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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Wednesday, August 23, 2017 Wildfire burns three homes in S. Oregon GOLD BEACH (AP) — A wildfire has destroyed three houses in the same south- western Oregon area where a notorious 2002 blaze black- ened nearly 800 square miles. Nobody has been injured in the current fire in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness, and the affected homeowners were getting assistance from the Curry County Sheriff’s Office, KDRV-TV reported. The sheriff did not immedi- ately return a phone message from The Associated Press. Evacuation notices remained in place Tuesday for the lightning-sparked fire that began July 12 and has grown rapidly in the past week to more than 150 square miles. The state’s largest active blaze is burning in the scar of the 2002 fire that remains seared in the memory of those living along the Oregon-Cali- fornia border. People living along Highway 101 near Brook- ings were warned to evac- uate Sunday after the current blaze made a westward push toward the coast. The Red Cross established a shelter BRIEFLY Swastikas and bomb threat prompt WSU dorm evacuation PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Dozens of students were evacuated from a dormitory at Washington State University after students reported vandals had scratched several swastikas and a vague bomb threat onto the walls. The Spokesman-Review says the graffiti was reported about 10 p.m. Monday. Police inspected Simson Hall and found no evidence of explosives, and the students were allowed back in shortly after 2 a.m. WSU assistant police chief Steve Hansen says the Nazi symbols were etched into walls in stairwells and common areas on multiple floors of the building. He said the markings were thin and hardly visible and appeared to have been created with a sharp knife. He says the bomb threat was simply the word “bomb” above a time: 1 a.m. Photo contributed by Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest A wildfire in southern Oregon has destroyed three homes and forced evacuations. in Gold Beach. Fire spokesman Chris Barth said cooler temperatures and lighter winds helped slow the fire’s growth Monday, and similar weather was expected Tuesday. He said firefighters hope to take advantage of the conditions and get residents home as quickly as possible More than 400 firefighters were battling the blaze. The Federal Emergency Manage- ment Agency has approved money to help reimburse the cost of the fight. August is peak wildfire season in the Pacific North- west, and firefighters were busy throughout Oregon. In the central part of state, a wildfire in the Three Sisters Wilderness has scorched 18 square miles. An evacuation warning went out Monday for an area that includes Black Butte Ranch, a resort commu- nity. Last week, hundreds of people living near the West- ern-themed town of Sisters were advised to evacuate. Fire managers worry that winds will push the fire out of the wilderness and into populated areas. Two Seattle cops sue councilwoman over comments Eclipse’s high tides break net, dump salmon BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — The public is being asked to help mop up a salmon spill from an imploded net holding 305,000 fish at a Cooke Aquaculture fish farm near Cypress Island. The Seattle Times reports Lummi fishers out for chinook on Sunday near Samish, south of Bellingham Bay, were surprised to pull up the Atlantic salmon — escapees that turned up in their nets again on Monday. The Washington Depart- ment of Fish and Wildlife is urging the public to catch as many of the fish as possible, with no limit on size or number. The fish are about 10 pounds each. No one knows yet how many escaped. But Ron Warren, fish program assistant director for the Wash- ington Department of Fish and Wildlife, said the net had some 3 million pounds of fish in it when it imploded Saturday. Warren said the spill don’t want those fish preying on our baby salmon. And we don’t want them getting up in the rivers.” G.I. James, a member of the Lummi Natural Resources staff and fish commission, said Pacific salmon face enough trouble as it is without dueling with invaders in their home waters. “It is potentially a disease issue, and impact on our fish, as dire a shape as they are in, right now any impact to them is difficult to absorb.” was caused by tides pushed unusually high by Monday’s approaching total solar eclipse. The department has been monitoring the situation and crafting a spill-response plan with Cooke. Lummi fishers were incensed at the Atlantic salmon intruding in home waters of native Washington Pacific salmon. “It’s a devas- tation,” said Ellie Kinley, whose family has fished Puget Sound for generations. “We SEATTLE (AP) — Two Seattle police officers who were cleared of wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a man last year have sued City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant, saying she defamed them when she called the killing a “brutal murder.” The Seattle Times reports that officers Scott Miller and Michael Spaulding filed the lawsuit last week in King County Superior Court. They sued her in her individual capacity, without naming the city as a defendant, saying they “do not want one red cent of public money.” The lawsuit cites comments Sawant made after the officers, who are white, shot a 46-year-old black man named Che Lawyer plans campaign against judge facing charges SALEM (AP) — The executive director of the Marion County Association of Defenders announced he will file to run against a county judge who is facing two felony gun charges and two first-degree official misconduct charges. Salem lawyer Jon Weiner plans to challenge Marion County Circuit Court Judge Vance Day’s seat in the May 2018 election, the Statesman Journal reported. Weiner’s 10-year stint as a part-time pro tem judge with Salem Municipal Court fueled his interest in running for the seat, he said, but Day’s criminal charges reaffirmed his desire to run. “It is harmful and distracting to the Marion County justice system and legal community, and runs Michael Paul De Muniz, Day’s attorney, said he could not comment on whether Day plans on running to keep his seat. Weiner plans on filing his candidacy Sept. 10, which is the first day he’s able to. “I love being a judge,” Weiner said. “It’s time for a new chapter.” Day is scheduled for a 12-person jury trial Nov. 7. counter to the best interests of the people of Marion County overall,” Weiner said. “It’s time for a change.” Day is accused of allowing a convicted felon and Navy SEAL to possess and control guns on at least two occasions in 2013 and 2014. He is also accused of instructing staff to inappro- priately screen same-sex wedding applicants. Didn’t receive your paper? 