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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A )eds ¿nd e[plosives trenches guns at refuge BRIEFLY Train hero Alek Skarlatos receives Oregon medal SALEM (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown has presented the Oregon Distinguished Service Medal to Alek Skarlatos, the Oregon National Guard specialist who helped subdue a heavily armed gunman on a Paris-bound train last year. The governor honored the Roseburg native at a ceremony Wednesday in Salem. Skarlatos was traveling with friends in August when WKHJXQPDQRSHQHG¿UH They wrestled him to the ground and disarmed him. Skarlatos has been honored for his courage on both sides of the Atlantic, and his sudden fame earned him a spot on TV’s “Dancing With the Stars.” The governor wrote on Twitter that Skarlatos was a hero even before his famous heroics, describing him as strong, smart, kind and motivated. and burial grounds sacred to the Burns Paiute Tribe. Investigators also found PORTLAND — Inves- human feces in one of the tigators combing through trenches and spoiled food in an Oregon wildlife refuge the living quarters. The FBI expects to take occupied by an armed group for nearly six weeks have three weeks to process the VR IDU GLVFRYHUHG ¿UHDUPV nature preserve seized Jan. explosives and trenches 2 by occupiers demanding dug near an area containing the government relinquish tribal artifacts, according to control of public lands. More than two dozen people have federal prosecutors. The FBI also was been charged in the standoff, concerned that numerous which petered out after its vehicles found at Malheur leaders were arrested Jan. 26 National Wildlife Refuge LQDWUDI¿FVWRSWKDWDOVROHIW might be booby-trapped, an Arizona rancher dead. Four holdouts remained Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ethan Knight and Geoffrey until last Thursday, when Barrow said in a court they surrendered and inves- ¿OLQJ7XHVGD\7KH\GLGQRW tigators were able to move in GHVFULEHWKHW\SHRI¿UHDUPV to search for evidence. FBI or explosives or say what spokeswoman Beth Anne led investigators to think the Steele said Wednesday that vehicles might be booby- she could not release details during an ongoing investiga- trapped. “Occupiers appear to tion. Prosecutors provided the have excavated two large trenches and an improvised information in response to a road on or adjacent to motion from defense lawyers grounds containing sensitive who want immediate access artifacts,” prosecutors wrote. to the site. The government The refuge contains artifacts is willing to let the defense By STEVEN DUBOIS Associated Press Gordon Friedman/Statesman-Journal via AP Gov. Kate Brown speaks with Alek Skarlatos after Skarlatos was awarded the Oregon Distinguished Service Award on Wednesday in Salem. Brown presented the medal to Skarlatos, the Oregon National Guard specialist who helped subdue a heavily armed gunman on a Paris-bound train last year. journal PLOS ONE, which also published the earlier WSU research. WSU researchers are criticizing the new conclusions. Sea-Tac Airport workers sue over $15 wage back payments Wolf studies by UW and WSU reach different conclusions SEATTLE (AP) — Workers at Seattle-Tacoma ,QWHUQDWLRQDO$LUSRUW¿OHG more than a dozen lawsuits on Wednesday, claiming they have not been paid a $15 minimum wage. Their Seattle lawyers estimate the employees are owed as much as $20,000 each in back pay since the higher wage went into effect more than two years ago. They say about 5,000 airport workers are affected by the minimum wage ordinance, which now requires an hourly wage of at least $15.24. An estimated 1,500 workers have not been paid the correct wage, the attorneys said. Calls to several of the employers targeted by the lawsuits were not immediately returned Wednesday. 6HD7DFZDVWKH¿UVWFLW\ in the nation to adopt a $15 minimum wage, but it only applies to transportation and hospitality workers. Airport employers have fought the wage in court, saying the facility run by the Port of Seattle is a federal port that SPOKANE (AP) — Washington State University researchers raised eyebrows in 2014 with a study that said killing problem wolves can actually increase livestock attacks the following year by disrupting the social structure of packs. Now, a dueling study from the University of Washington offers a different conclusion. Three UW researchers, who aren’t wildlife biologists but were intrigued by the earlier study, analyzed the same data with a different statistical approach. The Spokesman-Review reports their work indicated that killing wolves that prey on livestock can lead to a short-term increase in attacks, particularly for sheep. But the year after the wolves were killed, livestock attacks went down. The UW study was published last week in the is not subject to local laws. The courts have disagreed. These employees work a variety of jobs at the airport from baggage handlers to the people who clean the planes and refuel them, said Duncan Turner of Seattle ODZ¿UP%DGJOH\0XOOLQV Turner. Ore. boy sickened by marijuana- infused cookie By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI Capital Bureau SALEM — A bill aimed at increasing affordable housing by easing Oregon’s land use requirements for two projects is making headway in the House. Under House Bill 4079, the process for expanding “urban growth boundaries” would be expedited by exempting local govern- ments from certain land use rules or goals on two 50-acre parcels — one next to a city with fewer than 25,000 residents and the other with more. On Feb. 17, the House Committee on Rules passed an amended version of the bill 5-3 and referred it to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. The committee’s amendment changes the size threshold of the pilot project cities to 25,000 residents, Didn’t receive your paper?