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WEATHER East Oregonian Page 2A REGIONAL CITIES Forecast WEDNESDAY TODAY Very warm with clouds and sun Mostly sunny and very hot 93° 61° 97° 66° THURSDAY FRIDAY Partly sunny and very hot Sizzling sunshine and very hot PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 101° 67° 96° 64° 99° 61° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 101° 67° 97° 62° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 88° 85° 109° (1922) 62° 56° 40° (1901) 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" 0.00" 0.03" 11.30" 6.47" 7.60" through 3 p.m. yesterday HIGH LOW 89° 86° 106° (1942) 67° 56° 39° (1979) 0.00" 0.00" 0.02" 6.59" 4.64" 5.72" SUN AND MOON July 8 July 16 New 5:12 a.m. 8:47 p.m. 4:50 p.m. 2:27 a.m. First July 23 July 30 John Day 96/58 Ontario 100/64 Bend 91/56 Burns 95/49 Caldwell 100/62 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 67 92 91 62 95 91 84 91 97 96 90 93 90 98 63 65 100 95 93 84 94 85 89 90 82 95 95 Lo 51 51 56 53 49 51 53 57 62 58 50 56 52 64 50 54 64 58 61 57 53 57 62 50 54 67 59 W pc s pc pc s pc pc pc pc s s pc pc pc pc pc s pc pc s pc s pc pc s pc pc NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Wed. Hi 68 94 92 61 95 93 85 96 101 96 89 95 93 99 62 63 101 100 97 90 97 89 95 92 88 98 99 Lo 54 51 56 53 51 56 53 61 67 63 50 59 56 63 53 54 65 62 66 60 54 57 67 54 58 71 64 W pc s s pc s s s s s s s s s s s pc s s s s s s s s s s s WORLD CITIES Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 88 88 93 77 71 67 80 85 85 67 86 Lo 74 82 70 58 55 50 59 65 71 50 75 W t sh s pc pc r pc s pc pc c Wed. Hi 89 88 88 81 72 64 85 87 87 66 82 Lo 74 81 69 62 55 52 65 66 73 48 73 W sh c s pc pc r pc s pc s t WINDS Medford 98/64 PRECIPITATION Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today Full Last Albany 86/54 Eugene 84/53 TEMPERATURE 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date 96° 62° Spokane Wenatchee 89/62 91/61 Tacoma Moses 79/47 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 93/57 88/57 70/50 81/47 95/59 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 81/52 95/67 Lewiston 96/59 Astoria 96/65 67/51 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 84/57 Pendleton 91/51 The Dalles 97/62 93/61 93/61 La Grande Salem 93/56 85/57 Corvallis 86/55 HERMISTON Yesterday Normals Records 101° 66° Seattle 77/54 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 105° 70° Today SATURDAY Very warm with plenty of sun Tuesday, July 4, 2017 (in mph) Boardman Pendleton Klamath Falls 90/50 REGIONAL FORECAST Eastern Washington: Partly sunny today. Clear tonight. Mostly sunny tomorrow. Eastern and Central Oregon: Hot today with clouds and sun. Patchy clouds tonight. Mostly sunny and hot tomorrow. Western Washington: Partly sunny today, except more clouds at the coast. Cascades: Partly sunny and very warm today; pleasant across the north. Clear tonight. Northern California: Low clouds followed by sunshine at the coast today; plenty of sunshine elsewhere. Wednesday W 4-8 NNW 4-8 WSW 4-8 NNW 4-8 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Coastal Oregon: Clouds breaking for some sun today. Today 2 4 7 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. Main St., Hermiston 541-567-6211 Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed major holidays www.eastoregonian.com To subscribe, call 1-800-522-0255 or go online to www.eastoregonian.com and click on ‘Subscribe’ East Oregonian (USPS 164-980) is published daily except Sunday, Monday and Dec. 25, by the EO Media Group, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801. Periodicals postage paid at Pendleton, OR. Postmaster: send address changes to East Oregonian, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801. 4 2 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. ©2017 Subscriber services: For home delivery, vacation stops or delivery concerns: 1-800-522-0255 Didn’t receive your paper? 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The Hanford Fire Department had it contained on the nuclear reservation at 6 a.m. Monday, with no structures or contaminated areas burned. The fire overall was about 30 percent contained, said Jacob Welsh, a fire information officer. An evacuation order for a remote area of Benton County, the Barrell Springs area, had been lifted by Monday afternoon. Highway 240 remained closed at the Yakima Barricade to the Junction of Highway 225 Monday afternoon. Parts of Highway 24 were also was closed. Water from the Columbia River was being used to fight the fire from the air. The river was closed to boaters Monday starting at 8 a.m. about three miles downstream from the Vernita Bridge to allow water to be collected from the river. The closure extended up the river to the Priest Rapids Dam. Benton and Grant county sheriff’s offices were blocking and patrolling the closed section of the river. The river was expected to be closed until dusk or until aircraft were no longer needed for fire suppression. Forest Service proposes plan to limit hikers in Oregon SALEM (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is seeking to limit the number of hikers in Oregon’s wilderness by requiring permits for popular areas. The plan announced this month by Willamette and Deschutes national forests would require a permit to hike or backpack in the Mount Jefferson, Mount Washington, Three Sisters, Diamond Peak and Waldo Lake wilderness areas, The Statesman Journal reported. The goal is to limit crowds and damage by restricting numbers, offi- cials said. But it would also represent a fundamental change in a state that for the most part allows people to venture as they please on public lands. Salem photographer Jeff Green said it’s frustrating that overcrowding has reached this point, but it’s time for permits. “I feel user experience will vastly improve with less shoulder-to-shoulder crowds and all the human impact and garbage that comes with it,” Green said. Other people were concerned with the permit pricing of $6 to $12. “The permits are over- priced and there is little control over the system,” said Matt Reeder, author of “101 Hikes in the Majestic Mount Jefferson Region.” ‘’It is disappointing to see a permit to access a public area cost $12, all for the privilege of hiking on public property.” Hunters, however, were happy they would be exempt from the permit requirement after purchasing a tag. Environmental groups said the episode demon- strated that Oregon needs more wilderness areas. “It’s supply and demand and Oregon has very little protected wilderness,” said Erik Fernandez, wilderness program manager for Oregon Wild. “Oregonians love to visit our amazing wilderness areas. Until our elected leaders step up and protect more, this trend isn’t going to go away.” 0s showers t-storms 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: Spotty thunderstorms will erupt in the Southeast and from part of the Chesapeake Bay region to the Ohio Valley and part of the Upper Midwest today. Storms may be severe and drenching over the central Plains. