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BRIEFLY
Two children die in Wallowa
County rafting accident
TROY (AP) — Two young brothers died in a
rafting accident over the weekend on the Grande
Ronde River in Wallowa County.
The Oregon State Police said Monday that the
boys were rafting with their father when the raft
hit a rock at Martins Misery Rapids and ejected the
boys.
The father jumped in but couldn’t find them in
the swift-moving river. Other rafting groups found
the boys but they could not be revived.
More information was not immediately avail-
able, including the ages of the boys or whether they
were wearing life vests.
The accident happened in Troy, a small commu-
nity in northeastern Oregon near the border with
Washington.
Washington, South Korea
residents among dead in crash
CLATSKANIE (AP) — Authorities say three
women and a boy were killed and several others
injured when the minivan they were riding in col-
lided with a pickup truck on a highway in north-
west Oregon.
Oregon State Police on Sunday said 44-year-old
Yun Hee Lee and an unidentified juvenile male, both
from Gig Harbor, Washington, were among those
killed in Friday’s crash in Clatsop County. Also
killed were two women from South Korea, 71-year-
old Soon Ja Lim and 39-year-old Jung Hee Lee.
The four were among eight people in a minivan
traveling westbound on Highway 30 Friday night.
State police say the minivan tried to turn left into the
oncoming path of a pickup truck towing an empty
horse trailer.
Several people in the minivan and pickup truck
were taken to local hospitals.
Mark Graves/The Oregonian via AP
Photographers capture dueling demonstrations between antifacists known as antifa and right-wing groups, Sunday
in downtown Portland. Portland police say four people were arrested during the demonstrations near City Hall.
Portland police arrest four during protests
PORTLAND (AP) — Portland
police say four people were arrested
during demonstrations near City Hall.
The dueling protests involved anti-
facists known as antifa and right-wing
groups.
Some reports showed demonstra-
tors punching and assaulting mem-
bers of the opposing side on Sunday
afternoon.
A Portland police spokesman says
some people were treated for injuries but
no one needed to be taken to the hospital.
The Oregonian /Oregon Live
reported the dueling protests got under-
way Sunday peacefully at first. Then
there was shoving, a small bonfire was
lit and punches were thrown.
Police used pepper spray to quell
the crowds as Patriot Prayer supporters
started marching.
Two of those arrested were facing
disorderly conduct charges. One other
was charged with failure to comply
with an order.
Charges against the fourth person
were not immediately known.
Motorcyclist dies in crash with
bear, SUV in central Oregon
WARM SPRINGS (AP) — A 39-year-old motor-
cyclist has died after he struck a large bear on a
Central Oregon highway and was ultimately hit by
another vehicle.
Oregon State Police says Rhett Larsen, of Bend,
died at the scene of Saturday night’s crash on High-
way 26 near Warm Springs.
Authorities say Larsen struck the bear, which
also died, when it ran onto the highway around 7
p.m. Police say Larsen was thrown from his motor-
cycle and hit by a Ford SUV driving in the oppo-
site direction.
The SUV driver was flown to a hospital. State
police did not immediately return a message Sunday
seeking the driver’s condition.
The collision closed the highway for several
hours.
Comcast settles $155M tax lawsuit
By TOM JAMES
Associated Press
SALEM
—
Internet
and cable television pro-
vider Comcast has settled a
long-running property tax dis-
pute with the state of Oregon
for $155 million, gaining a
one-time discount but agree-
ing to a more costly method
of calculating its taxes.
The settlement, which
sends an infusion of cash
to ten counties in the Willa-
mette Valley, resolves a dis-
pute dating to a 2009 decision
to assess the company’s assets
in the state as a whole, rather
than piecemeal. The com-
pany had argued that because
it provides TV service, it was
exempt from rules allowing
the broader tax assessment on
communication companies.
Unlike local govern-
ment tax assessments which
count only tangible assets,
so-called central assessment
by the state’s revenue depart-
ment looks at the value of the
entire company, including
intangible assets. The broader
assessment included about an
extra $700 million in assets,
according to media reports at
the time.
The settlement amounts
to about a 9 percent discount
for the company: By paying
$155.6 million, Comcast will
erase about $170 million in
back taxes, said Department
of Revenue spokesman Der-
rick Gasperini. As part of the
settlement, Comcast agreed
to accept the broader assess-
ment, and the larger future tax
bills it would generate.
The settlement will be
divided between the 10 coun-
ties in the state where Com-
cast has assessable property.
Gov. Kate Brown’s office
said in a statement that Brown
had helped negotiate the
deal, and urged local govern-
ments to use the cash bump
to pay down public pension
obligations.
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REGIONAL CITIES
Forecast
WEDNESDAY
Some sun; breezy
this afternoon
Partly sunny and
pleasant
76° 48°
80° 55°
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Some sunshine
Variable clouds
with a shower
PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
82° 55°
69° 46°
HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
85° 58°
81° 49°
PENDLETON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
HIGH
LOW
73°
75°
98° (1969)
57°
51°
35° (1991)
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
Trace
Trace
0.24"
6.07"
9.26"
6.75"
through 3 p.m. yesterday
HIGH
LOW
78°
77°
100° (1970)
58°
51°
40° (1980)
PRECIPITATION
0.00"
0.00"
0.11"
4.96"
6.42"
5.22"
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today
Sunset tonight
Moonrise today
Moonset today
Last
New
June 6
Albany
72/44
Eugene
71/43
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
75° 51°
Spokane
Wenatchee
71/47
74/49
Tacoma
Moses
67/45
Lake
Pullman
Aberdeen Olympia
Yakima 77/45
70/43
61/51
68/45
76/44
Longview
Kennewick Walla Walla
69/46
77/51 Lewiston
80/47
Astoria
77/51
63/50
Portland
Enterprise
Hermiston
74/52
Pendleton 71/42
The Dalles 81/49
76/48
77/51
La Grande
Salem
73/43
73/47
Corvallis
71/45
HERMISTON
Yesterday
Normals
Records
88° 60°
Seattle
68/51
ALMANAC
Yesterday
Normals
Records
89° 57°
5:07 a.m.
