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NORTHWEST East Oregonian A2 Thursday, March 21, 2019 Road rage suspect, Washington deputy die in gun fight Kittitas. He got out and Wade said he did and exchanged gun- not know how many fire with the sher- shots were fired iff’s deputy and the overall by the offi- cers and the suspect. police officer, Wade Thompson had said. been a law enforce- “It was reported ment officer for Thompson as a road-rage type years, joined the event, with erratic driving on the part of the sheriff’s department in suspect,” said Wade, whose 2013, said Kittitas County office is investigating the Sheriff Gene Dana. “Our community has a incident. Sheriff’s deputy Ryan very heavy heart today,” Thompson, 42, was killed Dana told reporters. “This and Kittitas police offi- officer was a great officer.” cer Benito Chavez, 22, was It was the first fatal shoot- shot in the leg and suffered a ing of a law enforcement shattered femur, Wade said. officer in the rural county in The suspect died at a hos- 92 years, he said. pital and Wade said authori- Wade said authorities ties were still trying to iden- have no information as to tify him. Authorities did not what prompted the suspect provide information about to flee and exchange gunfire how many times he was shot with the officers. By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. — A sheriff’s deputy was killed in central Washington state and a police officer was shot and wounded after they exchanged gunfire with a road rage driving suspect, authorities said Wednesday. The driver was also shot and later died at a hospital. Tuesday evening, the two officers tried to stop the sus- pect’s vehicle after author- ities received a complaint about the man’s driving, said Ellensburg Police Chief Ken Wade. The man, who has not been identified, was chased by police until he stopped the car near the town of AP Photo/Ted S. Warren The body of a Kittitas County Sheriff’s deputy is carried out of Kittitas Valley Healthcare Hos- pital in the early morning hours of Wednesday in Ellensburg, Wash. BRIEFLY Amber alert in Hermiston area cancelled as girl found safe in another state Oregon still not tracking at-risk student success from Nampa, Idaho, were located in Washington in the afternoon. According to the Herm- iston Police Department, there was a ping on the mother’s phone in the Herm- iston area around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. An alert went out through the regional system at about 3 p.m., prompting multiple calls from people who believed they saw the vehicle. An Idaho girl and her mother were located on Wednesday after an Amber Alert was issued that cen- tered on the Hermiston area. The missing 10-year-old girl and her mother, both SALEM (AP) — A report from the Secretary of State found that Oregon hasn’t followed up on recommen- dations to better track the progress of the state’s most at-risk students. The report, released Wednesday, said the Oregon Department of Education Forecast for Pendleton Area TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY Sunny to partly cloudy Clouds and sun; rain at night Cloudy and breezy Some sun Clouds and sun PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 58° 43° 60° 43° 55° 38° 58° 33° 56° 36° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 63° 44° 64° 45° 60° 39° 59° 34° 60° 37° OREGON FORECAST ALMANAC Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yest. HIGH LOW TEMP. Seattle Olympia 57/44 54/35 66/38 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 58/46 Lewiston 61/43 61/42 Astoria 58/40 Pullman Yakima 64/39 62/39 61/41 Portland Hermiston 61/45 The Dalles 63/44 Salem Corvallis 60/39 Yesterday Normals Records La Grande 60/37 PRECIPITATION John Day Eugene Bend 61/39 49/32 59/40 Ontario 66/42 Caldwell Burns 63° 27° 59° 35° 76° (1947) 19° (1943) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date Albany 59/39 Boardman Pendleton Medford 63/39 0.00" 0.10" 0.61" 3.49" 2.06" 2.85" WINDS (in mph) 63/41 57/37 0.00" 0.39" 0.87" 5.24" 3.27" 3.38" through 3 p.m. yest. HIGH LOW TEMP. Pendleton 59/36 61/41 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date HERMISTON Enterprise 58/43 59/41 62° 29° 56° 36° 75° (1911) 18° (1913) PRECIPITATION Moses Lake 63/42 Aberdeen 58/35 61/40 Tacoma Yesterday Normals Records Spokane Wenatchee 64/50 Today Fri. W 3-6 WNW 4-8 WSW 4-8 WNW 6-12 SUN AND MOON Klamath Falls 52/33 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today 6:57 a.m. 7:08 p.m. 8:14 p.m. 7:43 a.m. Last New First Full Mar 27 Apr 5 Apr 12 Apr 19 NATIONAL EXTREMES Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 84° in Goodyear, Ariz. Low -13° in Daniel, Wyo. NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY only made partial progress on three of the 15 recom- mendations to improve edu- cation for students in online or alternative schools. It made no progress on the remaining 12. The department agreed to implement all 15 rec- ommendations by summer of 2019. The recommen- dations came from a 2017 audit, which found