Page 2A East Oregonian NATION Tuesday, May 19, 2015 Wyoming governor pushes coal ports CHEYENNE, Wyo. here and talk to these two Wyoming — the nation’s Wyoming has run into United States clamps down pressure from Washington (AP) — Faced with sliding governors,” Mead said in a leading coal-producing state stiff opposition from envi- RQHPLVVLRQVIURPFRDO¿UHG state and Oregon to evaluate domestic demand for coal, telephone interview with The ²WR¿QGQHZPDUNHWV7KH URQPHQWDOLVWV DQG VWDWH RI¿- plants at home. the effects of greenhouse the governor of Wyoming Associated Press. state Infrastructure Authority cials in the Northwest so far Mead said he and Inslee gases that would be emitted has kept pressing for access “If there are practical released a study in March in its efforts to secure access have different points of by exporting U.S. coal to to deep-water ports in the issues as well that we could that predicts stricter federal to deep-water ports. view on climate change. Asia from ports in the North- Northwest that would allow help work through — every- regulations could force a Many in the Northwest While many scientists have west. exports to Asian markets. WKLQJ IURP WUDLQ WUDI¿F WR decline of up to 45 percent don’t welcome the process concluded that burning coal Wyoming and Montana Wyoming Gov. Matt train congestion, to issues of in Powder River Basin coal RI KHDY\ WUDLQ WUDI¿F WKDW and other fossil fuels contrib- have appealed last year’s Mead met Monday with coal dust — we want to do production by 2030. would be necessary to move utes to global warming, decision by Oregon regu- Washington Gov. Jay Inslee our part in any way we can The Wyoming Legislature millions of tons of coal Mead has said he’s skeptical lators denying an energy in Olympia and plans to meet to help address the issues of this year authorized issuing through their states. They that human activities are to company’s application for Tuesday with Oregon Gov. concern to these two states,” up to $1 billion in state bonds also don’t like the thought of blame. another coal-loading station Kate Brown. Mead said. LI QHFHVVDU\ WR ¿QDQFH FRDO enabling foreign nations to Mead in 2013 asked the on the Columbia River at “I wanted to get out The stakes are high for port construction. burn more coal even as the White House to disregard Port of Morrow.

BRIEFLY Waco shootout puts spotlight on biker culture Brown names former Salem- By ALLEN G. BREED nized crime section. Trouble is, AP National Writer it’s sometimes hard to tell the Keizer leader school chief dark side of motorcycle groups SALEM (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown has Former undercover agent from the light. appointed Salam Noor to replace Rob Saxton as Jay Dobyns says people can be Good and bad alike call their deputy superintendent of public instruction. forgiven for thinking Sunday’s organizations “clubs.” Both Noor spent six years as assistant superintendent biker bloodbath in Waco, Texas, use the term “colors” for the DQGFKLHIDFDGHPLFRI¿FHULQWKH6DOHP.HL]HU was a throwback to a bad 1970s emblems on the backs of their School District before taking a job last fall with the movie. jackets and vests. Higher Education Coordination Commission. The shootout — which Don Chambers, founder of Brown says Noor delivered results while at killed nine people and wounded the Bandidos gang, modeled Salem-Keizer and other stops in his career. He’ll 18 — seemed aberrant because his club’s emblem — a sombre- be asked to improve one of the nation’s lowest the public image of many ro-wearing Mexican caricature graduation rates. motorcycle gangs has been carrying a sword and pistol — 1RRUVWDUWV-XO\LIFRQ¿UPHGE\WKH2UHJRQ6HQDWH burnished in recent years thanks after the corn chip company’s The 2011 Legislature changed the head of public to the many largely benign bike Frito Bandito mascot, says schools from an elected position to an appointed enthusiasts who’ve co-opted Katz, who went undercover position. some of the same clothing and in the 1970s as an associate to 6D[WRQZDVWKH¿UVWSHUVRQDSSRLQWHGWRWKHMRE style. two clubs, the Pagans and the Last month, he announced his retirement from the “I think, as a society, and Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP Phantoms. Other clubs that Oregon Department of Education and said he would to a large extent even in law Bikers congregate against a wall while authorities inves- want to operate on their turf are lead the Northwest Regional Education Service enforcement, we fall into the tigate a Twin Peaks restaurant Sunday in Waco, Texas. required to wear a patch called District. sense that these guys are these biker culture was thrust into California, descended into two a “support cookie,” so named