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Single copy price: $1 Tuesday through Friday, $1.50 Saturday TODAY THURSDAY Partly sunny and very warm Mostly sunny and pleasant 90° 62° 83° 50° FRIDAY SATURDAY Nice with plenty of sunshine Pleasant with plenty of sun PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 81° 54° 88° 58° 93° 62° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 87° 48° 92° 65° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 90° 86° 103° (1897) 55° 56° 37° (1904) 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" 0.07" 0.30" 11.37" 7.34" 8.25" HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE Yesterday Normals Records HIGH LOW 89° 86° 103° (1946) 53° 56° 41° (1960) 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" 0.06" 0.14" 6.65" 4.99" 6.06" SUN AND MOON Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today First Full Aug 29 Sep 5 Last Sep 12 90° 54° 95° 54° Seattle 75/56 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 85° 52° 6:05 a.m. 7:49 p.m. 8:11 a.m. 9:04 p.m. New Sep 19 Spokane Wenatchee 86/60 89/63 Tacoma Moses 77/53 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 91/61 86/56 67/52 76/50 91/57 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 78/53 89/66 Lewiston 93/65 Astoria 91/65 68/53 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 81/58 Pendleton 87/57 The Dalles 92/65 90/62 87/64 La Grande Salem 87/57 84/59 Albany Corvallis 84/58 82/56 John Day 87/56 Ontario Eugene Bend 92/63 82/56 85/52 Caldwell Burns 91/62 85/48 REGIONAL CITIES Today 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 Classified & Legal Advertising 1-800-962-2819 or 541-278-2678 classifieds@eastoregonian.com or legals@eastoregonian.com 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 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 Hi 68 89 85 64 85 87 82 87 92 87 82 87 85 93 64 66 92 91 90 81 87 84 86 85 82 89 91 Lo 53 54 52 53 48 57 56 61 65 56 49 57 54 60 52 54 63 59 62 58 50 59 60 51 56 66 57 W c pc pc pc t pc s pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc s s pc pc pc pc Hi 67 82 79 64 82 79 75 81 87 82 82 81 78 86 62 64 89 88 83 74 81 77 80 78 74 85 85 Lo 51 46 43 52 46 47 47 48 48 50 47 45 42 54 46 50 60 46 50 53 40 51 50 41 51 55 47 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc pc s pc pc t pc s s s pc pc s pc pc pc c s s pc s pc s s pc s s WORLD CITIES Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo (in mph) Klamath Falls 82/49 Boardman Pendleton Hi 92 86 85 72 76 79 82 84 83 70 91 Lo 71 83 67 55 55 55 57 65 78 50 79 W r r s pc pc pc pc s r s t Thu. Hi 91 91 87 70 77 66 78 86 80 62 89 Lo 63 81 70 53 57 52 59 65 65 50 79 W s t s pc pc sh pc s r sh pc REGIONAL FORECAST Coastal Oregon: Partly sunny today; how- ever, low clouds across the north. Eastern Washington: Sunny to partly cloudy today. Eastern and Central Oregon: Clouds and sun today. Not as hot in central parts; very warm across the north. Western Washington: Times of clouds and sun today, but low clouds at the coast. Cascades: Sunny to partly cloudy today; a thunderstorm in spots in the south. Northern California: Clouds and sun today; pleasant at the coast. Partly cloudy tonight. Today Thursday WSW 7-14 W 7-14 WSW 8-16 W 8-16 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 2 SALEM (AP) — Oregon’s governor and the head of the state police defended the state’s legal marijuana industry in letters to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who has been hinting at a crackdown on states like Oregon that have legalized pot in defiance of federal law. Gov. Kate Brown noted that Sessions’ earlier letter to her referenced a draft report from the Oregon State Police that concluded a lot of Oregon’s marijuana was being diverted to other states. Brown and Oregon State Police Superintendent Travis Hampton said that draft report was invalid and had incorrect data and conclusions. NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Thu. WINDS Medford 93/60 Governor, state police chief stand up for marijuana COMMERCIAL PRINTING Production Manager: Mike Jensen 541-215-0824 • mjensen@eastoregonian.com SUNDAY Very warm with plenty of sun PORTLAND (AP) — Portland police say one man stabbed another during a fight on a light-rail train. Sgt. Christ Burley says the incident happened Tuesday afternoon on a westbound train heading to the Old Town Chinatown stop. He says a man was arrested and the victim was taken to a hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening. The Oregonian/ OregonLive reports that the stop was closed during the investigation. Concerns about safety on the light-rail system have been heightened since a May 26 knife attack left two men dead a third wounded. Corrections Copyright © 2017, EO Media Group Forecast Passenger stabbed on light-rail train 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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An inquest jury cleared them of wrongdoing. 4 6 6 4 1 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 -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: Storms will extend from the coastal Northeast to northern Texas and will drench parts of the Florida Peninsula today. Storms will dot the interior West. Cool air will extend from the Midwest to the Northeast. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 108° in Thermal, Calif. Low 30° in West Yellowstone, Mont. 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