Aaron C. Fisher, 37, of Port Townsend, was sentenced to 90 months in prison for the May 2025 death of 70-year-old Richard G. Madeo.
Clallam County Superior Court Judge Brent Basden handed down the sentence, which includes credit for time served and 36 months of community custody. Restitution
March has proven to be a relentless, defining month for accountability in Washington state.
Over the last thirty days, we published articles that uncovered systemic local failures, exposed deep betrayals of public trust, and, predictably, triggered desperate legal maneuvers designed to silence the press.
But independent journalism does not back
Washington State Senator Mike Chapman is being credited with saving the life of his 71-year-old neighbor, after throwing his own body over the elderly man to shield him from a vicious, unprovoked beating over the weekend.
However, despite the severity of the attack, the suspect’s violent resistance
As the public demands answers regarding why an armed, alleged fentanyl and meth distributor was previously employed as the Clallam County Drug Court Coordinator, the Court Administration has decided on a strategy of absolute secrecy.
In a blatant refusal of transparency, the Clallam County Superior Court is aggressively withholding years
About five years ago, the details of a crime sent a shockwave through the West End community of Clallam County: a trusted school employee, utilizing her access to students, admitted to the severe and ongoing sexual abuse of a middle schooler.
Tammy Ann Leask, a former para-educator for the
To understand the current crisis within the Clallam County Superior Court, one must look past the recent scandals and examine the foundational ideology of the man at the center of it all.
Long before Judge Brent Basden was facing a state investigation for alleged religious bias, and before he was
Just weeks after the Washington State Commission on Judicial Conduct launched a formal investigation into Clallam County Superior Court Judge Brent Basden, his attempts to distance himself from the scandal appear to be a mirage.
Recusal in Name Only
Following intense public outcry, Judge Basden—a former Stake President for
A tragic double homicide in Mason County has brutally exposed the limits of Washington’s family court’s protective measures.
Just one day after a Mason County judge finalized a domestic violence protection order against him, 60-year-old Robert Terry Child allegedly drove to a Hoodsport residence and shot
The adrenaline of the tactical raid at the 7 Cedars Casino has faded, and the operation to dismantle a massive, cross-county drug trafficking network has now transitioned from the streets into the bureaucratic machinery of the Clallam County Superior Court.
While the arrest of former Drug Court Coordinator Johnny
The long-awaited return of professional basketball to the Pacific Northwest just took a massive step toward reality. On March 25, 2026, the National Basketball Association officially announced that its Board of Governors voted to approve league expansion from 30 to 32 teams.
This landmark decision clears the most significant
Last month, we reported on a lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, for allegedly covering up severe sexual abuse of a child in Ridgefield, Washington and Albany, Oregon.
Newly filed court documents claim that the Church’s alleged failure to protect the plaintiff, identified as
A 34-year-old Spokane man has been convicted by a federal jury for his role as the source of a deadly interstate drug trafficking scheme that introduced fentanyl into a remote Alaskan community, leaving two men dead.
Following a five-day trial in Juneau, Alaska, Jacob Cotton of Spokane
From April 6 through April 10, 2026, the digital doors to the Clallam County Superior Court will be locked.
The Clallam County Clerk’s Office has announced a total shutdown of electronic filing as it transitions to the Enterprise Justice system. For five business days, the court will revert to
Just weeks after a massive, multi-agency raid uncovered a heavily armed narcotics distribution network, the man at the center of the operation is back on the streets.
Johnny Watts, the former Clallam County Drug Court Coordinator, bonded out of jail on March 24 after posting a $250,000 bail
While Clallam County Superior Court attempted to navigate a catastrophic 18-month backlog in family law cases, then-Presiding Judge Brent Basden turned to “experts” who promote a theory that even its own architects now admit is a failure.
Courtroom video obtained by the Olympic Herald reveals that Judge Basden
For a victim of domestic abuse, the legal system is supposed to offer an exit strategy. The swift resolution of a divorce, the finalization of child custody, and the issuance of a permanent protection order create the only legally enforceable boundary between a victim and their abuser.
In Clallam County,
The long-awaited return of professional basketball to the Pacific Northwest is nearing a reality. This week, the National Basketball Association Board of Governors is expected to hold a pivotal vote regarding league expansion.
The current proposal aims to increase the league from 30 to 32 teams, with Seattle positioned
The Washington State Department of Health has indefinitely suspended the credential of a Spokane County home care aide following allegations of financial exploitation.
Shannon Marie Treece, who worked as a caregiver for Generations Healthcare in Valleyford, Washington, lost her license in February 2026 after failing to respond to a state
A Clallam County man was arrested for the possession of child sex abuse material, following an investigation sparked by a national cyber tip.
Robert J. Phifer, 58, faces five counts of Possession of Depictions of Minors engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct in the 1st degree, and one count in the
Former Bainbridge Island High School math teacher and debate coach Vann Berryman was issued a formal Letter of Concern by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
The action stems from a September 6, 2023, complaint filed by Bainbridge Island School District Superintendent Peter Bang-Knudsen, which alleged Berryman engaged
On March 12, 2026, a lawsuit was filed in a U.S. District Court in Georgia. While the venue is over 2,500 miles away, the defendant’s actions are relevant to residents across Washington state.
The lawsuit, Jason Gatewood v. Bainbridge Media, LLC and Carpenter Media Group, LLC, accuses
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