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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Saturday, July 7, 2018 PENDLETON Fire at Oregon border kills 1 as heat stokes blazes in Western U.S. By PHIL WRIGHT East Oregonian HORNBROOK, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire raging through drought-stricken timber and brush near Cal- ifornia’s border with Ore- gon killed one person and destroyed multiple structures as it burns largely out of con- trol, authorities said Friday. No other details were released about the death blamed on the fire that threat- ened 300 homes near Horn- book, a town of 250 people about 14 miles south of the Oregon border. It’s not clear the flames burned homes or other structures like barns. It was one of dozens of fires across the dry Amer- ican West, fueled by ris- ing temperatures and gusty winds that were expected to last through the weekend. Heat spreading from South- ern California into parts of Arizona, Nevada and Utah threatened to worsen flames that have forced thousands of people to evacuate and destroyed hundreds of homes across the West. On the California-Ore- gon border, the fire ignited Thursday and moved swiftly through the region that is home to many retirees, said Ray Haupt, chairman of the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors. “It moved so fast I’m not sure how much time lagged between the evacu- ation and when it hit Horn- brook,” he said. “It hit there pretty quick. We know we’ve lost homes and lots of struc- tures, including livestock and horses as well.” California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency, citing “extreme peril” to people and property. Farther north in Oregon, authorities urged hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts to avoid forests near the state line. Although the flames have not crossed into Ore- gon, officials are concerned people in remote areas can’t be reached in case they need to quickly evacuate. The areas of concern include the Pacific Crest Trail, Mount Ashland and the California Highway Patrol via AP Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. Fire danger could prohibit rescuers from looking for anyone, the Jack- son County Sheriff’s Office said. Elsewhere in Califor- nia, a massive blaze north- west of Sacramento had destroyed nine homes, offi- cials said. Firefighters had begun inspecting the fire zone, which covers an area nearly three times the size of San Francisco. The fire, spanning 140 square miles, was partially contained, but crews strug- gled in steep, rugged terrain. With the weather getting hot- ter and drier, and officials said the fire could grow. About 75 miles east of Los Angeles, a wildfire in the San Bernardino National Forest prompted mandatory evacuations for the entire community of Forest Falls, which has about 700 homes and about 1,000 residents. In San Diego County, a fast-moving wildfire burned a handful of homes. Video from news helicop- ters showed fire crews run- ning along Interstate 8 in Alpine and trying to quell the flames that were spread- ing along the side of the free- way as a handful of homes were completely engulfed in flames. San Diego Gas and Elec- tric says nearly 1,700 cus- tomers are without power after the fire damaged the electric system. In the same county, a new fire on the Camp Pendleton Marine base prompted the evacuation of 750 homes. In contrast, rain helped slow the growth of wildfires in Colorado that have burned Corrections In the July 6 brief about a two-vehicle crash near Warehouse Beach, the EO stated that one of the vehicles involved in the crash was a white Chevrolet SUV. The vehicle was a pickup truck. In the July 6 brief about a chase near Hermiston that led to an arrest, the EO stated that the suspect, Kody Michael Elmer, crashed his vehicle into a ditch. He was stopped at a traffic stop and then fled, and his vehicle was impounded. The EO regrets the errors. 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 To subscribe, call 1-800-522-0255 or go online to www.eastoregonian.com and click on ‘Subscribe’ Single copy price: $1 Tuesday through Friday, $1.50 Saturday East Oregonian (USPS 164-980) is published daily except Sunday, Monday and postal holidays, 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. Circulation Manager: 541-966-0828 Copyright © 2018, EO Media Group REGIONAL CITIES Forecast Partly sunny and pleasant Mostly sunny and nice 86° 56° 91° 61° MONDAY TUESDAY Mostly sunny WEDNESDAY Sunny and beautiful Mostly sunny PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 94° 63° 87° 59° 91° 64° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 96° 62° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 93° 86° 108° (1968) 61° 57° 42° (1898) 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" 0.06" 6.49" 11.30" 7.63" HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE Yesterday Normals Records HIGH LOW 95° 87° 105° (1968) 68° 57° 44° (2010) 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" 0.04" 5.10" 6.59" 5.74" SUN AND MOON Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today New First Full 91° 58° 95° 59° Seattle 75/57 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 99° 64° 5:14 a.m. 8:46 p.m. 1:20 a.m. 2:42 p.m. Last Today Spokane Wenatchee 78/54 82/58 Tacoma Moses 74/52 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 85/54 76/50 69/55 74/51 85/52 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 76/54 87/60 Lewiston 88/54 Astoria 85/57 68/52 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 81/57 Pendleton 80/49 The Dalles 90/54 86/56 87/58 La Grande Salem 82/51 83/54 Albany Corvallis 82/52 81/52 John Day 86/53 Ontario Eugene Bend 94/62 82/49 83/48 Caldwell Burns 93/61 87/46 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 68 84 83 66 87 80 82 82 90 86 85 82 79 90 63 68 94 88 86 81 86 83 78 79 79 87 85 Lo 52 48 48 49 46 49 49 53 54 53 45 51 47 56 50 53 62 53 56 57 47 54 54 44 55 60 52 W pc s pc s s s pc pc pc s s pc pc s pc pc s pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Lo 70 82 67 63 56 56 64 67 66 49 77 W t pc s pc t r pc t s s c Lo 54 52 50 50 49 54 50 59 62 60 47 53 50 58 52 52 63 59 61 58 52 54 61 48 57 65 58 W pc s s s s s s s s s s s s s pc s s s s pc s pc s s pc s pc Sun. 