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WEATHER East Oregonian Page 2A REGIONAL CITIES Forecast FRIDAY TODAY SATURDAY Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy with a few showers 53° 33° 49° 36° SUNDAY Mainly cloudy with a shower Sun and some clouds PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 51° 31° 53° 33° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 56° 38° 57° 33° PENDLETON TEMPERATURE LOW 53° 55° 80° (1934) 43° 35° 11° (1906) 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 0.23" 0.75" 0.56" 3.08" 4.84" 3.07" Corvallis 50/34 HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday Yesterday Normals Records LOW 59° 57° 79° (1934) Full Mar 31 Caldwell 52/36 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 Klamath Falls 38/22 W c sh sh r c sh r c c c sn c sh r r r sh pc c sh sh sh pc c sh c pc Hi 53 47 42 49 41 43 51 46 56 45 40 46 45 52 49 50 52 57 49 54 46 52 49 42 53 52 57 Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Lo 38 27 26 37 21 28 36 34 38 33 20 31 31 35 40 39 33 32 36 38 25 37 33 30 38 38 32 W c c sh sh c c c sh c c sh c c sh c c sh pc sh c c c pc c c sh c Hi 53 77 63 55 79 29 56 59 57 87 67 Lo 26 68 47 44 52 9 44 54 38 70 58 W s c c r pc sn c t r s pc Fri. Hi 48 77 60 55 80 18 56 61 53 78 62 Lo 30 67 43 36 52 1 42 48 31 70 40 W pc pc pc sh pc c sh r s r c (in mph) Today Friday Boardman Pendleton SW 4-8 S 4-8 NNW 4-8 WNW 4-8 UV INDEX TODAY REGIONAL FORECAST Coastal Oregon: Mostly cloudy today; periods of rain, but just a shower or two across the north. Eastern and Central Oregon: Rather cloudy today with a couple of showers around; snow showers in the mountains. Western Washington: A couple of show- ers across the south today; partly sunny elsewhere. Apr 8 Lo 37 29 26 39 25 28 32 33 33 32 22 31 28 35 38 38 35 30 33 39 26 37 31 27 39 36 31 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. WORLD CITIES Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 7:08 a.m. 7:01 p.m. 6:32 a.m. 5:16 p.m. Last Hi 53 48 46 47 44 44 49 52 57 48 38 48 45 49 48 48 54 57 53 56 51 53 48 46 54 54 57 NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Fri. WINDS Medford 49/35 0.12" 0.24" 0.44" 1.87" 3.92" 2.68" SUN AND MOON Mar 24 Bend 46/26 Burns 44/25 PRECIPITATION Mar 17 John Day 48/32 Ontario 54/35 48° 34° 10° (1944) 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 New First Albany 51/35 Eugene 49/32 TEMPERATURE HIGH 57° 33° Spokane Wenatchee 48/31 52/31 Tacoma Moses 56/31 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 55/31 46/32 55/34 56/29 57/31 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 55/36 54/36 Lewiston 58/33 Astoria 52/35 53/37 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 56/39 Pendleton 44/28 The Dalles 57/33 53/33 59/37 La Grande Salem 48/31 53/37 through 3 p.m. yesterday HIGH 56° 33° Seattle 56/37 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 55° 38° Today MONDAY Rather cloudy 49° 35° Thursday, March 15, 2018 Eastern Washington: Partly sunny today. Partly cloudy tonight, except mostly cloudy in the mountains. Cascades: Mostly cloudy today with snow showers accumulating up to a few inches. 1 2 3 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’ 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. Northern California: Periods of rain today; snow, accumulating 3-6 inches in the interior mountains. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Local home delivery Savings off cover price EZPay $14.50 41 percent 52 weeks $173.67 41 percent 26 weeks $91.86 38 percent 13 weeks $47.77 36 percent *EZ Pay = one-year rate with a monthly credit or debit card/check charge Copyright © 2018, EO Media Group Single copy price: $1 Tuesday through Friday, $1.50 Saturday Circulation Manager: Marcy Rosenberg • 541-966-0828 • mrosenberg@eastoregonian.com AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File Journalists follow U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore as he arrives to cast his vote in December in Gallant, Ala. December’s U.S. Senate election in Alabama was rife with fake online reports in support of Moore, who lost the race to Democrat Doug Jones amid allegations that Moore had sexual and romantic contact with teens when he was a prosecutor in his 30s. ganda masquerading as online news. Russian interference in the campaign included covert ads on social media and phony Facebook groups pumping out falsehoods. The misinformation shows no sign of abating. The U.S. Senate election in Alabama in December was rife with fake online reports in support of Republican Roy Moore, who eventually lost to Democrat Doug Jones amid allegations that Moore had sexual contact with teenagers when he was a prosecutor in his 30s. Moore denied the accusations. Politicians also try to create their own news operations. U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes’ campaign funded a purported news site called The Cali- fornia Republican, and the executive director of Maine’s Republican party last month acknowledged that he runs an anonymous website that is critical of Democrats. Phony allegations are nothing new in politics. But they used to circulate in auto- mated phone calls, mailers that were often tossed in the trash or, as far back as the 1800s, in partisan newspapers that published just once a day, noted Garlin Gilchrist, execu- tive director of the Center for Social Media Responsibility at the University of Michigan. The difference now is how quickly false information spreads. “The problem is something that’s always existed ... but social media is a different animal than news distribution in the past,” Gilchrist said. A study released this past week found that false information spreads faster and wider on Twitter than real news stories. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology traced the path of more than 126,000 stories on Twitter and found that the BEST • Speeds up to 60Mbps • Unlimited data – no data caps SPECTFUM INTEFNET™ Technology... Value... 