Additional records obtained by the Olympic Herald cast significant doubt on Clallam County’s official claim that there were “no disqualifying events” in the background of newly appointed Court Commissioner Brian Parker.
The documents—comprising internal emails and a heavily redacted discipline certificate—reveal a stark contrast between the county’
The Washington State Supreme Court held oral arguments on January 15, 2026, to determine the fate of Judge Pro Tempore David Ruzumna, whose judicial career hangs in the balance following a controversial attempt to secure a parking discount.
While the court’s final decision is currently pending, the justices appeared
The high-stakes murder trial of Aaron Fisher has been pushed back to February 9, 2026. Court records show Clallam County Superior Court Judge Brent Basden granted a continuance to defense attorney Lane Wolfley during a hearing on Friday, January 23. The trial was originally scheduled to begin today, January
The Washington State Commission on Judicial Conduct issued a formal reprimand to Stevens County District Court Judge Gina Tveit, regarding the hiring of her two adult children for court positions between 2020 and 2024.
In an order filed on November 21, 2025, the Commission approved a stipulation in which Judge
In recent weeks, the public has been embroiled in a heated community discussion regarding the conduct of Superior Court Judge Brent Basden. Investigative reporting has exposed a series of controversial administrative decisions, including Basden’s appointment of his close friend and former business partner, Lane Wolfley, to represent an accused
Facing intensified scrutiny over his decision to appoint his close friend and former business partner, Lane Wolfley, as counsel for a high-profile murder trial, Superior Court Judge Brent Basden has gone on the offensive.
In a display from the bench this morning—during a hearing that, ironically, involved yet
Our reporting this morning apparently led to the creation of a Change.com Petition, demanding the removal of Basden.
Basden’s closest friend has quickly come to his defense.
In the comment above, Basden’s close friend, Matt Kiddle, states that Basden is not biased in his own experience, which
In a move raising questions about judicial impartiality and fiscal responsibility in Clallam County, Superior Court Judge Brent Basden personally appointed his longtime personal friend and former business partner, Lane Wolfley, to represent accused murderer, Aaron Fisher. The appointment comes with a taxpayer-funded price tag of $250 per hour.
The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services has issued a formal written warning and a “founded” finding against the Northwest Evaluation Center and Dr. William Singer, following an investigation into the facility’s Domestic Violence Intervention Treatment program.
The investigation, concluded on November 6, 2025, determined that NWEC
The Washington State Department of Health has filed a Statement of Charges against social worker Tiffany Chhuom, alleging a years-long pattern of “aggressive, misleading, and erratic” conduct that includes doxxing, filing false abuse reports, and accusing individuals of heinous crimes such as murder and participation in child sex rings.
A fraud investigation report released by the Washington State Auditor’s Office has exposed a breakdown in local governance at the City of Mesa, revealing how a lack of basic oversight allowed a former Clerk-Treasurer to siphon public funds for personal use.
The report details a pattern of unchecked
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A Washington and Utah psychologist is facing formal charges from the Washington State Department of Health regarding his handling of a child custody evaluation.
Steve R. Tutty, PhD, was named in a Statement of Charges issued by the Examining Board of Psychology on October 27, 2025.
Tutty has been credentialed
A fraud investigation report released November 10, 2025, by the Washington State Auditor’s Office details a significant loss of public funds in the Town of Latah, identifying over $76,000 in misappropriated money.
The investigation, which covered the period from January 1, 2020, through April 16, 2024, found that
According to a recent investigation by the Washington State Auditor’s Office, a Bellevue College employee misappropriated public funds by approving payments to a vendor she was secretly engaged to marry.
The fraud investigation report details how a program specialist in the college’s Student Engagement Department authorized payments for
New public records obtained by the Olympic Herald reveal that Judge Brent Basden was likely aware of serious misconduct allegations against Commissioner Parker prior to his appointment—and proceeded with the hiring anyway.
Heavily redacted emails obtained through a Public Records Act request, combined with unredacted documents obtained from independent
The Olympic Herald recently exposed the troubling record of Clallam County Superior Court Commissioner Brian Parker, detailing his arrest for perjury and the stalking allegations leveled against him.
Earlier today we became aware, through the online community, of allegations that Brian Parker, “spit on,” a local resident in Port Angeles
When Brian Parker took the bench as a Clallam County Superior Court Commissioner on January 13, 2025, he was entrusted with significant judicial authority by then-Presiding Judge Basden, who appointed him to the position.
Court commissioners are unelected in Washington state. They serve at the pleasure of the judge