big, rough-looking teddy the spotlight after Sunday’s days of bloody riots. The Amer- because it’s the size and shape Man wanted son to move out, bears that do blood drives and shooting in the parking lot of ican Motorcycle Association, of a cookie. toy runs and are harmless,” a restaurant where members of the race’s sponsor, responded to “You have a major gang. said gun ‘went off’ and killed him VD\V 'RE\QV ZKR LQ¿OWUDWHG several rival gangs were having the coverage by declaring that Then you have like a puppet club POST, Ore. (AP) — A 72-year-old man charged the notorious Hells Angels a meeting. By Monday, author- 99 percent of participants were or you can call it a farm team with killing his son told investigators the gun “went Motorcycle Club for the federal ities had charged about 170 law-abiding. that is part of their organization. off” after his son hit him in the face with an open Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco gang members with engaging To this day, gangs like the But they’re not a member of the backhand. and Firearms. “These are people in organized crime. Outlaws refer to themselves big dogs,” says Katz, vice presi- William Brown Sr. was arrested on a murder that have used the motorcycle Motorcycle culture’s image as “1 percenters,” says Terry dent of the International Outlaw charge last week at his home in Post, southeast of FXOWXUHDVFDPRXÀDJH´ problem goes back at least to Katz, former commander of the Motorcycle Gang Investigators Prineville. The more sinister side of 1947, when a race in Hollister, Maryland State Police’s orga- Association. Crook County Deputy Dave Tugman wrote in court documents released Monday that 51-year-old William Brown Jr. was dead when deputies arrived. According to Tugman, the elder Brown said he Pot panel approves new restrictions for medical marijuana was trying to get his son to move back to Minnesota SALEM (AP) — An Oregon medical marijuana industry, The move comes a week ities within their jurisdictions. and pulled the gun to threaten him. The father Senate special committee such as limiting the number after an Oregon House-Senate The joint committee said the son’s backhand caused his head to hit a unanimously passed legislation of plants growers can have, committee in charge of imple- deadlocked on the issue, GRRUMDPEDQGWKHJXQ¿UHG on Monday imposing a variety building an inventory tracking menting the state’s new mari- causing Senate President A medical examiner said Brown died from a of new restrictions on medical system for growers, processors juana rules reached an impasse Peter Courtney to name the gunshot that entered near the left armpit and exited marijuana, a week after a joint and dispensaries, inspection on a bill aimed at stemming the ¿YH VHQDWRUV ZKR VDW RQ WKH near the right armpit. committee overseeing the requirements and an Oregon ÀRZRISRWWRWKHEODFNPDUNHW committee to a Senate-only state’s marijuana rules stalled residency requirement. Committee members special committee last week. on a similar measure. Lawmakers say the lengthy agreed on most issues except Marijuana advocates said Corrections The Senate Special set of new restrictions is for one: the question of creation of the new panel was The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate Committee on Implementing necessary so the recreational whether local governments an extraordinary move in order and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a Measure 91 passed a proposal program can pass muster with could ban medical marijuana to bypass House members’ mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. tightening regulations on the federal authorities. dispensaries or other pot facil- objections.

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Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. TODAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Astoria 61 50 c 63 50 c Baker City 69 45 c 68 43 t Bend 69 41 t 68 45 c Brookings 60 50 c 61 50 t Burns 65 45 c 62 43 t Enterprise 68 48 c 69 46 t Eugene 67 50 sh 72 52 c An afternoon An afternoon A thunderstorm in Cloudy with a Clouds and sun, Heppner 77 51 c 77 49 c t-storm in spots shower or t-storm the afternoon shower or t-storm breezy and nice Hermiston 82 51 c 83 51 c John Day 69 46 c 65 48 t PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST Klamath Falls 60 43 c 62 42 t La Grande 71 49 c 70 48 t 77° 51° 78° 53° 78° 54° 79° 50° 75° 49° Meacham 65 41 c 66 42 t HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST Medford 70 55 c 72 55 t Newport 56 49 c 56 49 c 82° 51° 83° 51° 84° 54° 85° 52° 80° 50° North Bend 59 53 c 59 51 t Ontario 73 53 c 73 51 t Seattle Pasco 83 50 c 83 51 pc ALMANAC 74/53 Wenatchee Spokane Pendleton 77 51 c 78 53 