little oversight over the perfor- mance of Oregon’s alter- native and online schools. Nearly half of the state’s high school dropouts attend these schools. The Department of Edu- cation said staffing chal- lenges and federal require- ments were behind the delay. Acting Secretary of State Leslie Cummings called the department’s lack of prog- ress “disappointing.” Teen survives intentional drive off cliff PRINEVILLE (AP) — Authorities say a teenager intentionally drove a car off a cliff at a state scenic view- point northeast of Bend and survived. The Oregonian/Oregon- Live reports the car dam- aged a historic stone wall at Ochoco Wayside State Park before crashing into the hillside below, but the teen didn’t appear to have any major injuries as he got out of the car, according to Prineville police. Police and medical work- ers responded Friday after- noon to reports of an over- turned car perched above Northwest O’Neil Highway but 150 feet below the way- side viewpoint. According to police, the teenager drove a 2000 Mazda Sedan off the cliff in what officers described as a “non-accidental” inci- dent and was transported to St. Charles Medical Center’s Prineville hospital. The car was destroyed in the crash. No one else was in the car. Prosecutor: Tax dodger now dodging prison sentence PORTLAND (AP) — A prominent tax dodger who was supposed to surrender to prison earlier this month is now accused of dodging his 10-year prison sentence by failing to turn himself in to the federal Bureau of Prisons as ordered. The Oregonian/Oregon- Live reports Winston Shrout was supposed to start serv- ing his sentence March 4 after the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denied his request to remain out of cus- tody pending his appeal. The appeals court upheld U.S. District Judge Robert E. Jones’ ruling that Shrout poses a danger if he were to remain in the community. The next day, federal authorities issued a warrant for Shrout’s arrest. Shrout was sentenced Oct. 22 after a federal jury convicted him of six mis- demeanor counts of will- ful failure to file tax returns and 13 felony counts of pro- ducing, presenting and ship- ping fictitious financial instruments. Oregon Legislators consider raising their annual pay by 63 percent SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers are con- sidering raising their annual pay by nearly $20,000 in an effort to attract more qualified candidates to the Legislature. Senate Majority Leader Ginny Burdick is behind the measure to bump pay by 63 percent. The Democrat from Portland told Oregon Public Broadcasting that low pay screens out diverse candi- dates “who really should be represented here.” She admitted that law- makers have been hesitant to consider a pay increase because it might not play well politically. Legislators currently make $31,200 — that’s after a recent pay raise that went into effect February 1st. It’s unclear where they’ll get the funds for another sal- ary bump. State budgeters are already asking for cuts across nearly all state agen- cies and are scrambling to come up with extra cash to fully fund K-12 education. Early wildfire burns in Oregon SALEM (AP) — Fire- fighters were mopping up Wednesday after battling one of the first wildfires this year in Oregon. The fire, which jumped the Santiam River in windy conditions, burned around 190 acres next to Highway 22, 25 miles southeast of Salem. No structures were lost or injuries reported. “Some folks seem sur- prised to see this fire on the landscape in March, but as firefighters, we are trained to consider the conditions, not the calendar,” said Inci- dent Commander Blake Ellis. Firefighters late Wednes- day were locating and extin- guishing hot spots, and fall- ing snags. The blaze had earlier been estimated at 60 acres but ground crews walking the line with a GPS obtained more accurate information. There was no significant fire growth since Tuesday, when the fire was reported. About 85 people were involved in fighting the fire using ground crews, a helicopter, dozers and fire engines. CORRECTIONS A photo of Hermiston’s HOSA students that appeared on Page A1 of the March 20 edi- tion of the East Oregonian was incorrectly attributed. The photo was contributed by Jazmin Macias. The story “Local colleges lobby legislators for state funding” on Page A1 of the March 20 edition misstated the figures attached to the governor’s budget. The governor’s pro- posal for the community college support fund is $543 million that would be boosted to $646.7 million with additional investment by the Legislature. The governor’s proposal for the public university operations and student support fund is $736.9 million that would be increased to $856.9 million with additional investment by the Legislature. The East Oregonian ran incorrect information in the public safety log on Page A5 of the March 20 edition. The entry should have stated a male reported the manager of the Simplot facility at 29800 Jones Scott Road, Umatilla, assaulted him. 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