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WEATHER East Oregonian Page 2A REGIONAL CITIES Forecast WEDNESDAY TODAY Mostly sunny A passing afternoon shower 68° 40° 57° 39° THURSDAY FRIDAY A stray shower in the afternoon Today SATURDAY Mostly sunny Some sun with a shower or two PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 57° 39° 52° 36° 58° 39° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 61° 40° 68° 41° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 66° 67° 90° (1934) 33° 42° 23° (1916) 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" 0.28" 12.36" 8.26" 9.22" HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday LOW 65° 68° 86° (1934) 0.00" 0.03" 0.15" 7.04" 5.57" 6.71" SUN AND MOON Oct 19 Bend 64/30 Burns 67/26 7:05 a.m. 6:18 p.m. 10:15 p.m. 12:38 p.m. First Full Oct 27 Nov 3 Caldwell 69/44 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 57 65 64 61 67 62 61 66 68 68 67 65 63 71 56 61 69 69 68 59 66 61 62 64 59 70 65 Lo 42 30 30 45 26 35 40 39 41 36 27 37 35 39 43 45 42 39 40 43 28 42 38 33 45 43 33 W pc pc pc s pc pc sh s s pc pc pc s pc pc sh pc s s sh pc sh pc pc sh s s NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Wed. Hi 57 54 50 59 51 51 56 56 61 51 50 53 49 60 55 59 61 61 57 57 51 58 51 48 56 59 59 Lo 43 25 27 44 17 31 39 38 40 33 21 33 33 37 44 44 33 37 39 43 24 43 35 31 44 42 30 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W t pc sh s pc pc sh pc pc pc s pc pc pc t pc pc s pc sh pc sh pc pc sh pc s WORLD CITIES Today Hi 52 92 72 65 75 49 64 74 78 69 79 Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Lo 39 83 58 55 56 40 52 52 59 65 70 W sh t s c pc c c pc c c s Wed. Hi 62 93 74 64 71 47 67 74 69 75 77 Lo 41 80 57 49 54 44 52 54 49 66 70 W pc r s r pc r c pc r r pc WINDS Medford 71/39 PRECIPITATION Oct 12 John Day 68/36 Ontario 69/42 32° 40° 23° (1931) 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 Last New Albany 61/42 Eugene 61/40 TEMPERATURE Yesterday Normals Records 62° 38° Spokane Wenatchee 62/38 59/37 Tacoma Moses 58/39 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 64/36 64/38 58/44 58/38 65/33 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 57/44 70/43 Lewiston 70/42 Astoria 70/43 57/42 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 59/43 Pendleton 62/35 The Dalles 68/41 68/40 64/44 La Grande Salem 65/37 61/42 Corvallis 60/40 HIGH 57° 36° Seattle 57/44 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 60° 41° Tuesday, October 10, 2017 (in mph) Boardman Pendleton Klamath Falls 67/27 REGIONAL FORECAST Eastern Washington: Partly sunny today. Partly cloudy tonight with a shower in spots. Cascades: Clouds breaking at times for some sunshine today; a couple of showers across the north. Northern California: Mostly sunny today. Cold in the interior mountains; pleasant at the coast. Western Washington: A shower in spots today. Variable cloudiness in central parts; partly sunny elsewhere. Wednesday WSW 8-16 WSW 7-14 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Coastal Oregon: Partly sunny today. A couple of showers, but dry in the south; cooler across the north. Eastern and Central Oregon: Partly sunny today; pleasant and warmer in the south. Today WSW 7-14 WSW 7-14 0 2 3 211 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. 2 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. ©2017 Subscriber services: For home delivery, vacation stops or delivery concerns: 1-800-522-0255 Didn’t receive your paper? 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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 63 86 81 82 64 83 69 78 85 84 66 76 72 56 73 72 43 61 87 81 78 88 50 76 82 85 Lo 45 72 66 62 41 70 45 58 72 66 56 60 51 33 53 53 33 35 73 62 60 71 39 58 49 60 W s pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc c r pc pc s pc s sn s pc pc sh pc r s pc s Wed. Hi 73 86 74 75 68 85 57 66 86 82 64 69 76 67 62 83 41 61 88 82 68 87 59 87 76 77 Lo 52 68 62 58 39 60 33 52 72 56 55 59 56 44 52 60 31 46 76 64 54 70 44 61 50 58 W s pc pc c c sh pc pc c sh r r pc s r s sn s t pc pc pc s s pc pc Today Louisville Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York City Oklahoma City Omaha Philadelphia Phoenix Portland, ME Providence Raleigh Rapid City Reno Sacramento St. Louis Salt Lake City San Diego San Francisco Seattle Tucson Washington, DC Wichita Hi 80 89 89 64 56 83 88 80 59 46 83 92 76 81 83 61 73 84 77 68 77 74 57 90 83 50 Lo 63 56 79 54 41 65 75 62 40 37 64 70 53 58 70 35 43 49 51 48 62 53 44 65 68 35 Wed. W r pc pc pc pc r pc pc pc r pc s pc pc t pc s s t s s s c s pc pc Hi 72 76 88 63 61 79 88 72 68 59 76 96 64 71 84 71 68 75 65 75 75 70 55 95 77 67 Lo 57 54 77 55 50 53 73 56 48 43 61 67 43 51 67 42 33 48 55 45 62 51 43 63 64 47 W pc pc t r pc pc pc pc pc s c s pc pc t s s s pc s pc pc sh s sh s Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. ADVERTISING Advertising Director: Marissa Williams 541-278-2669 • addirector@eastoregonian.com Advertising Services: Laura Jensen 541-966-0806 • ljensen@eastoregonian.com Multimedia Consultants: • Kimberly Macias 541-278-2683 • kmacias@eastoregonian.com • Jeanne Jewett 541-564-4531 • jjewett@eastoregonian.com • Dayle Stinson 541-278-2670 • dstinson@eastoregonian.com • Angela Treadwell 541-966-0827 • atreadwell@eastoregonian.com • Audra Workman 541-564-4538 • aworkman@eastoregonian.com 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 COMMERCIAL PRINTING Production Manager: Mike Jensen 541-215-0824 • mjensen@eastoregonian.com Copyright © 2017, EO Media Group New EPA plan could delay Portland Harbor cleanup By CASSANDRA PROFITA Oregon Public Broadcasting Mark Graves/The Oregonian via AP Wildfire losses in Columbia River Gorge CASCADE LOCKS (AP) — New aerial photos show severe damage to some parts of the Columbia River Gorge from a large wildfire that continues to burn. The photos taken Sunday by The Oregonian/OregonLive show the areas most impacted by the blaze include Oneonta Gorge, Eagle Creek and Tanner Creek. Mc- Cord Creek near Cascade Locks and Moffett Creek are also severely burned. Some trails in the gorge won’t open until spring and some may not open for a year or two. The fire erupted Sept. 2 and has burned more than 75 square miles. It continues to burn in some areas but is not expected to grow. The risk of rockslides and mud- slides in the burned area is high as the winter rainy season begins. Mother, four children killed in suspected drunk driving crash SALEM (AP) — Author- ities say a mother and her four children were killed in a head-on crash near Salem by a drunken driver who has a previous conviction for driving while intoxicated. The two car crash happened at 4:41 p.m. Sunday when a Land Rover driven by Favian R. Garcia, 27, of Gervais, collided with a Buick Century head- on, the Oregon State Police said Monday. The Land Rover was heading north, and the Buick was heading south. The two cars were negotiating a corner when they crashed. The Buick was driven by Lisette Medrano-Perez, 25, Corrections The East Oregonian works hard to be accu- rate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. from Molalla. Her four children - an 8-year-old boy, a 6-year-old boy, a 4-year-old girl and a 2-year-old girl - were pronounced dead at the scene. Garcia, who had minor inju- Garcia ries, was arrested Monday on suspicion of five counts of manslaughter, driving while intoxicated, reckless driving and outstanding warrants from Marion County. It wasn’t immediately clear if he had an attorney. Court records show Garcia pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of intox- icants in 2011 and was arrested on suspicion of the same crime in July. He was wanted on an outstanding warrant in that case for failing to appear for a July court hearing in Marion County. Want Year Around Outdoor Space? W e’ve Got Solutions! FREE Estimates! 541-720-0772 Visit our showroom: 102 E Columbia Dr. Kennewick, WA 99336 Patio Rooms Awnings · Sunrooms Pergolas · Patio Covers All Season Shades Solar Screens & More! License #188965 excluded from negotiations. Wheeler said in contrast to what the EPA told the public was supposed to happen next at Portland Harbor, “the draft work plan reopens and reanalyzes decisions that were already made through a lengthy and intensive process.” The existing cleanup plan doesn’t require repeating investigations and studies, Wheeler argued. “We appreciate and share the EPA’s goal to move implementation forward as quickly as possible,” he wrote, “but fear that the objectives described by DEQ in the draft agreement could steer the site off-course and even take implementation backward.” It’s unclear which of the dozens of potentially respon- sible parties are included in the agreement. The EPA has yet to comment on the purpose of the agreement and who is involved. Travis Williams, execu- tive director of Willamette Riverkeeper, said his group and others are looking into whether the agreement is legal, but it seems to be “on the very edge of legality” from what he’s seen so far. “I think a lot of us had concerns about the Trump administration with regard to Superfund, and if these letters reflect what is going on in this process it is exceedingly concerning for anybody who cares about the fate of the Willamette River,” he said. CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT CLASSES O CTOBER 11 TH • 1:00 & 6:00 Red Lion 304 SE Nye Ave. Pendleton Multi-state: $80 or Oregon only: $45.00 Required class to get an Oregon or multi-State permit. 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Furthermore, they say the EPA left key state and tribal leaders out of the negotia- tions and may have violated previous agreements. Just before President Donald Trump took office this year, the EPA released a plan calling for a $1 billion cleanup involving dredging and covering contaminated soil along a 10-mile stretch of the Willamette River known as the Portland Harbor Superfund site. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown released a statement Monday morning calling the new agreement “a significant setback” to those cleanup plans that could have impacts on Oregon’s economy and the long-term health of the environment. “We must move forward with the cleanup of the Port- land Harbor, but the federal administration’s latest direc- tion to the EPA undermines the progress we’ve made,” she said. “I urge the EPA to honor its commitment to work collaboratively and transparently with the state, city, and all responsible parties that have long worked toward a thorough and cost-effective clean up of the Portland Harbor.” In a letter sent Thursday, Oregon Department of Envi- ronmental Quality Director Richard Whitman told the EPA that after seeing a draft of an unexpected new agree- ment last week, his agency has “significant concerns” about how it was developed and the plans it lays out. The agreement appears to be designed to question the underpinning of the clean-up plan completed under the Obama administration, he wrote, “potentially leading to significant additional delays in the implementation of any remedy.” He threatened to file a dispute unless the agency includes the state in a formal consultation. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler sent a letter Friday echoing the DEQ’s concerns and telling the EPA that the city is “deeply troubled” that key stakeholders were FirearmTrainingNW.com : FirearmTrainingNW@gmail.com PM
