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Newspaper Page TextWEATHER East Oregonian Page 2A REGIONAL CITIES Forecast THURSDAY TODAY Clouds and sun, a shower or two A shower and t-storm around 61° 41° 57° 39° FRIDAY SATURDAY Sun and some clouds Warm with increasing clouds PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 62° 36° 66° 39° 72° 45° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 62° 41° 64° 42° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 63° 61° 85° (1934) 48° 39° 23° (1903) 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 0.05" 0.13" 0.51" 4.12" 2.97" 4.51" HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday LOW 66° 64° 89° (1936) 0.04" 0.14" 0.29" 2.84" 1.78" 3.43" SUN AND MOON Apr 21 Bend 53/31 Burns 56/33 6:12 a.m. 7:39 p.m. 11:34 a.m. 1:43 a.m. Last New Apr 29 May 6 Caldwell 64/44 Hi 57 59 53 57 56 54 62 58 64 58 54 57 54 66 58 61 67 66 61 60 58 61 57 55 56 60 63 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 Lo 41 35 31 46 33 36 42 38 42 40 33 36 36 41 44 46 43 42 41 45 30 42 40 35 43 44 40 Hi 58 50 49 53 48 49 56 54 62 51 45 52 51 56 55 57 60 64 57 58 51 58 54 48 57 57 64 Lo 43 29 26 43 30 33 40 35 41 38 27 35 34 39 43 44 40 37 39 44 23 41 37 33 42 43 39 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W r t r sh t t r t sh t sh t t r r r t sh t r t r t t r t sh WORLD CITIES Today Hi 78 82 56 62 83 60 61 72 68 72 66 Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Lo 47 74 46 43 53 45 44 52 47 62 60 (in mph) Boardman Pendleton Klamath Falls 54/33 W s t t pc pc pc pc pc r pc c Thu. Hi 74 82 60 60 84 64 62 69 68 73 70 Lo 43 76 49 48 52 46 49 47 42 62 59 W s c pc r pc c t s pc pc r REGIONAL FORECAST Eastern Washington: Times of clouds and sun today with a stray shower. Eastern and Central Oregon: Clouds and sunshine today with spotty showers. Cascades: More clouds than sun today; a shower in spots, but a snow shower in the south. Northern California: Mostly cloudy today; however, some sun in the interior mountains. Western Washington: A shower today; a couple of showers, then a steadier rain at the coast. Thursday WSW 7-14 W 7-14 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Coastal Oregon: Rain today; any time across the north, during the afternoon elsewhere. Today SW 6-12 WNW 6-12 1 2 4 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. Main St., Hermiston 541-567-6211 2I¿FHKRXUV0RQGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\DPWRSP &ORVHGPDMRUKROLGD\V 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 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 Single copy price: 7XHVGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\6DWXUGD\ Copyright © 2016, EO Media Group Sheriff intends to sue city County District Attorney Jim Carpenter. Boyd said Palmer asked Grant County Sheriff DQ XQLGHQWL¿HG GLVSDWFKHU Glenn Palmer has given for an update, who “know- and/or notice he intends to sue ingly the city of John Day and recklessly” with- its employees for a list of held information allegations stemming from from Palmer that actions related to the occupa- had been relayed tion of the Malheur National previously to a variety of other law Wildlife Refuge. Palmer’s attorney, enforcement agen- Benjamin Boyd from cies. Palmer and Hostetter Law Group in Carpenter’s lives Enterprise, sent a tort claim were in danger, notice received by the city Boyd argued, as Palmer April 4 that states Palmer will they proceeded to assert claims for damages the police roadblock with against the city, John Day RI¿FHUV EHOLHYLQJ 3DOPHU dispatch employees, City was traveling with a militia Manager Peggy Gray and member. Boyd also alleges the Police Chief Richard Gray. The notice is required before dispatchers breached the ¿OLQJ D ODZVXLW DJDLQVW D contract to “provide appro- priate information to autho- public body. In the notice, Boyd rized personnel.” The notice goes on to contends that as Palmer was traveling to a roadblock near list complaints against John Seneca after the law enforce- Day’s dispatch manager, ment action Jan. 26 that led police chief and city to the arrest of most of the manager. Dispatch manager Valerie occupation leaders and the death of one, city dispatchers Luttrell and Richard Gray falsely determined a ERWK¿OHGFRPSODLQWVDJDLQVW passenger with Palmer was a Palmer with the Department militia member. He said the of Public Safety Standards passenger was actually Grant and Training after the Jan. 26 incident. The state police licensing agency recom- mended the complaints be investigated by the Oregon Department of Justice, which has opened an investigation. Boyd said L u t t r e l l ’s complaints that Palmer “openly shows his support” for the occupiers and “their cause on social media” are false, as is the allegation he was “consorting with” the occupiers. Similarly, he said Richard Gray’s complaints that Palmer shows “involvement and support” for the occupiers is false. Boyd said both city employees consulted with City Manager Peggy Gray EHIRUH ¿OLQJ WKH FRPSODLQWV on city letterhead and using WKHLURI¿FLDOHPDLODFFRXQWV Peggy Gray said the city does not comment on pending litigation. “This will eventually be resolved in the courtroom — and until there is public resolution, this statement will stand on its own,” Gray said. 5HSRUW'2-QHHGVWUDLQLQJWRSUHYHQWSUR¿OLQJ The investigator who compiled the report worked for a part of the Criminal Justice Division called the TITAN Fusion Center, which works with federal agencies primarily on counterterrorism and drug-related offenses. The employee has since been placed on paid administrative leave. His actions violated First Amendment protections, Walker’s report concluded. She also wrote that some investigators she interviewed didn’t know about laws and guidelines that protect free speech online. “There has been no training on racial bias in the context of determining threats, and no training on UDFLDO SUR¿OLQJ LVVXHV´ Walker went on. “They have received no training on cultural competency or hidden biases.” Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum convened the 1 The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. SUBSCRIPTION RATES /RFDOKRPHGHOLYHU\ 6DYLQJVRIIFRYHUSULFH (=3D\ SHUFHQW ZHHNV SHUFHQW ZHHNV SHUFHQW ZHHNV SHUFHQW (=3D\ RQH\HDUUDWHZLWKDPRQWKO\FUHGLWRUGHELWFDUGFKHFNFKDUJH By SEAN HART EO Media Group 2 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme Didn’t receive your paper?&DOO EHIRUHQRRQ7XHVGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\ RUEHIRUHDP6DWXUGD\ for same-day redelivery — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 4 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. Subscriber services: For home delivery, vacation stops or delivery concerns: 1-800-522-0255 PORTLAND (AP) — A new report says Oregon Department of Justice employees don’t receive enough training on preventing UDFLDOSUR¿OLQJ Portland attorney Carolyn Walker performed a four- month independent investi- gation of the department’s surveillance of Black Lives Matter supporters last fall, The Bend Bulletin reported. +HU ¿QGLQJV ZHUH UHOHDVHG Monday. Civil rights groups called for the independent investi- gation after a Criminal Justice Division employee created a report on a fellow DOJ employee who expressed support for the racial equality movement on his public Twitter page. The investi- gator told his supervisors he believed the tweets posed a potential threat to police and was given permission to compile a written report on his colleague. W sh sh pc r pc sh sh pc pc sh pc sh sh c sh r pc pc sh sh pc sh pc sh sh sh c NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Thu. WINDS Medford 66/41 PRECIPITATION Apr 13 John Day 58/40 Ontario 67/43 51° 39° 23° (2011) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today First Full Albany 59/42 Eugene 62/42 TEMPERATURE Yesterday Normals Records 77° 47° Spokane Wenatchee 57/40 62/44 Tacoma Moses 59/40 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 63/44 55/38 53/41 57/38 63/40 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 57/44 60/44 Lewiston 66/45 Astoria 62/43 57/41 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 60/45 Pendleton 54/36 The Dalles 64/42 61/41 62/42 La Grande Salem 57/36 61/42 Corvallis 61/43 HIGH 71° 41° Seattle 58/45 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 66° 38° Today SUNDAY Sunshine and patchy clouds Wednesday, April 13, 2016 independent investigation in November. She had heard in October that that head of the DOJ’s Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Unit Erious Johnson was the subject of a search that was social and political in nature, and “expressed her extreme displeasure ... because she believed (the investigator) had engaged in UDFLDOSUR¿OLQJ´DFFRUGLQJWR Walker’s report. The investigator came across Johnson’s Twitter SUR¿OH E\ VHDUFKLQJ IRU WKH hashtag “(hash)BlackLives- Matter.” Johnson had shared cartoons and other commen- WDU\RQWKHUHFHQWKLJKSUR¿OH police killings of black Amer- icans on his Twitter page. The name of the investi- gator was redacted in Walk- er’s report and the DOJ has declined to name him. The department declined to comment on personnel issues Monday. -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 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: While potentially flooding downpours ride along the Gulf Coast, a multi-day dry spell will commence in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic today. Thunderstorms will rattle the Rockies. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 89° in Edinburg, Texas Low 9° in International Falls, Minn. NATIONAL CITIES Today Albuquerque Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Birmingham Boise Boston Charleston, SC Charleston, WV Chicago Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Fargo Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Hi 72 68 50 58 61 71 62 50 72 67 56 49 70 72 47 80 45 67 84 70 60 74 71 81 67 73 Lo 48 54 41 36 43 56 44 38 50 39 39 32 53 44 32 53 22 45 72 58 37 62 42 60 51 57 W s c s s t sh pc s pc s pc pc c s c s pc pc sh r s t pc s c pc Thur. 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A total of 1.94 million Oregonians were employed in March, an increase from 1.84 million at this time last year when the jobless rate was 5.7 percent, the State Employment Department statistics indicate. Meanwhile, the job gains led to rising wages, with the average pay rate for private sector payroll employees jumping to $24.45 an hour last month, an increase of more than a dollar from a year ago. “Businesses are raising wages to attract the help they need, and it’s working EHFDXVHSHRSOHDUHÀRFNLQJ to Oregon’s labor force,” said Nick Beleiciks, state employment economist. The jobless rate has steadily dropped since reaching a peak of nearly 12 percent in 2009. It’s now a half-percentage point below the U.S. unemployment rate, a distinction Oregon last saw in 1995. Oregon added 3,900 jobs last month, led by the health care and wholesale trade sectors, after a revised gain of 7,400 jobs in February. Another measure of unemployment that includes discouraged workers who stopped looking as well as part-time workers who can’t get full-time jobs fell to 9.5 percent — down from 12.2 percent in March 2015. Still, Gov. Kate Brown noted that rural areas are not keeping pace with the booming Portland metropolitan area. Corrections 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. McKay Creek Estates Celebrate Life At Prestige Senior Living, we believe life should be a celebration! Studies have shown that up to 70% of what you feel is aging, is optional. The key to active, successful aging is your lifestyle. It is about wellness and nurturing body, mind and spirit. Join us for one of our complimentary educational seminars that promote healthy, fulfilled living, at every age. THURSDAY, MAY 19, 3:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Worried About Falling? 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