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 111° in Blythe, Calif. Low 30° in Climax, Colo. 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 97 90 78 90 91 92 100 79 94 83 83 81 94 92 82 104 75 90 86 93 85 95 82 109 85 82 Lo 69 73 68 70 65 74 69 63 75 66 65 63 74 60 60 75 56 68 75 76 66 74 65 84 70 64 W pc t pc pc s t s s t pc c s r pc s pc c t pc pc t t t s t pc Wed. 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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 TRANSPORTATION: Plan calls for establishing a tolling program on I-5 and I-205 to help raise funds Continued from 1A establish a rebate program for low- and moderate-income residents who purchase low-emission and electric vehicles and to handle a greater workload with an influx of storm water permit- ting. The fate of the transpor- tation package remains in question after 16 Democrats sent a letter to Speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portland, Saturday, July 1, suggesting the funding plan may be in peril if lawmakers refuse to raise new revenue before the July 10 constitutionally-mandated end of the legislative session. The Democrats want to use the money for K-12 education and general government operations. “Signing onto the letter “We all support a good, robust trans- portation package. But we all believe it’s be a mistake to only get that done while revenue reform — and big investments in our kids — remains unfinished.” — Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Clackamas shouldn’t be seen as an indication by the signers that they’re a no on trans- portation,” said Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Clackamas, who signed the letter. “We all support a good, robust trans- portation package. But we all believe it’s be a mistake to only get that done while revenue reform — and big investments in our kids — remains unfinished.” Bynum did not say how she would specifically vote on the multi-billion-dollar, seven-year transportation funding bill. Lawmakers have down- sized the transportation funding bill from $8.2 billion to $5.3 billion late last month as part of a deal between Democrats and Republicans to win enough votes for the plan. Specific Portland-area projects designed to address congestion shrunk dramati- cally. A Rose Quarter conges- tion-relief project on Inter- state 5 declined from at least $400 billion to $30 million in the bill that is headed to the House of Representatives. Under the first iteration of the plan, Interstate 205 would have received up to $452 billion in the previous plan for widening, an extra lane and the replacement of the Aber- nathy Bridge between West Linn and Oregon City. The version headed to a vote later this week would earmark just $30.7 million toward I-205. In addition, the plan instructs the Oregon Trans- portation Commission to establish a tolling program on I-5 and I-205 to help raise funds for more conges- tion-busting projects. ——— Capital Bureau reporter Claire Withycombe contrib- uted to this story. Man fatally shot by police after seizing helicopter PORTLAND (AP) — A man was fatally shot by police Monday after seizing a helicopter at gunpoint near Portland, Oregon, the author- ities said. The man, who was not been identified, hopped a fence at Hillsboro Airport and then approached a flight instructor and a student who were inside a helicopter that was warming up, Hillsboro police Lt. Henry Reimann said. The man ordered them to get out, firing at least one round during the encounter. The shot, and maybe a second misfire, were directed away from the victims, Reimann said. The man got into the heli- copter, but officers arrived before he could take off, Reimann said. “He jumps out the helicopter and starts running, runs across the street, and we engage him out in a field,” he said. The man died at the scene shortly before noon. No other injuries were reported. Investigators have to yet to establish the man’s motive for trying to steal the heli- copter, Reimann said. The man did not reveal his plans to the flight instructor and student, he said. A witness, Christopher Neal, told reporters that he and his family were watching planes at the small airport when he saw a man walking in wearing a gray hoodie. “He had his hands in his pockets, and for a moment I thought to myself that it was a little warm for the big, thick, gray hoodie with the hood over it,” Neal said. While finishing that thought, the man looked at them and then started running toward the fence. He pulled a gray mask over his face, Neal said. The Hillsboro Airport, established in 1928, is one of three airports operated by the Port of Portland. It’s about a 40-minute drive west of the Portland International Airport, the region’s main airport. The Hillsboro Aero Academy is the flight- training school at the airport. Its representatives did not immediately return a message seeking comment. Oregon to continue running six hatcheries under extension MEDFORD (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engi- neers will allow the state of Oregon to run six hatcheries for three more months under a recent extension. The Mail Tribune reports the Corps decided this week to keep Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife staff at the Cole Rivers Hatchery on the Rogue River and five other hatcheries ahead of the Friday expiration of an agreement between the parties. Scott Patterson with the department says it has not heard back from the Corps on its proposed roughly $2 million annual agreement to manage Cole Rivers hatchery. The parties are currently hashing new operating contracts for four hatcheries in Willamette Valley. Corps spokesman Tom Conning says the agency hopes to have the contracts for the six hatcheries finalized by the end of July. LOST DOG “CUJO” lost 6/23/17 in Hermiston Tan/Cream Chihuahua Male - 7 years old *REWARD* Corrections lostmydoggie.com The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincere- ly regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. Please contact Jason if you have any information. pet id: 172219 CALL 541-564-4564 or 541-567-9660
