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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Tuesday, December 27, 2016 Officer hurt, suspect killed in shootout responding to a call about shots being fired late Sunday, Washington County sheriff’s Sgt. David Thompson said. The suspect, James Tylka, 30, was seen driving away and officers pursued him, police said. The chase ended with an exchange of gunfire about 20 miles south of Portland. Authorities did not release other information about the chase and shootout, except that officers from three police departments were involved and have been placed on paid administrative leave, a routine move. But details emerged about Tylka’s problems at home. He was locked in a protracted dispute with his former wife over custody of their son and child support payments, By STEVEN DUBOIS Associated Press PORTLAND — A Christmas Day shooting that left a woman dead triggered a car chase and gunbattle in suburban Portland. The exchange critically wounded an Oregon State Police officer and killed the slaying suspect, who had a troubled home life, authorities and court records said. Trooper Nic Cederberg, 32, an Army veteran who has been with the department for seven years, underwent surgery Monday and remains in critical condition, state police said on their Facebook page. The incident began when police in King City found the woman’s body after BRIEFLY Baker City sets coldest Christmas on record wounded OSP Officer and his family.” Several Facebook posts by Kate Armand’s friends expressed grief, describing her as a good person and an amazing mother to the nearly 1-year-old girl. Tylka updated his Face- book profile photo shortly before his death, displaying a picture of the couple. He also updated his cover photo, showing his two children, a boy and a baby daughter. Tylka’s ex-wife, Sabrina Starks, had filed for imme- diate temporary custody of their son in September, saying the boy was in danger of potential abuse. She said Tylka spoke about suicide in September 2015, drawing a call to police, before leaving town for four months. according to court records. Social media and court records indicate he was married to Kate Armand and that the couple had a baby girl. Tylka posted a photo on Facebook early this month of the couple kissing in happier times and commented: “We aren’t divorced.” Someone responded that she hoped they work things out. Police have not released the name of the woman he is believed to have killed, but Megan Armand told media outlets that the victim was her sister, Kate. “We are still in shock and devastated from last night’s events,” she said in a statement. “My heart is broken from the loss of my only sister. Our thoughts and prayers are also with the BAKER CITY (AP) — Baker City had its coldest Christmas on record and maybe its whitest. The Baker City Herald reports the temperature at the airport fell to 6 below zero in the final hour of Christmas. That’s the coldest holiday temperature on record at the airport, where statistics date to 1943. The previous record was 3 below zero, set on Christmas Day 1948. That same year, the city had 7 inches of snow on the ground for Christmas. The newspaper reports that the current depth, though not official, is more than 7 inches. The temperature was just 6 degrees late Monday morning. With freezing temperatures expected for the rest of the month, this December will likely be one of the coldest on record. The temperature hasn’t been above freezing at the airport since Dec. 11. Blizzards wreak havoc on northern Plains CHICAGO (AP) — Travel conditions remained hazardous as a winter storm swept across much of the northern Plains on Monday, with blowing and drifting snow forcing the closure of an airport and creating near-zero visibility on some roads. The combination of freezing rain, snow and high winds that forced vast stretches of highways in the Dakotas to be shut down Sunday continued into Monday, and authorities issued no-travel warnings for much of North Dakota. Meanwhile, in parts of the South, unseasonably warm temperatures was raising the risk of tornadoes and damaging thunderstorms. About 3 million people in parts of Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee could see damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes Monday, the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, said, but no major outbreak is expected. Most of North Dakota was to remain under a blizzard warning through Monday afternoon or early evening, according to the National Weather Service in Bismarck. Severe whiteout conditions led to the closure of Minot International Airport, and the facility wasn’t expected to reopen until 3 a.m. Tuesday. The airports serving Fargo Northwest nuclear power plant back online Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP Madori Griffin, who says her car was snowed in, makes her way through an inter- section while walking to work in the intensive care unit of Sanford Hospital early Monday in Bismarck, N.D. and Bismarck also list flight cancellations on their websites. Winds gusting 40 mph to 50 mph associated also led to delays and cancellations at Minneapolis-St. Paul Interna- tional Airport. The storm also has caused power outages in the Dakotas and Nebraska. The South Dakota Rural Electric Association said roughly 19,000 of its customers were without to Jamestown. That stretch remained closed Monday. Portions of U.S. Highways 2, 52 and 281 were also closed because of snow, ice and “near zero visibility.” Motorists who drive past the roadblocks can be fined up to $250. No-travel advisories were issued for much of North Dakota, including the Williston, Dickinson, Minot, Bismarck, Jamestown, Valley City and Grand Forks areas. power Monday afternoon. In Nebraska, winds gusting up to 70 mph were cited for hundreds of power outages in central and eastern portions of the state Sunday, although