8:40 p.m.
1:04 a.m.
11:33 a.m.
First
Full
June 13 June 20 June 27
John Day
75/44
Ontario
86/53
Bend
73/42
Today
SATURDAY
Partly sunny
83° 54°
Burns
75/40
Caldwell
83/52
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
63
77
73
61
75
71
71
74
81
75
75
73
69
79
58
62
86
80
76
74
77
73
71
70
72
77
76
Lo
50
40
42
47
40
42
43
45
49
44
44
43
39
49
46
49
53
45
48
52
40
47
47
36
49
51
44
W
c
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
s
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
Hi
65
80
77
59
80
76
75
78
85
80
78
78
75
84
59
63
87
83
80
80
81
77
75
75
78
80
81
Lo
51
49
47
48
46
49
46
54
58
49
45
50
46
53
48
50
60
51
55
54
47
49
53
44
52
58
52
W
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
s
pc
pc
pc
pc
WORLD CITIES
Today
Beijing
Hong Kong
Jerusalem
London
Mexico City
Moscow
Paris
Rome
Seoul
Sydney
Tokyo
Hi
104
91
80
67
82
57
76
75
82
62
81
(in mph)
Klamath Falls
75/44
Boardman
Pendleton
Lo
72
81
62
49
58
42
60
61
63
56
68
W
c
sh
s
pc
pc
sh
t
pc
pc
sh
c
Wed.
Hi
97
89
85
72
81
55
75
78
83
65
73
Lo
73
81
65
55
58
39
61
64
63
57
67
W
pc
sh
s
s
pc
c
t
pc
s
sh
r
REGIONAL FORECAST
Eastern Washington: Times of clouds and
sun today. Partly cloudy tonight. Sunny to
partly cloudy tomorrow.
Cascades: Partly sunny today. Partly cloudy
tonight. Partly sunny and warmer tomorrow.
Northern California: Low clouds followed
by some sun at the coast today; partly sunny
elsewhere.
Today
Wednesday
WSW 8-16
W 8-16
SSW 3-6
NNW 6-12
UV INDEX TODAY
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
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5
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Wed.
WINDS
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79/49
Coastal Oregon: Partly sunny in central
parts today; mostly cloudy across the north.
Low clouds breaking in the south.
Eastern and Central Oregon: Partly sunny
today. Partly cloudy tonight. Partly sunny
tomorrow.
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Partly cloudy tonight; a shower in spots at
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— Founded Oct. 16, 1875 —
TODAY
Rodrigo Lopez, a regional
vice president for the company,
said in an email the company
was happy with the outcome.
The agreement “gives local
communities certainty around
funding, (and) provides Com-
cast predictability on property
taxes,” Lopez wrote.
A key issue in the dispute
had been whether the internet
giant qualified as a communi-
cations company.
That designation qualifies
a company for central assess-
ment by the state, and Com-
cast had argued it was techni-
cally exempt because it used
its infrastructure primarily to
provide television service.
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. ©2018
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: Showers and thunderstorms will frequent the Northeast, the Florida
Peninsula, part of the South Central states and northern Rockies and Plains today. A few
storms will also riddle the Midwest.
Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 112° in Needles, Calif.
Low 27° in Bodie State Park, Calif.
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
94
86
75
76
74
85
83
65
90
80
67
69
91
92
72
102
74
84
84
95
83
92
87
102
88
77
Lo
64
64
59
56
53
61
54
54
69
55
50
50
74
57
51
76
53
62
74
75
54
68
65
75
67
60
W
s
pc
pc
t
t
pc
pc
sh
pc
pc
sh
c
pc
pc
pc
pc
sh
s
pc
pc
t
pc
s
pc
pc
pc
Wed.
Hi
94
89
69
73
79
89
85
61
91
73
75
66
94
87
71
101
72
81
85
95
78
88
90
100
91
75
Lo
64
67
55
56
56
65
59
53
70
51
63
51
76
57
56
75
47
53
74
75
58
69
69
74
68
58
W
pc
s
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
s
pc
pc
s
pc
pc
s
pc
sh
t
c
pc
s
pc
s
s
s
pc
Today
Hi
Louisville
85
Memphis
87
Miami
91
Milwaukee
62
Minneapolis
79
Nashville
86
New Orleans
84
New York City
75
Oklahoma City
87
Omaha
93
Philadelphia
76
Phoenix
106
Portland, ME
60
Providence
70
Raleigh
84
Rapid City
93
Reno
85
Sacramento
84
St. Louis
89
Salt Lake City
91
San Diego
70
San Francisco
68
Seattle
68
Tucson
104
Washington, DC 77
Wichita
89
Lo
60
67
76
48
63
62
74
57
67
70
57
76
49
53
63
59
54
52
65
64
61
54
51
69
59
67
W
s
pc
pc
s
s
pc
pc
t
s
s
t
pc
r
sh
pc
s
pc
pc
s
s
pc
pc
c
pc
t
s
Wed.
Hi
80
91
89
68
80
88
88
72
91
95
74
104
63
67
83
80
84
81
88
92
69
65
75
104
73
92
Lo
59
70
74
59
63
61
75
57
70
70
57
77
49
51
61
58
52
52
69
66
60
55
53
70
59
70
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain,
sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.
W
pc
s
pc
pc
t
s
pc
pc
s
pc
pc
pc
pc
c
s
pc
pc
pc
s
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