East Central businesses frustrated with Camp Hope restraining order, hopeful for lawsuit
SPOKANE, Wash. - 377 people are still living at Camp Hope, and most will likely be there through the end of the year. The…
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Smith-Barbieri Progressive Fund speaks on Camp Hope restraining order
SPOKANE, Wash. -- The Smith-Barbieri Progressive Fund, a local nonprofit committed to protecting the rights of and representing individual residents from Camp Hope, spoke on the recently signed restraining order for the camp. On Monday, a federal judge signed a…
Judge signs temporary restraining order preventing Camp Hope sweep
SPOKANE, Wash. - A federal judge signed a temporary restraining order Monday, Dec. 12, filed by attorneys for Jewel’s Helping Hands and several Camp Hope residents, to…
Camp Hope advocates hold rally outside City Hall as they await federal judge decision
SPOKANE, Wash -- Camp Hope advocates and supporters held a rally outside of City Hall, Thursday night. The purpose they say is…
WSDOT adds rules, restrictions to Camp Hope despite threat of lawsuit
SPOKANE, Wash. -- The Washington State Department of Transportation says it is continuing to make progress towards stabilizing Camp Hope. WSDOT's end goal is to find housing for all people currently occupying the camp before it is cleared out and…
'We're coming in': County commissioners greenlight new lawsuit to clear Camp Hope
SPOKANE, Wash. -- A new legal battle is brewing at Camp Hope. Spokane County Commissioners say if the city and state won't clear it,…
Idaho sued over law banning abortion after 6 weeks pregnancy
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A regional Planned Parenthood organization has filed a third lawsuit over Idaho’s anti-abortion laws and the latest targets the state’s ban on abortions for pregnancies beyond six weeks of gestation. Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawaii, Alaska,…
Spokane lawyers helping family file wrongful death lawsuit in waterpark tragedy
ALTOONA, Iowa -- On Thursday, an Iowa family who's son died because of a waterpark ride filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the waterpark. Their…
Lawsuit filed against Washington State Patrol over DUI testing machines
BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — A lawsuit filed against the Washington State Patrol official responsible for the state’s breath test machines used to measure the intoxication of drunken-driving suspects alleges she violated the rights of suspects who had their licenses revoked.…
Groups file new lawsuit to stop Idaho gold mine drilling
The U.S. Forest Service violated environmental laws in approving exploratory drilling by a Canadian company hoping to build a gold mine in Idaho west of Yellowstone National Park, two environmental groups said.
Catholic church can’t intervene in Idaho abortion lawsuit
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request by the Roman Catholic Church in Idaho to intervene in a lawsuit over a new Idaho law banning nearly all abortions. The court did not explain why…
Malden man rebuilding life, joins lawsuit against Avista 18 months later
Eighteen months later, Malden and Pine City families are fighting to rebuild their lives from the devastating Babb Road Fire. A total of 44 people and businesses, which translates to more than 27 households, are suing Avista.
Malden, Pine City families sue Avista for damages from Babb Road Fire
MALDEN, Wash. – Malden and Pine City families are suing Avista for damages, claiming the utility company did not take reasonable precautions to protect them from the fire…
Washington florist who refused same-sex wedding job settles with couple
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — A florist in Washington who was in an eight-year legal battle that reached the U.S. Supreme Court will retire after settling with the same-sex couple whose wedding job she refused. Barronelle Stutzman of Richland, Washington, announced…
Initiative could make Washington's mandatory long-term care program optional
The petition needs close to 400,000 signatures by Dec. 31.
'You're not alone': Former Spokane Chiefs player reveals he is sexual abuse survivor in Chicago Blackhawks case
SPOKANE, Wash. -- A former player for the Spokane Chiefs has broken his silence, revealing he was sexually assaulted…
Idaho city asks judge to reject anti-mask group’s lawsuit
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The city of Hailey is asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit brought by an anti-mask group, arguing the group’s members can’t show they’ve actually been harmed by a local mask mandate. The city…
Former football coach Nick Rolovich planning to sue WSU over termination
PULLMAN, Wash. -- Former head football coach Nick Rolovich is planning to file a lawsuit against Washington State University over his termination. Rolovich was fired on Monday for failing to meet the state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate. In July, he said…
WA Democrats ask courts to dismiss election lawsuits
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Residents who sued the Snohomish County Auditor seeking an audit of the 2020 election because of alleged but undocumented “electronic manipulation” of ballots could square off with lawyers for the state Democratic Party. On Wednesday, state…
Washington state settles juvenile facility sex abuse lawsuit for $2.1M
Some plaintiffs were at Green Hill School in the ’70s while some were there as recently as the early 2000s. The state on Sept. 1 agreed to settle their lawsuit for more than $2.1 million.
Former player sues WSU, football coach over dismissal
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A former Washington State player contends in a lawsuit that his civil rights were violated when he was kicked off the football team after complaining about potential exposure to COVID-19 and for joining an association of…
Parents say child injured at S. Idaho school, file lawsuit
The parents of a former south-central Idaho middle school student have filed a lawsuit against the school district contending a teacher instructed other children to wrap their child tightly in a sheet and push her down concrete stairs while the teacher recorded video on his cellphone.
Lawsuit questions Spokane City Council candidate's residency
A petition filed by Spokane voters claims Spokane City Council candidate Tyler LeMasters did not live in District 2 long enough to run for office.
Justices deny Wyoming, Montana coal suit against Washington
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday that it won’t allow Wyoming and Montana to sue Washington state for denying a key permit to build a coal export dock that would have sent coal to Asia.