by Monday morning, utilities reported that power had been restored to most customers. The North Dakota Trans- portation Department closed most of a 240-mile stretch of Interstate 94 Sunday night, from the Montana border 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 WEDNESDAY A bit of snow and rain at times Times of clouds and sun 41° 32° 39° 26° THURSDAY Cloudy FRIDAY Some sun; rain and snow at night SATURDAY Mostly sunny and chilly PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 39° 30° 38° 24° 37° 28° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 42° 25° 43° 33° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 38° 39° 67° (1980) 20° 25° -9° (1924) 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 0.00" 2.10" 1.33" 13.40" 10.07" 12.84" HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH Yesterday Normals Records LOW 29° 39° 67° (1980) 26° 27° 5° (1948) 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 0.00" 1.23" 1.24" 9.13" 7.16" 9.74" SUN AND MOON Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today New First Dec 28 Jan 5 41° 24° 39° 28° Seattle 45/38 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 39° 31° Full 7:35 a.m. 4:18 p.m. 5:53 a.m. 3:34 p.m. Last Jan 12 Jan 19 Today Spokane Wenatchee 33/24 35/28 Tacoma Moses 44/34 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 35/25 35/26 45/36 43/34 39/25 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 45/36 42/31 Lewiston 44/32 Astoria 39/30 48/38 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 47/35 Pendleton 30/21 The Dalles 43/33 41/32 42/34 La Grande Salem 32/26 48/35 Albany Corvallis 48/35 48/36 John Day 38/27 Ontario Eugene Bend 23/16 48/36 41/23 Caldwell Burns 28/19 34/18 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 48 23 41 50 34 30 48 39 43 38 39 32 30 45 48 52 23 44 41 47 42 48 33 35 46 42 39 Lo 38 15 23 40 18 21 36 28 33 27 23 26 25 36 38 40 16 32 32 35 22 35 24 23 35 31 25 W r sn sn r sn sn r c c c sf sn sn r r r sn pc c r c r sn sn r c sf Lo 39 8 21 38 4 14 30 24 25 22 16 22 22 29 38 37 7 24 26 33 19 31 21 18 34 26 24 W c pc pc c pc pc c pc pc c c c pc pc c pc c pc pc c pc c c c c pc pc WORLD CITIES Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 36 66 45 45 72 34 45 60 32 83 67 Lo 13 53 40 32 50 25 30 37 16 71 41 W s pc sh s pc sn s s s pc r Wed. Hi 37 62 51 45 74 29 46 56 33 86 48 Lo 11 57 41 34 47 24 29 37 22 74 39 W s c pc s pc sf s s pc pc pc WINDS Medford 45/36 (in mph) Klamath Falls 39/23 Boardman Pendleton REGIONAL FORECAST Coastal Oregon: Periods of rain today. A brief shower or two tonight. Times of clouds and sun tomorrow. Eastern and Central Oregon: Mostly cloudy today with a bit of snow and rain at times; a couple of inches east above 3,000 feet. Western Washington: Periods of rain today. A couple of showers tonight, except dry in central parts. Eastern Washington: A bit of leftover snow today, mainly near the Idaho border; clouds and breaks of sun. Cascades: Snow today with 4-8 inches ad- ditional. Snow level 2,000 feet north; 4,000 feet south. Northern California: Mostly cloudy today with a shower far north coast; partly sunny elsewhere. Today Wednesday SW 10-20 SW 10-20 SW 6-12 SSW 7-14 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. 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Hi 48 23 35 51 28 28 45 36 42 35 37 32 31 46 48 52 24 43 39 46 37 45 31 32 44 39 40 PORTLAND (AP) — Portland police say a 16-year-old boy died and another teenager was critically injured when the car they were in crashed after a night of caroling. Sgt. Pete Simpson says five teenage boys were in the vehicle early Christmas morning, traveling from Happy Valley to Wilsonville after singing at the homes of those who attend a Romanian church in southeast Portland. Simpson says the Volkswagen Cabriolet was part of a three-vehicle caravan. The 17-year-old driver passed one of his friends and missed a sharp turn, driving off Mt. Scott Boulevard. Dense fog may have been a factor. The boy who died has been identified as Samuel Chiriac of Battle Ground, Washington. The driver, Seba Pop of West Linn, was in critical condition at a Portland hospital. Two other teen passengers suffered serious injuries and a 14-year-old boy wasn’t hurt. The investigation remains active, but Simpson says it doesn’t appear the boys were impaired by drugs or alcohol. Corrections REGIONAL CITIES Forecast Boy dies, three hurt in crash after night of caroling 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. 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Energy Northwest says power levels are slowly rising and should reach 100 percent within 72 hours of restarting. The plant shut down following a malfunc- tion at a substation. The newspaper reports that the malfunction caused the line that connects the plant’s main output trans- formers to the substation to reject the load. A primary breaker opened too slowly and a secondary system kicked in and opened other breakers, causing the plant to separate itself from the grid and shut down. Columbia Generating Station sends enough power to the Northwest grid to power a city the size of Seattle. 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 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. -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: Snow showers will linger over parts of the Northeast today. The front will cause showers over the Southeast. The air will be quite warm south of the front and chilly to the north. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 88° in Fort Myers, Fla. Low -21° in Bryce Canyon, Utah 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 48 72 59 62 33 68 29 54 74 57 34 35 63 50 35 61 3 19 81 76 40 80 47 51 55 69 Lo 29 49 36 32 24 47 18 31 58 32 24 30 53 31 28 40 -7 17 70 65 26 57 29 38 36 48 W s t sh sh pc c sn sh pc pc c c pc s sf pc sn pc s pc s pc s s pc s Wed. 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