In brief: Woman won’t return to woods

After surviving 13 days in the woods with no gear and light clothing, 76-year-old Doris Anderson has resolved never to return to the wilderness, one of her daughters says.

Anderson got lost on a hunting trip with her husband but was found last week after authorities had scaled back their search for her.

She was hypothermic and incoherent when two officers found her in the Wallowa Mountains on Thursday, authorities said.

But daughter Barbara Moore told the Baker City Herald on Tuesday that her mother had gotten out of her hospital bed twice, was eating bananas and mashed potatoes and gravy, and was being fitted for a set of dentures to replace those she lost.

“Mom had a wonderful day yesterday,” Moore said. “Everyone was saying, ‘Wow!’ ‘Incredible!’ ‘Like night and day difference.’ ”

Moore said her mother had begun to remember details, but the family will keep them private until she is ready to tell her story to reporters.

But, Moore said, her mother did say it was a long, scary experience.

“She said she’s not going back to the forest,” Moore said. “It has nothing for her.”

Anderson is from Sandy in Clackamas County east of Portland.

Anderson, who was described as unfamiliar with the outdoors, was on a hunting trip with her husband when they got stuck on a Forest Service road just south of the Eagle Cap Wilderness Area in Eastern Oregon.

They tried to walk for help but became exhausted, and she turned back toward the vehicle.

Spokane

Police offer checks of child car seats

Spokane authorities and community members want to be sure young ones are safely secured in vehicles.

Law enforcement officers will be available to check child car seats, including booster seats, from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday at Babies ‘R’ Us, 6104 N. Division.

In addition to free car seat checks, information about new child safety seat laws will be available.

The Spokane County Child Passenger Safety Team is nationally certified and consists of community volunteers from numerous organizations.

SEATTLE

Man denies charge of identity theft

A Seattle man charged with using online file-sharing programs such as Limewire to commit identity theft pleaded not guilty Tuesday, and a judge ordered him released on home electronic monitoring pending trial.

Gregory Thomas Kopiloff was arrested last week in what the Justice Department described as its first case against someone accused of using file-sharing to troll other people’s computers for financial information, a widespread problem.

According to a four-count indictment, Kopiloff searched for sensitive information that computer users had inadvertently allowed access to, such as tax returns and student loan applications, and then he used that information to open credit lines and shop online.

Prosecutors say he bought at least $73,000 worth of goods online – including iPods and laptop computers – then resold the items at half price, using the proceeds to support a gambling habit.

U.S. Magistrate James P. Donohue rejected arguments from prosecutors that Kopiloff posed a flight risk and a danger to the community.

The judge said Kopiloff could return to his government-subsidized apartment a few blocks from the federal courthouse under electronic monitoring but would have to avoid computers, cellular telephones and gambling.

Trial is set for November. Kopiloff is charged with mail fraud, accessing a protected computer and two counts of aggravated identity theft.