Two people are suing Spokane City Council Candidate Tyler LeMasters asking a judge to remove him from the November ballot. They argue he doesn’t meet a key
TOM LUTEY
Montanaâs Attorney General has been roped into a Colstrip Power Plant lawsuit for his new role as maintenance enforcer under laws created by the Montana Legislature.
The Legislatureâs Republican majority empowered AG Austin Knudsen to dictate maintenance at Colstrip and to issue fines of $100,000 a day to power plant owners who didnât comply.
Knudsen, who made it clear to The Billings Gazette during the legislative session that he played no supporting role in the lawmakersâ work, did not respond to calls both on Thursday and Friday for comment about the lawsuit.
Colstripâs majority owners â Avista Corp. and Puget Sound Energy of Washington and PacifiCorp and Portland General Electric â are asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, Billings Division for an injunction stopping Knudsen from enforcing the new Montana law, which they argue violates business contract rights protected in the U.S. Constitution and
Young Kwak photo Pet Emergency Clinic was in talks to merge with a massive veterinary company when two former vets sued, alleging unfair business practices. W
hen Liz Rall s beloved 13-year-old dog, Maya, had an extremely bloated stomach and started throwing up foam in March, her veterinarian recommended taking the Labrador mix to Spokane s Pet Emergency Clinic. Not only is PEC the only 24-hour emergency veterinarian hospital in town, it is one of the only places to get serious surgeries done. Often, they re the only place admitting last-minute patients. Dogs can get an extremely serious and deadly condition known as bloat, where the stomach actually flips around inside the body, and with blood flow cut off, the animal can die suddenly if not treated.
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April 17, 2021 1:45 PM Erin Robinson
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SPOKANE, Wash. Nearly a week after a Spokane mother was murdered, police have identified the man believed to be responsible.
Joshua Phillips, 41, who worked as a registered nurse at Eastern State Hospital, is facing charges of second-degree murder in the death of 35-year-old Kassie Dewey and second-degree attempted murder of Dewey’s young daughter. He was booked into jail Saturday afternoon.
Dewey’s body and the young girl were found in their garage on Sunday night. The Spokane County Medical Examiner said Dewey was stabbed to death and suffered injuries to her torso, head and upper extremities.