The bill hikes wages from $9.25 to $14.75 in the Portland metro area, $12.50 in rural and coastal areas with struggling economies See WAGE/12A A man waves an American fl ag from atop a car at the Narrows roadblock, Thursday near Burns. The last four occupiers of a Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon surrendered Thursday. Cliven Bundy arrested in Portland BURNS (AP) — With the FBI tightening its ring around them, the last four holdouts in the armed take- over of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon surren- dered Thursday, ending a 41-day standoff that left one man dead and exposed simmering anger over the government’s control of vast expanses of Western land. Federal authorities in six states also arrested seven other people accused of being involved in the occu- pation and brought charges against a leader of the movement who organized a 2014 standoff. At least 25 Two more suspects people have now remained at large. been indicted on The last federal charges occupiers at the of conspiracy to Malheur National impede employees Wildlife Refuge at the wildlife gave up without refuge from incident a day after performing their federal agents duties. surrounded the Cliven Bundy Meanwhile, site. Cliven Bundy, Nearby residents were who was at the center of the relieved. 2014 standoff at his ranch “I just posted hallelujah in Nevada, was arrested late on my Facebook,” said Julie Wednesday in Portland after Weikel, who lives next to encouraging the occupiers the nature preserve. “And I not to give up. Bundy is the think that says it all. I am so father of Ammon Bundy, glad this is over.” the jailed leader of the Scientists detect ripples in fabric of space and time By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON — It was just a tiny, almost imperceptible “chirp,” but it simultaneously opened human- ity’s ears to the music of the cosmos and proved Einstein right again. In what is being hailed as one of the biggest eureka moments in the history of physics, scientists announced Thursday that they have ¿ nally detected gravitational waves, the ripples in the fabric of space and time that Einstein predicted a century ago. The news exhilarated astronomers and physicists. Because the evidence of gravitational waves is captured More inside • Umatilla County racks up $51,000 bill helping Harney County Page 3A •Last hours of standoff play out online Page 10A Oregon occupation. The elder Bundy appeared in federal court Thursday in Portland to hear the charges against him, all of which stem from the 2014 confrontation with See STANDOFF/12A One dollar Key players The holdouts David Fry — The 27-year-old from Blanchester, Ohio, formed an online friendship with Finicum and helped the rancher self-publish a novel. Fry traveled to Oregon against his father’s advice and often posted online updates from the occupation. He and the other three holdouts surren- dered Thursday. Each faces a charge of felony conspiracy to interfere with federal workers. Sean and Sandy Anderson — The husband and wife moved from Janesville, Wisconsin, to Riggins, Idaho, within the past several years. Sean, 47, opened a store for hunting, tactical and survival gear. Sandy, 48, worked at a gas station. Jeff Banta — The 47-year-old has lived in Elko, Nevada, the past several years and worked in construction most of his life. He arrived at the refuge shortly before authorities arrested the occupation leaders. Banta has two children with his ex-wife. The negotiators Michele Fiore — The two-term Republican Nevada assemblywoman known for her brash statements, love of guns and À air for the dramatic traveled to the refuge to assist with the ¿ nal holdouts’ surrender. More than 60,000 people listened to the 45-year-old’s live- streamed conversation with the holdouts Wednesday as she worked to calm the four remaining occupiers, who at times sounded hysterical as the FBI moved in. Rev. Franklin Graham — The 63-year-old Christian evangelist went to the refuge Thursday to assist with the surrender of the four holdouts, at least one of whom requested his presence. Graham is the son of evangelist Billy Graham. See PLAYERS/12A UMATILLA COUNTY STANDOFF: DAY 1 in audio form, the ¿ nding means astronomers will now be able to hear the soundtrack of the universe and listen as violent collisions reshape the cosmos. It will be like going from silent movies to talkies, they said. “Until this moment, we had our eyes on the sky and we couldn’t hear the music,” said Columbia Univer- sity astrophysicist Szabolcs Marka, a member of the discovery team. “The skies will never be the same.” An all-star international team of astrophysicists used an exquisitely sensitive, $1.1 billion set of twin instruments known as the Laser Inter- See GRAVITY/10A Oregon higher ed fiscal improvement tops nation By KATHY ANEY East Oregonian Oregon higher education funding is out of the cellar. A recent national report revealed that Oregon improved more than any other state in the nation last year. The state’s public universities and community colleges received $779.4 million in 2015, a hike of 16.1 percent. The national average was a 4.1 percent improvement, though a few states bucked the trend. Arizona, the worst in the nation, actually reduced spending by 14 percent. The Grapevine report was compiled by the Center for the Study of Education Policy and the State Higher Education Executive Of¿ cers. The upswing in spending doesn’t have Oregon higher education leaders doing handstands just yet — they are tempering their delight See EDUCATION/12A Staff photo by E.J. Harris A game of cat and squirrel A house cat stares up at a squirrel after the feline chased the rodent up a tree Thursday on Fourth Street in Pendleton.