&DOO EHIRUHQRRQ7XHVGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\ RUEHIRUHDP6DWXUGD\ for same-day redelivery — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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Cascades: Windy and colder today. Snow and rain; snow, accumulating 2-4 inches in the south. Northern California: Showers around today, except a bit of snow in the interior mountains. Today Friday SW 12-25 SW 25-35 S 7-14 SSE 10-20 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Western Washington: Variable clouds today with a passing shower. Rain at times tonight. Feb 22 56° 30° Seattle 52/44 ALMANAC ADVERTISING Advertising Director: Jennine Perkinson MSHUNLQVRQ#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP REGIONAL CITIES MONDAY PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 57° 41° Corrections Real Estate Advertising: Jodi Snook MVQRRN#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP SATURDAY 0 1 2 The Oregon Farm Bureau and conservation groups have opposed HB 4079, arguing that new housing developments should occur within existing urban growth boundaries where roads, powers and water are more readily available that in rural areas. Another proposal to expe- dite urban growth boundaries more broadly across Oregon — Senate Bill 1575 — while allowing limited “inclu- sionary zoning” of housing tied to local incomes has died in committee. An article in the Feb. 13-15 weekend edition of the East Oregonian incorrectly stated the number of grazing permits and leases on Bureau of Land Management in Oregon and Washington. The agency has roughly 750 grazing permits and 750 leases across the region. That adds up to about 951,000 animal unit months. The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. Legal Advertising:$PDQGD-DFREV DMDFREV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Copyright © 2016, EO Media Group FRIDAY down from 30,000 residents. Pilot projects are excluded from Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties under the newest version of the bill. Previously, the pilot projects were also barred in Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties, as well as a portion of Jefferson County, in addition to the Portland metropolitan area. The bill previously won the unanimous approval of the House Committee on Rural Communities, Land Use and Water on Feb. 10. ClassiÀed Advertising: FODVVL¿HGV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Single copy price: 7XHVGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\6DWXUGD\ Forecast and its investigators examine the refuge after evidence has been collected but before it reopens to the public, Knight and Barrow said. They said the defense teams must be escorted by FBI personnel and cannot disturb or remove items. All evidence seized by the FBI will be available for inspection at the agency’s ¿HOGRI¿FHLQ3RUWODQG Defense lawyers are chal- lenging that arrangement, and a judge is expected to hear arguments on the matter next week. Attorneys for jailed standoff leader Ammon Bundy said they were concerned about damage that might have been done E\ WKH ¿QDO RFFXSLHUV DIWHU Bundy was arrested. “The government will not know what evidence DW WKH VFHQH LV VSHFL¿FDOO\ favorable to Mr. Bundy as opposed to another co-defendant,” Lissa Casey and Mike Arnold wrote in response to the prosecutors’ ¿OLQJ Affordable housing proposal makes headway PORTLAND (AP) — An 8-year-old Oregon boy was hospitalized after eating a marijuana-infused cookie that he found on the ground. The Oregonian reports that 30-year-old Jessica Hart of Klamath Falls says her boyfriend took her son, Jackson, on an outing to a local rock quarry. While there, Jackson spotted a cookie in its original packaging and Hart’s boyfriend told the boy not to eat it. But Hart says the boy ate it while the adult’s back was turned. She says Jackson came home complaining that he was sick and said he was “vibrating all over.” Hart’s boyfriend found the cookie’s packaging, which said the cookie had an estimated 50 milligrams of THC. She took the boy to the hospital, where he was JLYHQLQWUDYHQRXVÀXLGVDQG monitored by emergency URRPVWDIIIRUDERXW¿YH hours. Subscriber services: For home delivery, vacation stops or delivery concerns: 1-800-522-0255 TODAY Thursday, February 18, 2016 1 0 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. ©2016 -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: The eastern two-thirds of the nation will be dry and sunny today. 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