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Criminal Justice   -   Jul 27, 2026 Man Charged in Sequim Check Case Freed on Personal Recognizance Over State's Objection
Man Charged in Sequim Check Case Freed on Personal Recognizance Over State's Objection

A 47-year-old man walked into the Sequim Police Department July 16 to ask for a gas card from its human services fund and left in custody, according to a probable cause certification filed in Clallam County Superior Court. Andy Kim, listed in charging papers at a Kent address,

Education   -   Jul 27, 2026 Port Angeles Board Won't Approve Minutes of Censure Meeting; Public Record Delayed to August
Port Angeles Board Won't Approve Minutes of Censure Meeting; Public Record Delayed to August

The Port Angeles School District Board of Directors declined on Thursday, July 23, to approve the minutes of its June 18 meeting, the session at which it voted 4-1 to censure Director Nancy Hamilton. The vote keeps the official written record of that night out of public view for

From the Newsroom   -   Jul 27, 2026 Cape Flattery Search Ends With No Sign of Two Missing Men; Trail Reopens
Cape Flattery Search Ends With No Sign of Two Missing Men; Trail Reopens

A multi-agency search for two men who disappeared separately at Cape Flattery ended Friday evening with no sign of either, and the trail at the northwestern tip of the contiguous United States has reopened to the public. The operation ended at 6 p.m. Friday, according to the Clallam

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Education   -   Jul 23, 2026 Port Angeles School Board Meets Tonight for First Time Since Hamilton Lawsuit; 2026-27 Budget Hearing to Follow
Port Angeles School Board Meets Tonight for First Time Since Hamilton Lawsuit; 2026-27 Budget Hearing to Follow

The Port Angeles School District Board of Directors will hold its regular meeting tonight at 5 p.m. in Room 208 of the Lincoln Center, 905 W. Ninth St.  It is the board's first regular meeting since June 18, when directors voted 4-1 to censure Director Nancy

Education   -   Jul 21, 2026 State Suspends Former Tumwater Teacher's Certificate After Years of Intoxication Concerns
State Suspends Former Tumwater Teacher's Certificate After Years of Intoxication Concerns

The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction has suspended the education certificate of a former Tumwater fourth grade teacher who registered a .185 blood-alcohol reading after school administrators took him to a medical facility on a Monday morning in April 2025. Sean Colgan, who taught at Peter G. Schmidt

Criminal Justice   -   Jul 21, 2026 Carl King Trial Delayed After He Retains Private Counsel
Carl King Trial Delayed After He Retains Private Counsel

The trial of a Sequim man facing child exploitation charges has been postponed after his newly retained defense attorney asked the court to push back the trial date. Carl King, 23, appeared July 2 for a pretrial hearing in Clallam County Superior Court, where Judge Brent Basden granted the continuance

Courts & Law   -   Jul 21, 2026 The Herald Files Two Records Requests Over the Judge Ferguson-Brown Facebook Page
The Herald Files Two Records Requests Over the Judge Ferguson-Brown Facebook Page

On Monday I filed two public records requests seeking the paper trail behind last week's silencing of the public on the "Judge Ferguson-Brown" Facebook page: who runs it, what was deleted, and who said what, to whom, as the comments disappeared. One request went to

Courts & Law   -   Jul 20, 2026 Judge Barnhart Denies Petition for Search Warrant Logs
Judge Barnhart Denies Petition for Search Warrant Logs

The Clallam County Superior Court has refused to release its own search warrant logs. In a two-page memorandum opinion dated July 13, Judge Simon Barnhart denied my formal Petition for Internal Review, upholding the court administration's blanket refusal to produce the search warrant logs of former Court

Criminal Justice   -   Jul 20, 2026 Judge Orders Competency Evaluation for Port Angeles Woman Charged With Assaulting Officer
Judge Orders Competency Evaluation for Port Angeles Woman Charged With Assaulting Officer

A Port Angeles woman charged with assaulting a police officer during a Wednesday welfare check will undergo a mental competency evaluation before her criminal cases move forward, a Clallam County Superior Court judge ordered Friday. Deanna L. Long, 41, appeared in custody Friday afternoon before Judge Brent Basden for what

Criminal Justice   -   Jul 20, 2026 Talbert Extradited to North Carolina as Clallam County Closes Fugitive Case
Talbert Extradited to North Carolina as Clallam County Closes Fugitive Case

A Port Angeles man accused in a 2008 North Carolina double homicide has been extradited, and the local case that held him here is closed. Johnny S. Talbert, 43, was transported to North Carolina under a Governor's Warrant, according to court records filed Friday in Clallam County Superior

From the Newsroom   -   Jul 20, 2026 Reviewing Our Coverage From Last Week
Reviewing Our Coverage From Last Week

Over the last week, our articles followed public money to the penny, tracked a school board fight all the way into a courtroom, documented precedent-setting rulings from the state Court of Appeals, and watched public comment vanish overnight from a judge's Facebook page after our article was

Criminal Justice   -   Jul 20, 2026 Court Records Show How a Convicted Rapist Won Unconditional Release From McNeil Island
Court Records Show How a Convicted Rapist Won Unconditional Release From McNeil Island

A 66-year-old man convicted of first-degree rape and first-degree attempted murder has been unconditionally released from civil commitment after the State of Washington conceded it could no longer prove he meets the legal definition of a sexually violent predator, according to King County Superior Court records

Education   -   Jul 20, 2026 QVSD Board Emerges From 80-Minute Executive Session With No Action Taken
QVSD Board Emerges From 80-Minute Executive Session With No Action Taken

The Quillayute Valley School District Board of Directors met behind closed doors for roughly 80 minutes Wednesday afternoon, then adjourned without taking any action or offering further explanation of what was discussed. The special meeting was open to the public for only about two minutes in total. After the Pledge

Education   -   Jul 20, 2026 Sequim School Board to Hold Public Hearing Tonight on 2026-2027 Budget
Sequim School Board to Hold Public Hearing Tonight on 2026-2027 Budget

The Sequim School Board will hold a public hearing tonight on the district's 2026-2027 budget, with budget-related public comments accepted. A budget workshop begins at 4:30 p.m., followed by the regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the District Office Board Room at

Courts & Law   -   Jul 17, 2026 One Night After Our Investigation, Judge Ferguson-Brown's Facebook Page Silenced the Public
One Night After Our Investigation, Judge Ferguson-Brown's Facebook Page Silenced the Public

On Thursday evening, comments left by members of the public on the “Judge Ferguson-Brown” Facebook page began to disappear. By Friday morning, the public could no longer comment at all. Post after post on the page now carries the same quiet notice from Facebook: “Judge Ferguson-Brown limited who

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