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NORTHWEST Experts prepare plan to capture ill orca if necessary East Oregonian Page 2A By PHUONG LE Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Fed- eral biologists said Wednes- day they are preparing a plan to capture and treat a sick, critically endangered orca if there is no other way to save her in the wild. Officials said they will intervene and rescue the orca only if she becomes stranded or separated from the rest of her tightly knit group of whales. They want the 4-year-old orca known as J50 to survive in the wild and contribute to the recovery of southern res- ident killer whales, without putting the rest of the orcas in her pod at risk. “We don’t intend to inter- vene while she’s with her family. If we are presented with a situation where a rescue is the only viable alternative, we will rescue her,” Chris Yates, assistant regional administrator for NOAA’s protected resources division, told reporters during a call. Veterinarians believe they have exhausted treat- ment options in the field that included twice injecting the free-swimming whale with antibiotics in Pacific North- west waters. Despite the treatment, J50 is thinner than ever due to undeter- mined health issues. Brian Gisborne/Fisheries and Oceans Canada via AP, file In this Aug. 7, 2018, file photo, southern resident kill- er whale J50 and her mother, J16, swim off the west coast of Vancouver Island near Port Renfrew, B.C. Nearly two months after an international team of ex- perts began taking extraordinary measures to save the young sick orca, the critically endangered whale is skinnier than ever. Now NOAA Fisheries and its part- ners are weighing whether to intervene further to help the orca known as J50. “This is a very sick whale,” said Joe Gaydos, a wildlife veterinarian and science director of SeaDoc Society. “We don’t think she has long.” Another whale in the same pod, known as J35, triggered international sym- pathy this summer when she kept the body of her dead calf afloat in waters for more than two weeks. The two whales are among just 75 of the fish-eat- ing orcas that spend time in Pacific Northwest waters. The southern resident killer whales don’t have enough chinook salmon, the staple of their diet. They also face threats from toxic con- tamination as well as vessel noise and disturbances that disrupt their ability to com- municate and forage. There hasn’t been a suc- cessful birth in the popula- tion since 2015. Losing J50 would also mean losing her reproductive potential. NOAA Fisheries said the next steps could include doing a hands-on physi- cal exam, which could lead to quick medical treatment and release. Another option at that point would be hold- Forecast for Pendleton Area TODAY SATURDAY FRIDAY Nice with clouds and sun Partly sunny and pleasant 71° 46° 72° 47° SUNDAY Mostly cloudy MONDAY Partly sunny Mostly sunny and comfortable PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 73° 49° 67° 43° 69° 44° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 76° 48° 75° 47° 75° 53° 71° 46° OREGON FORECAST 72° 44° ALMANAC Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yest. HIGH LOW TEMP. 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WSW 7-14 WSW 7-14 WSW 4-8 NW 6-12 SUN AND MOON Klamath Falls 65/32 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today 6:31 a.m. 7:11 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 9:41 p.m. First Full Last New Sep 16 Sep 24 Oct 2 Oct 8 NATIONAL EXTREMES Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 108° in Imperial, Calif. Low 26° in West Yellowstone, Mont. NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY ing her in a marine net pen in Puget Sound for a short time for rehabilitation and medi- cal care before returning her to the wild to reunite with her family. J50 has lagged behind her group in the ocean, at times trailing for miles, raising questions about what criteria would be used to determine if she has separated enough for scientists to attempt capture. Yates said J50 would have to show more extreme behavior than what she has exhibited so far, and scien- tists will act if they don’t believe she’ll reconnect with her pod. An international team of Canadian and U.S. whale experts has mounted an intensive effort to help the orca since concerns were raised in mid-July. They have taken breath and fecal samples but still don’t know for certain what’s wrong with J50. Response teams have tried to give her medica- tion to help with parasitic worms, which they believe she has based on fecal sam- ples taken from her mother. Teams have also dropped live salmon from a boat as J50 and her pod swam behind — a test to see whether fish could be used as a means of delivering medication. Thursday, September 13, 2018 Romance writer accused of killing spouse wrote how-to essay in 2011 PORTLAND (AP) — A woman accused of gun- ning down her chef husband is a self-published romance writer who once penned an essay titled “How to Murder Your Husband.” Nancy Crampton Bro- phy, 68, published the 700- word treatise in 2011 on the website See Jane Publish, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported . “As a romantic suspense writer, I spend a lot of time thinking about murder and, consequently, about police procedure,” she wrote. “After all, if the murder is supposed to set me free, I certainly don’t want to spend any time in jail.” She has also written such titles as “The Wrong Hus- band,” a 2015 novel about a woman who escapes an abu- sive spouse during a ship- wreck in the Mediterranean and falls in love with one of the men sent to find her. Crampton Brophy was arrested last week on a pre- liminary charge of domestic violence murder in the death of her husband of 27 years, Daniel Brophy, at the Ore- gon Culinary Institute early on June 2. He was a well- liked instructor