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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