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On average, false information reaches 35 percent more people than true news. A data analysis by Buzz- feed’s news site after the 2016 election found that the most popular fake stories generated greater engagement on Face- book than the top real stories in the three months before Election Day. Because it’s increasingly easy to fabricate videos, which are viewed as the most reliable evidence available online, reporters “need stronger tools” to weed out frauds, Gilchrist said. Social media also upends campaign advertising prac- tices. Federal regulations require a record of every political advertisement that is broadcast on television and radio. But online ads have no comparable requirements. Earlier this month, Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey announced that the platform would take new steps to try to stop harassment and false information. Facebook has partnered with media organizations, including The Associated Press, to flag false information on its platform. It recently announced plans to reform its political adver- tising, including making all ads on a page visible to all viewers, regardless of whether they were intended to see the spots. It also will require a line identifying the buyer on every political ad and create a four- year archive. Hi 61 66 48 50 47 67 51 43 69 52 43 36 76 65 39 77 25 36 83 75 49 70 70 62 72 65 Lo 34 45 32 28 30 45 38 29 46 26 25 23 64 35 20 48 12 13 71 65 24 39 47 46 52 50 W s s pc pc sh s sh pc s pc s sf pc pc pc pc c s sh pc s s pc pc s pc 90s 100s warm front stationary front Fri. 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Hi 47 67 78 37 44 62 73 39 76 47 42 73 38 40 60 29 43 55 43 54 64 56 56 74 47 73 Lo 41 60 61 29 25 55 63 28 43 32 26 52 17 24 36 16 28 38 40 41 55 45 38 46 31 35 W c t s pc pc r t pc s r pc pc c pc pc sn sn sh r pc c sh pc pc pc s 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 or 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 sports or outdoors information or tips: 541-966-0838 • sports@eastoregonian.com Business Office Manager: Janna Heimgartner 541-966-0822 • jheimgartner@eastoregonian.com COMMERCIAL PRINTING Production Manager: Mike Jensen 541-215-0824 • mjensen@eastoregonian.com Woman sent to jail for violating no-contact order EUGENE (AP) — A western Oregon woman twice convicted of having sex with a teenage boy was arrested on a parole violation. Jessica Jane Bennett was arrested Monday after authorities said she had contact with the victim, who is now 18 years old, The Register-Guard reported. Bennett, 28, has been ordered to serve three months in jail for violating the no-contact order, according to court documents. Bennett, a registered sex offender, was ordered to stay 2 miles away from the victim following her convictions. She was also barred from living within 5 miles of the victim until 2022. Bennett pleaded guilty in October 2016 to sexual delinquency of a minor. She was sentenced to 10 days in jail and two years of probation. Authorities began investigating Bennett the prior summer after the father of her 16-year-old neighbor in Cottage Grove contacted the Lane County Sheriff’s Office to report that she was naked in the boy’s bed. She was arrested again in April 2017 after another encounter with the same boy. She pleaded guilty to an identical charge and was sentenced to 30 days in jail and five years of probation. Before Bennett’s latest arrest, the victim sent two handwritten letters to Judge Debra Vogt. The letters, dated Feb. 21 and March 1, demanded a court hearing to end Bennett’s probation, so he could legally see her again. He wrote that he wanted to prove that Bennett is not a threat. The Associated Press is not identifying the boy because it generally does not name sexual assault victims. Fish evacuated from Gorge fire leaving Northwest hatcheries LEABURG (AP) — More than 1.5 million juvenile fish evacuated from a hatchery after last year’s Columbia Gorge wildfire are being released into rivers for their journey to the Pacific Ocean. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildfire says a half- million coho evacuated from a hatchery in Cascade Locks were released last week in the Lostine River in northeastern Oregon. Another half-million will soon be released in the Umatilla River. Also this spring, 650,000 coho will be released into the Methow and Wenatchee rivers in Washington state. And spring chinook evacuated last September will go into a tributary of Oregon’s Sandy River. Officials ordered the evacuation because storms were passing over the area burned by the Eagle Creek fire. Officials feared a debris flow would harm water quality and kill fish at Cascade Hatchery. The fish were moved to other Northwest hatcheries. OUT WITH CABLE. IN WITH SAVINGS. Upgrade to the Hopper® 3 Smart HD DVR • Watch and record 16 shows at once • Get built-in Netflix and YouTube • Watch TV on your mobile devices 14 . 95 /mo. Subject to availability. Restrictions apply. 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A series of storms will bring areas of rain and mountain snow to the West. Showers will erupt in eastern Texas. Digital ads, social media hide political campaign messaging The main events in a political campaign used to happen in the open: a debate, the release of a major TV ad or a public event where candi- dates tried to earn a spot on the evening news or the next day’s front page. That was before the explosion of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as political platforms. Now some of a campaign’s most pivotal efforts happen in the often-murky world of social media, where ads can be targeted to ever-narrower slices of the electorate and run continuously with no disclo- sure of who is paying for them. Reporters cannot easily discern what voters are seeing, and hoaxes and forgeries spread instantaneously. Journalists trying to hold candidates accountable have a hard time keeping up. “There’s a whole dark area of campaigns out there when, if you’re not part of the target group, you don’t know anything about them,” said Larry Noble of the Campaign Legal Center in Washington, which seeks greater transpar- ency in political spending. “And if reporters don’t know about it, they can’t ask ques- tions about it.” The problem came to widespread attention during the 2016 presidential race, when Donald Trump’s campaign invested heavily in digital advertising, and the term “fake news” emerged to describe pro-Trump propa- 0s showers t-storms SUNSHINE WEEK By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press -0s 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 • Grace Bubar 541-276-2214 • gbubar@eastoregonian.com SUBSCRIPTION RATES East Oregonian (USPS 164-980) is published daily except Sunday, Monday and postal holidays, by the EO Media Group, 211 S.E. 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