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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Thursday, December 15, 2016 Winter storm snarls traffic in Portland PORTLAND (AP) — A rare snow storm brought Oregon’s largest city to a halt on Wednesday, with thousands of vehicles barely able to move on Portland streets and on one of its main highways. Commuters began leaving work early, hoping to beat the storm, but they quickly found themselves on streets that were clogged with traffic that was inching along on snow-slick streets. Cars fish-tailed, spun out, and collided. Motorists, some with their kids in their cars, who had made scant progress tried to keep their patience. After more than three hours of waiting, some abandoned their vehicles and started walking. Others hoped they wouldn’t run out of gas. Kimberly Wrolstad had been stuck on Interstate 5 heading to Tigard for about 90 minutes Wednesday afternoon. “It’s frustrating,” she said. “I don’t know what’s going on. I don’t know if there are acci- dents. I know some of the trucks are having difficulties.” Portland does not use rock salt on its roads, for environmental reasons, and because snow is so rare. Portland was ready to put city buses on snow routes, and had taken other precautions, but the suddenness of the storm caught many off guard. The Columbia River Gorge east of Portland was getting hit hard. Officials reported at least five vehicle crashes along a 21-mile stretch of Interstate 84, BAKER CITY (AP) — Manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges have been filed against a Baker City woman whose 5-week-old son died in September while the two were co-sleeping. Court records show Beth Speelman was also charged with possession of methamphetamine. She was arraigned Tuesday and a plea hearing has been set for January 5. Speelman remains behind bars with bail set at more than $200,000. AP Photo/Don Ryan A bicyclist is surrounded by heavy traffic as a snow storm forces commuters to leave the city early and jam roads and freeways in Portland, Wednesday. A wintry afternoon and evening is forecast for much of Oregon, with some cities expected to get a foot of snow. which runs through the scenic gorge. The accidents were between the towns of Hood River and The Dalles. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the gorge calling for up to 8 inches of snow and gusting winds. An avalanche plowed onto a main highway crossing the Cascade Range in Oregon, and then a second one occurred nearby, forcing closure of the road while snowplows cleared it, the Oregon State Police said on Twitter. There were no injuries. On the east side of the Cascades, up to 13 inches of snow were predicted for Bend. AP Photo/Don Ryan Bus riders, bundled against the cold, wait for the next ride as a snow storm moves in on the area in Portland Wednesday. At least six Baker County babies have died from positional asphyxiation linked to co-sleeping since 2009, though this is the first to result in criminal charges. Generally, arrests in such cases only occur when authorities believe the parent of the child was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Judge rejects electors attempt to avoid fine SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge has rejected an effort by two Democratic presidential electors from Washington state who sought to immediately ensure they won’t get fined if they ignore the results of the popular vote here in a longshot bid to deny Donald Trump the presidency. Bret Chiafalo and Levi Guerra took a voluntary pledge to vote for their party’s nominee — Hillary Clinton — if she won Washington, which she did. But they say they might join with other so-called “Hamilton electors” from both parties to choose some other candidate when the Electoral College meets next Monday, saying Trump is unfit for office. Washington law says electors who break their pledge can be fined up to $1,000. A lawyer for Chiafalo and Guerra sought an emergency order to block any potential fine, saying said at a hearing Wednesday afternoon it violates the Constitution. Businessman guilty of fake donations PORTLAND (AP) — A Bend businessman accused of declaring fake charitable donations in an IRS return has pleaded guilty. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that Stephen Munson on Monday pleaded guilty, acknowledging that the IRS lost more than $2.4 million because of a false tax return in 2008. He also admitted that losses for an additional bankruptcy fraud charge against him are about $7.5 million. Didn’t receive your paper? Call 1-800-522-0255 before noon Tuesday through Friday or before 10 a.m. Saturday for same-day redelivery — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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Single copy price: $1 Tuesday through Friday, $1.50 Saturday Copyright © 2016, EO Media Group REGIONAL CITIES Forecast FRIDAY Rather cloudy and very cold Clouds breaking, fl urries 21° 12° 16° ؏3° SATURDAY SUNDAY Very cold with some sun Very cold with clouds and sun PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 14° 4° 21° 9° 28° 25° 9° 24° 21° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 19° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 22° 16° 39° 26° 64° (2002) -22° (1919) 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" 0.71" 0.64" 12.01" 9.39" 12.15" HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH Yesterday Normals Records LOW 20° 39° 68° (2002) 18° 27° -7° (1972) 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 Trace 0.23" 0.71" 8.13" 6.50" 9.21" SUN AND MOON Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today Last New Dec 20 Dec 28 First Jan 5 15° 6° 18° Seattle 36/26 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 0° 7:29 a.m. 4:12 p.m. 6:37 p.m. 8:50 a.m. Full Jan 12 Today MONDAY Mostly cloudy and very cold Spokane Wenatchee 21/5 25/9 Tacoma Moses 37/21 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 25/7 22/11 38/25 37/21 29/14 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 35/24 22/12 Lewiston 25/12 Astoria 27/17 40/27 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 35/26 Pendleton 31/12 The Dalles 24/14 21/12 28/19 La Grande Salem 31/16 34/21 Albany Corvallis 35/26 35/25 John Day 38/18 Ontario Eugene Bend 37/22 37/24 29/9 Caldwell Burns 39/25 37/11 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 Hi 40 32 29 49 37 31 37 24 24 38 42 31 28 48 41 46 37 25 21 35 26 34 21 28 35 22 29 Lo 27 13 9 34 11 12 24 12 14 18 17 16 11 30 29 33 22 10 12 26 6 21 5 10 24 12 14 W pc sf c c sn sf c c c sf r sf sf r pc c r c c pc c c c sf pc c c Hi 39 18 22 47 22 19 36 17 19 25 31 21 18 41 40 46 28 19 16 34 21 34 12 16 32 15 25 Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Lo 16 56 43 45 51 0 36 38 14 66 36 W s pc pc c pc c pc pc s sh pc Lo 26 -12 -1 32 -4 -7 21 -3 0 0 10 -6 -10 23 28 31 1 -3 -3 21 -7 20 -5 -9 20 2 0 W pc pc s s pc sn s sf sf sf pc pc sf s pc s pc s sf s s s s sf s sf s Fri. 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Northern California: Heavy rain today; snow, accumulating 2-4 inches in the interior mountains. 0 0 0 0 0 NEWS • To submit news tips and press releases: • call 541-966-0818 • fax 541-276-8314 • email news@eastoregonian.com • To submit community events, calendar items and Your EO News: email community@eastoregonian.com or call Tammy Malgesini at 541-564-4539 or Renee Struthers in at 541-966-0818. • To submit engagements, weddings and anniversaries: email rstruthers@eastoregonian.com or visit www.eastoregonian. com/community/announcements • To submit a Letter to the Editor: mail to Managing Editor Daniel Wattenburger, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801 or email editor@eastoregonian.com. • To submit sports or outdoors information or tips: 541-966-0838 • sports@eastoregonian.com COMMERCIAL PRINTING Production Manager: Mike Jensen 541-215-0824 • mjensen@eastoregonian.com Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. 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In a videotaped deposition, Flanagan said he was concerned for his own safety and that of his fellow officers, along with bystanders on that early evening in February 2015. Flanagan, who has since left the police force, was not subpoenaed to testify in the coroner’s inquest into the death of Antonio Zambra- no-Montes, 35, called by Franklin County Coroner Dan Blasdel. The inquest is underway at Columbia Basin College in Pasco. The inquest is a fact-finding hearing in which jurors ultimately will be asked to determine what caused Zambrano-Montes’ death and whether the officers used deadly force. Excerpts of a deposition Flanagan gave almost eight weeks ago in a civil case were played for jurors on Tuesday. Zambrano-Montes was high on methamphet- amine and throwing rocks at passing motorists before he was shot. The shooting was captured on video and sparked weeks of peaceful protests in Pasco. Local, state and federal prosecutors have declined to bring charges against the three officers. The jury verdict will have no effect on whether criminal charges are filed. Officers Adam Wright and Adrian Alaniz, who remain on the force, were sent subpoenas and were expected to testify. Their attorneys, Gregory Scott of Yakima and John Jensen of Kennewick, told Blasdel the offi- cers will invoke their Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate themselves before the jury. Flanagan, in his deposition, said he recalled Alaniz being hit by a rock three times. Flanagan fired three of the first five shots at Zambrano-Montes. Wright shot twice. Flanagan denied that Zambrano-Montes was running away from them at the time of the first volley, saying he could see the man’s chest when he took aim. “There was no other alternative,” Flanagan said. The officers then gave Zambrano-Montes the chance to disengage so the encounter could end peacefully, but Flanagan said the suspect chose to keep throwing rocks or chunks of concrete. When he shot six more times at Zambra- no-Montes in the second volley, Flanagan said he felt it was necessary because he was in immediate fear for his own life or the life and safety of the other two officers. The officers fired a total of 17 times at Zambrano-Montes, striking him five or six times, according to an autopsy. BRIEFLY Mom charged in infant co-sleeping death of son TODAY Ex-officer says he did not intend to kill in Pasco shooting 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: Frigid air will extend from the Midwest to the Northeast states with heavy snow near the Great Lakes today. Snow will blanket areas from the northern Rockies to the northern Plains as rain soaks California. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 87° in Opa Locka, Fla. Low -21° in Dunkirk, Mont. 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