t 82/56 75/51 Portland 73 54 c 77 57 c PENDLETON Tacoma Redmond 70 42 t 68 44 c Moses Salem 71 52 sh 77 53 c through 3 p.m. yesterday 75/48 Lake Pullman 100s90s80s70s60s50s40s30s20s10s0s-0s-10s 110s TEMPERATURE Aberdeen Olympia Yakima Spokane 75 51 pc 77 53 pc 61/50 83/55 75/47 Ukiah 68 42 c 68 46 t HIGH LOW 74/47 83/53 Vancouver 73 52 c 78 55 c showers t-storms rain flurries snow ice cold front warm front stationary front high low Yesterday 73° 52° Longview Walla Walla 79 54 c 79 57 c National Summary: A cold front will spark thunderstorms in the Northeast today. Normals 71° 47° 71/52 Kennewick Walla Walla Yakima 83 53 c 85 55 c Temperatures will be significantly lower across the Midwest. Flooding will be a threat across Records 94° (2006) 28° (1905) Astoria 83/51 79/54 Lewiston 61/50 80/53 WORLD CITIES parts of the Plains. PRECIPITATION Portland Hermiston Enterprise Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. 0.02" 73/54 68/48 Today Wed. Month to date 1.08" The Dalles 82/51 Pendleton Hi Lo W Hi Lo W High 96° in Fentress, Va. Low 22° in Scobey, Mont. Normal month to date 0.70" 80/55 77/51 La Grande Beijing 81 59 s 85 59 s Year to date 4.21" Salem Hong Kong 89 81 t 90 79 t NATIONAL CITIES Last year to date 6.42" 71/52 71/49 Jerusalem 97 64 s 93 59 s Today Wed. Today Wed. Normal year to date 5.81" Albany London 58 44 sh 60 45 pc Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Corvallis Mexico City 77 60 t 77 56 t 69/52 Albuquerque 73 48 pc 77 53 s Louisville 77 49 s 70 54 sh HERMISTON 70/51 John Day Moscow 53 41 c 65 49 pc through 3 p.m. yesterday Paris 60 43 sh 59 44 sh Atlanta 84 67 t 89 67 s Memphis 80 63 s 80 60 t 69/46 Ontario Atlantic City 77 60 t 71 47 s Miami 87 75 s 89 75 t TEMPERATURE Eugene Bend Rome 77 58 pc 76 57 pc 73/53 Seoul 69 51 pc 73 51 s Baltimore 88 56 t 75 50 s Milwaukee 52 36 pc 53 43 pc HIGH LOW 67/50 69/41 Billings 54 37 c 59 39 s Minneapolis 55 42 pc 61 47 pc Caldwell Sydney 72 58 sh 74 57 sh Yesterday 79° 54° Burns Birmingham 82 64 t 86 65 s Nashville 81 54 s 80 58 pc 71/52 Tokyo 76 67 sh 77 63 c Normals 74° 47° 65/45 Boise 68 53 t 70 52 t New Orleans 87 74 t 88 75 pc Records 95° (2008) 33° (1966) Boston 66 54 t 65 47 pc New York City 76 58 t 69 50 s WINDS Charleston, SC 88 71 t 87 70 pc Oklahoma City 72 62 t 73 50 t PRECIPITATION Medford (in mph) Charleston, WV 79 48 pc 70 48 s Omaha 59 44 pc 52 39 sh 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Trace 70/55 Today Wednesday Chicago 56 39 pc 55 41 c Philadelphia 85 60 t 71 51 s Month to date 1.21" Klamath Falls Boardman N 6-12 NNE 7-14 Cleveland 63 42 s 54 44 pc Phoenix 86 65 s 92 69 pc Normal month to date 0.66" 60/43 Pendleton NW 6-12 NNW 6-12 Dallas 80 68 t 81 61 pc Portland, ME 63 52 sh 65 43 pc Year to date 3.00" Denver 48 37 r 54 43 c Providence 64 53 t 69 44 s Last year to date 3.77" Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. UV INDEX TODAY Detroit 62 39 s 62 47 pc Raleigh 89 64 t 86 61 s Normal year to date 4.65" El Paso 86 57 s 88 59 s Rapid City 43 31 t 50 33 c REGIONAL FORECAST Fairbanks 75 49 pc 80 51 s Reno 66 45 pc 67 48 c SUN AND MOON 114663 Fargo 57 32 s 67 43 s Sacramento 74 51 s 73 53 pc Sunrise today 5:20 a.m. Coastal Oregon: A shower in spots today, Eastern Washington: A storm near the Cascades Honolulu 83 69 pc 83 67 pc St. Louis 68 52 s 60 48 r Sunset tonight 8:24 p.m. but a shower or thunderstorm in spots in today; sunny in the north, mountains and the 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. Houston 85 72 t 86 71 pc Salt Lake City 61 50 t 68 53 pc the south. Idaho border. Cloudy in south and central sections. Indianapolis 65 44 s 60 47 sh San Diego 67 60 pc 67 60 pc Moonrise today 6:54 a.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; Jacksonville 88 69 t 93 70 pc San Francisco 64 54 c 64 55 c Moonset today 10:04 p.m. Eastern and Central Oregon: Mostly cloudy Cascades: Mostly cloudy today with a 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme Kansas City 63 47 pc 54 43 r Seattle 74 53 c 74 54 c First Full Last New today and tonight with a thunderstorm shower or thunderstorm. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- Las Vegas 81 61 s 84 61 pc Tucson 84 58 s 91 61 s in spots. ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Little Rock 80 63 pc 79 60 t Washington, DC 88 62 t 77 57 s Western Washington: Mostly cloudy today; Northern California: Mostly cloudy and cool Los Angeles 70 57 pc 70 57 pc Wichita 65 51 t 63 45 sh a shower or thunderstorm in spots across today; a thunderstorm in spots, but dry in Forecasts and graphics provided by Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, May 25 June 2 June 9 June 16 the south. central parts. AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.