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Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 2 5 9 9 5 Business Office Manager: Janna Heimgartner 541-966-0822 • jheimgartner@eastoregonian.com COMMERCIAL PRINTING Production Manager: Mike Jensen 541-215-0824 • mjensen@eastoregonian.com Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. WORLD CITIES Hi 83 89 87 87 73 71 87 88 83 64 83 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 NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Sun. Hi 68 91 88 63 91 85 84 88 96 92 87 89 86 91 63 66 99 95 91 87 91 87 87 84 84 94 91 had to call police. He tried to yank out the car keys, but the woman hit the gas and sped up the field toward the westbound entrance. Workers yelled for her to stop. Williams was on the south end of the on-ramp when the car stuck him about knee-level, propelling him onto the hood before he smacked the ground. The car may have had Washington plates dis- playing “5B” or “5P.” The driver headed west on I-84 from the 207 before anyone could call 911 and was out of sight near milepost 202. Williams had a bloody nose and “noticeable abra- sion to the right side of his head,” according to the report. He declined an ambulance ride, but “it was obvious he was shook up from the incident and was moving slowly.” At the request of his supervi- sor, Williams let Pendle- ton paramedics check him out and got that ambulance ride to St. Anthony Hospi- tal, Pendleton. Oregon State Police trooper Boon Setser later questioned Williams at the hospital, where he described the car as a small two-door sedan “French blue” in color, differ- ent from the three eyewit- nesses. The police report notes the car knocked Wil- liams unconscious. Williams during a recent phone interview said he still can’t recall details, but his body spoke about what happened. In addition to the broken left arm — his dom- inant arm — he said his left leg from the knee down was one big bruise for a while and he suffered headaches for several days after. He said he is waiting on a scan to determine if his elbow is dislocated. His recovery, though, is going OK, and he’s going back to work. The next job is in La Pine and Houck Construction is giving him some extra help, he said, but he’ll have to travel to Port- land to see his doctor. 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They say it is just smoldering and rain over the coming days should keep it from spreading. Rain helped a fire in the heart of ski country that has destroyed three houses, including the home of a vol- unteer firefighter battling the flames near the resort town of Aspen. Gov. John Hicken- looper visited the area Friday. Subscriber services: For mail delivery, online access, vacation stops or delivery concerns call 1-800-522-0255 ext. 1 211 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 90° 54° Richard “Scott” Wil- liams of Beaverton hopes someone knows the driver who ran him down in Pendleton. The hit-and-run hap- pened a month ago, but police have not been able to find the driver. Williams, meanwhile, is sporting a broken left arm while going back to work. Williams said he is foggy on what happened. He didn’t even know the impact knocked him out, he said, until co-workers told him he had been uncon- scious for a few moments. Williams was the traffic control supervisor for Roy L. Houck Construction Co., a Salem-based contractor repaving the Interstate 84 on- and off-ramps at mile- post 207. He was laying out striping June 7 when a dark gray Toyota Camry drove up around 11:20 that morn- ing. According to the report from Pendleton police Sgt. Brandon Gomez, Williams’ co-workers said the car stopped at the westbound flagger on Westgate north where it turns toward I-84. The worker there described the female driver as “pencil thin” with short blonde hair and blue eyes. She wore a black stocking cap with a small bill. She also had “extremely slurred speech, watery eyes and avoided eye contact.” The driver mentioned looking for 40th Street, and the worker said she would try to help her with direc- tions. The driver took off across Westgate, over the on-ramp and into the adja- cent field. Another member of the construction crew ran to the car. He told police the driver “looked screwed up” and was impaired, but he didn’t know from what. He recounted telling the woman she could not drive through the construction zone and would help her get out of the field, but he also In this photo released Friday by the California Highway Patrol, the Klamathon Fire burns in Hornbrook, Calif. A local California official says a deadly blaze burning near the Oregon border moved swiftly through the rural area that is home to many retirees. — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — TODAY Construction worker seeks driver who injured him 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 -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: Sunshine and low humidity will grace the Midwest and Northeast today, as thunderstorms amid humid air drench areas from Texas to the southern Atlantic coast. Storms will erupt over the Southwest. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 119° in Thermal, Calif. Low 36° in Leadville, Colo. 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