there, and Oregon wildlife officials to hunt for killer cougar BRIEFLY SALEM (AP) — Oregon wildlife offi- cials with guns and dogs are preparing to search for a cougar believed to have killed a woman on rugged terrain in the shadow of the state’s highest peak. Brian Wolfer of the state wildlife depart- ment said if a cougar is tracked down, wild- life officials will kill it and then check for a DNA match with DNA left on hiker Diana Bober, 55, whose body was found Monday almost two weeks after she was last heard from. Wolfer acknowledged that other cougars might be killed, but said killing and testing is the only option and that capturing a moun- tain lion in the steep terrain isn’t an option. Bober’s death marked the first fatal attack by a wild cougar in Oregon and the second in the Pacific Northwest this year. Washington OKs killing more wolves that attacked cattle OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — State wild- life officials will kill members of a new wolf pack that have attacked cattle in northeast Washington. Department of Fish and Wildlife Direc- tor Kelly Susewind authorized the killing Wednesday. It’s the second time in a month he’s approved lethal remove of wolves. Officials say the wolves killed a calf and injured five others on federal grazing land in Ferry County this month. The attacks occurred in an area once occupied by the Profanity Peak wolf pack. Susewind authorized “incremental” removal of one or two wolves. Efforts to trap or shoot the animal will begin after Thurs- day afternoon. Earlier this month, an agency marksman shot and killed a male member of the Togo wolf pack. Two environmental groups won a tempo- rary restraining order to stop the killing of that pack, but a judge declined to extend that order Aug. 31. Fired Nike account executive sentenced in fraud case Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. -10s -0s 0s showers t-storms 10s rain 20s flurries 30s snow 40s ice 50s cold front — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 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 www.eastoregonian.com To subscribe, call 1-800-522-0255 or go online to www.eastoregonian.com and click on ‘Subscribe’ 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. Copyright © 2018, EO Media Group 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low PORTLAND (AP) — A fired Nike wholesale account executive has been sen- tenced to more than a year in federal prison for defrauding his former employer out of more than $750,000. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports 51-year-old David Reichert was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty in April to two counts of wire fraud. Reichert, who worked for the Ore- gon-based sportswear company for more than 15 years, gave significant discounts to two Missouri-based retail companies he operated with a friend. He never disclosed his ownership interests in the two companies. 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In her 2011 essay, Crampton Brophy discussed several potential motiva- tions for wanting to kill a spouse, including infidelity, abuse or greed. “Divorce is expensive, and do you really want to split your possessions?” she wrote in a section about financial motives. “I find it is easier to wish people dead than to actu- ally kill them,” she wrote. “I don’t want to worry about blood and brains splattered on my walls. 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Reichert apologized in court to the com- pany and his family, saying he was “embar- rassed and ashamed.” Report: Mental health hospital failed to stop suicide PORTLAND (AP) — A patient died by suicide at a troubled Portland mental health hospital two months after investigators told the facility that it was failing to protect patients, according to an inspection report. The state Health Authority inspected the Unity Center for Behavioral Health in late July on behalf of the federal government, finding many of the same deficiencies iden- tified in an initial inspection in March, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported this week. Investigators in the report focused on one example of when the facility’s policies failed to stop a patient from killing herself. A patient admitted to the facility in early July was assessed as being at high risk of sui- cide, according to the report released Mon- day. Staff recommended that the patient be checked every 15 minutes and that her bath- room door should stay locked. Only paper scrubs and an anti-suicide blanket were instructed to be given to her. A housekeeper found the patient dead in the bathroom on July 11. Video foot- age showed the patient carrying linens and clothing in and out of the bathroom multiple times that morning. Investigators determined the patient’s bathroom door had never been locked, according to the report. The facility’s inter- nal review into the death was started but never completed. Another patient attempted suicide with clothing and bedsheets 12 days later. Inves- tigators attributed the matter to similar inconsistent or incomplete directions on the patient’s medical forms. “Our job is to ensure effective treatment of patients and safety of patients and staff members, which is why we initiative these investigations,” said Andre Ourso, adminis- trator of the state Public Health Division’s Center for Health Protection. “We will mon- itor this situation closely to ensure compli- ance with state and federal requirements to address all the issues we identified.” The facility intends to have an improve- ment plan in place this week to satisfy inves- tigators, Unity President Trent Green said. “We are trying to deinstitutionalize psy- chiatric care in this community and treat every patient with the respect and dignity they deserve,” Green said. 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