Anthony Tomashefsky

A legal battle over whether the state’s primary health insurance plan discriminates against disabled employees is heading back to Thurston County. In a published opinion released Monday, Division I of the Washington State Court of Appeals unanimously reversed a Thurston County judge’s dismissal of a proposed class-action

The Sequim School Board of Directors gathered on Monday night to tackle an agenda that included backing a new community park, advancing capital upgrades at Greywolf Elementary, and honoring outgoing staff. The meeting, which began at 5:30 p.m., ran with no members of the community stepping forward for

A sprawling child exploitation investigation by the Vancouver Police Department has resulted in the arrest of a Vancouver man and the death of a prominent local pediatrician, who was found deceased of an apparent suicide just a day after a felony warrant was issued for his arrest. The investigation, which

Yesterday morning, Benton County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Robert Jesus Santana-Morales, 32, booking him into the Benton County Corrections Department. According to Benton County jail records, Santana-Morales was booked at 4:59 a.m. and is accused of two counts of violating a protection order. The alleged offenses

An ongoing legal battle over accountability in Washington’s foster care system reached a critical turning point last week. The Washington State Supreme Court upheld a Clark County judge’s ruling, ordering the State to hand over highly sensitive child welfare records to former foster children suing over alleged abuse.

A 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter Sunday evening following a fatal shooting inside a vehicle, according to the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred at approximately 7:30 p.m. near the 4200 block of Beach Drive E. Deputies responded to a report

A decaying carcass of a male gray whale has greeted beachgoers at Panorama Vista County Park in Clallam County in recent weeks, serving as a stark local reminder of a growing ecological crisis playing out across the pacific coastlines. According to data released by the Cascadia Research Collective, this particular

The Clallam County Board of Commissioners has announced the cancellation of two of its scheduled meetings for this week. The commissioners’ weekly work session, which was originally scheduled for today, Monday, May 4, 2026, has been canceled. Furthermore, the board’s regular weekly business meeting, slated for 10 a.m.

A child was airlifted to a regional trauma center early Sunday morning after being struck by a bullet during a shooting in the Olympic National Forest, according to the Mason County Sheriff’s Office. At approximately 3:30 a.m. on May 3, the regional dispatch center, MACECOM, received a

The Sequim School District Board of Directors will hold its regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Monday in the District Office Board Room. The meeting will cover a variety of administrative topics, with the Consent Agenda featuring several notable personnel changes as the 2025-2026 school year nears

The legal saga surrounding the death of 70-year-old Richard Madeo is far from over, and Clallam County taxpayers will continue to pay the price. On April 14, 2026, defense attorney Lane Wolfley filed a Notice of Appeal, officially challenging Aaron Fisher’s recent manslaughter conviction and 90-month

The United States Supreme Court has long held that public employees do not surrender their First Amendment rights at the schoolhouse gate. In the landmark 1968 case Pickering v. Board of Education, the Court established that teachers have a constitutional right to speak out as private citizens on matters of

The Washington State Supreme Court unanimously upheld the dismissal of a recall petition against Secretary of State Steve Hobbs yesterday, dealing a legal defeat to Tim Eyman. In a decision filed Thursday morning, April 30, the state’s highest court ruled that Eyman’s petition was legally insufficient, clearing Hobbs

Port of Port Angeles Commissioner Steven D. Burke announced Thursday afternoon that he will resign from his elected position, effective today. The abrupt resignation comes hours before the Port Commission was scheduled to hold a special meeting to formally censure him. Fellow Commissioners Connie Beauvais and Colleen M. McAleer had

A 21-year-old fugitive with a history of felony convictions, was taken into custody Thursday afternoon following a foot pursuit and a coordinated, multi-agency manhunt through the Carlsborg area. The incident began at approximately 3:00 p.m. on April 30, when an off-duty Clallam County Sheriff’

In a ruling handed down late Wednesday, Judge Christine Schaller sided with a coalition of eastern Washington sheriffs and law enforcement candidates who argued that Senate Bill 5974 violates both the First Amendment and the state constitution. The injunction specifically halts the enforcement of “Section 9” of the legislation. The

A federal lawsuit against the Bainbridge Island School District has hit an early procedural roadblock. A federal judge issued a stern warning this week to the former employee representing himself: artificial intelligence is no excuse for ignoring court rules. The legal battle arrives as the Bainbridge Island School District is

Sean Patrick Kuhlmeyer, a Seattle attorney currently serving a nine-month suspension for trust account violations and a barrage of frivolous lawsuits, has lost his latest legal challenge in the Washington State Court of Appeals. In an unpublished opinion authored by Chief Judge Cecily Hazelrigg and filed on April 20,

A Clallam County judge has overturned the Superior Court Administration’s categorical denial of an administrative records request, affirming the public’s right to government transparency regarding communications between Judge Brent Basden and his former subordinate, Johnny Watts. In an order issued today, Judge Simon Barnhart ruled that the court

Following a devastating $250,000 federal verdict against the Quillayute Valley School District for cultivating a hostile work environment, the community is weaponizing the public record to tear down the district’s bureaucratic shield. At the Board of Education meeting last night, the district attempted to reinstate its standard playbook:

The Port of Port Angeles Board of Commissioners is moving forward with a formal resolution to censure one of its own members. Commissioner Steven D. Burke is facing an impending censure, scheduled for a special meeting on Friday. The resolution represents a dramatic culmination of months of scrutiny, and follows