Briefly
Reward offered in Hummer fire
Secret Witness is offering a $1,000 cash reward for information that leads to the identity of those responsible for the arson at a Liberty Lake auto dealership early Tuesday.
The arsonists set fire to several Hummer IIs, the large sport utility vehicles that have been the target of eco-terrorists. The Inland Northwest Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the fire, which occurred at 3 a.m. at the George Gee Hummer dealership at 21502 E. Mission Lane in Liberty Lake. No one was injured, and none of the other vehicles on the lot was damaged.
An e-mail signed by the Earth Liberation Front was sent to several media outlets claiming responsibility for the act. The ELF has been linked to similar incidents at Hummer dealerships around the West.
Anyone with information on the fire is asked to call 327-5111. Callers are asked to use a code name or number and do not have to give their own name to be eligible for the reward.
Midwife sues state over loss of license
Everett A midwife whose license was suspended for alleged unprofessional conduct during a 2001 birth has sued the state.
Christine Campbell contends an investigation into her actions was inadequate. She said it relied mostly on a former employee who she said practiced midwifery without a license.
The lawsuit filed in Snohomish County Superior Court seeks unspecified damages.
The Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission indefinitely suspended Campbell on June 23. She can reapply for a license after 15 years.
Campbell, now a paralegal, was a registered nurse and midwife who operated clinics in Arlington and Everett. In 2001, she was accused of inappropriate conduct during the birth of a child who died days after being born at the Arlington clinic.
The state alleged that a woman giving birth was repeatedly slapped on the inside of her thigh during labor, and that Campbell refused to transfer the mother to a hospital despite her request to do so.
The newborn was not responsive, and doctors at a local hospital found severe neurological defects in the child, according to the state.
“I had a bad outcome. I’m not responsible for the death of this child, and the state persisted in blaming me,” Campbell said Friday.