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Education   -   Sep 09, 2026 Community Members Demand Corrections to QVSD’s Larson Statement
Community Members Demand Corrections to QVSD’s Larson Statement

Multiple speakers challenged the Quillayute Valley School Board’s account of the Larson lawsuit Tuesday, pointing to a verdict against the district and a cancelled investigative interview as they demanded corrections and changes in how harassment complaints are handled. The board offered no substantive public answer. After the comment period,

Criminal Justice   -   Sep 06, 2026 Port Angeles Woman Arrested After Pursuit Through Sequim Ends in Carlsborg
Port Angeles Woman Arrested After Pursuit Through Sequim Ends in Carlsborg

A 39-year-old Port Angeles woman was arrested Sunday morning after a Clallam County sheriff’s deputy used her patrol vehicle to stop the woman’s vehicle as it entered oncoming traffic in Carlsborg, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Authorities identified the driver as Deidre Gonzalez. No injuries

Criminal Justice   -   Sep 04, 2026 Kent Man Arrested in Connection With Chelan Hills Fire; Bail Set at $1 Million
Kent Man Arrested in Connection With Chelan Hills Fire; Bail Set at $1 Million

An 18-year-old Kent man has been arrested in connection with the Chelan Hills Fire, the July 4 wildfire in Douglas County that killed an Orondo resident, injured firefighters and caused millions of dollars in damage. Douglas County sheriff’s detectives arrested Michael Yakimov in Kent on September 2,

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Public Health   -   Aug 31, 2026 Olympic Medical Center Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Missed Breaks and Shorted Wages
Olympic Medical Center Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Missed Breaks and Shorted Wages

A Port Angeles medical assistant has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Clallam County Public Hospital District No. 2, the public entity that operates Olympic Medical Center, alleging the district failed to provide legally required meal and rest breaks, shaved compensable minutes off employee time records through a rounding

Education   -   Aug 28, 2026 QVSD Breaks Its Silence on the Larson Verdict, With a Statement Defending the District
QVSD Breaks Its Silence on the Larson Verdict, With a Statement Defending the District

Four and a half months after a federal jury found the Quillayute Valley School District liable for a hostile work environment, the district finally addressed it in public.  What the community received Tuesday was not an apology or an action plan. It was a prepared statement, roughly eight minutes, defending

From the Newsroom   -   Aug 21, 2026 Sheriff's Office Seeks Information on Port Angeles Man Missing Since November
Sheriff's Office Seeks Information on Port Angeles Man Missing Since November

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a 35-year-old man who disappeared after setting out on a borrowed motorcycle toward the Elwha River in November 2025. Loren T. Ciceri was last seen in November 2025 in the Elwha River Road

Education   -   Aug 17, 2026 Weekes Resigns From Forks Planning Commission the Same Day a Removal Petition Went Live
Weekes Resigns From Forks Planning Commission the Same Day a Removal Petition Went Live

Brian Weekes has resigned from the Forks Planning Commission, Mayor Tim Fletcher confirmed to The Olympic Herald, leaving the city's land use panel on the same day a petition seeking his removal was posted online. “Mr. Weekes resigned Monday morning from our planning commission,” Fletcher wrote in an

Criminal Justice   -   Aug 13, 2026 Judge Sets Combined $500,000 Bail for Port Angeles Man Arrested After Two-Day Search
Judge Sets Combined $500,000 Bail for Port Angeles Man Arrested After Two-Day Search

A Clallam County Superior Court judge set bail at a combined $500,000 on Thursday for a 30-year-old Port Angeles man whose arrest this week ended a two-day search, finding that the presumption favoring release had been overcome. Aaron J. Hatfield was taken into custody at about

Criminal Justice   -   Aug 13, 2026 State Supreme Court Says Tobacco Strands in Driver's Teeth Did Not Bar Breath Test in Vehicular Homicide Case
State Supreme Court Says Tobacco Strands in Driver's Teeth Did Not Bar Breath Test in Vehicular Homicide Case

A divided Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that breath test results are admissible in a vehicular homicide prosecution even though the arresting deputy saw tiny strands of chewing tobacco stuck between the driver's teeth before administering the test. The 5-4 decision filed Thursday morning, affirms the Court

Criminal Justice   -   Aug 11, 2026 Port Angeles Man Arrested After Two-Day Search Following Reported Domestic Violence Incident
Port Angeles Man Arrested After Two-Day Search Following Reported Domestic Violence Incident

A 30-year-old Port Angeles man sought by law enforcement since Monday afternoon was arrested Tuesday after he collided with a deputy and was stopped with a Taser, according to the Clallam County Sheriff's Office. Aaron J. Hatfield was taken into custody at about 12:21 p.

Criminal Justice   -   Aug 10, 2026 Sheriff's Office Searching for Port Angeles Man After Reported Felony Domestic Violence Incident
Sheriff's Office Searching for Port Angeles Man After Reported Felony Domestic Violence Incident

Law enforcement is searching for a 30-year-old Port Angeles man who reportedly fled into a wooded area armed with a knife Monday afternoon following a reported domestic violence incident at a residence on South Bay View Avenue, according to the Clallam County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were

Free Speech   -   Aug 07, 2026 Olympic Herald Journalist Sues Clallam County Superior Court Over Withheld Search Warrant Logs
Olympic Herald Journalist Sues Clallam County Superior Court Over Withheld Search Warrant Logs

The Olympic Herald has taken the Clallam County Superior Court to court.

Criminal Justice   -   Aug 06, 2026 Appeals Court Reverses Restitution Order Over Broken Hospital Eye Device in Spokane Case
Appeals Court Reverses Restitution Order Over Broken Hospital Eye Device in Spokane Case

A Washington appellate court has thrown out a restitution order requiring a Spokane man to pay a hospital $14,563.49 for a new eye examination device he broke, ruling that the State never proved what the hospital actually lost when its aging machine was broken. In an opinion filed

Courts & Law   -   Aug 06, 2026 Supreme Court Overturns Kitsap Rulings in Custody Relocation Case
Supreme Court Overturns Kitsap Rulings in Custody Relocation Case

The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that when parents share a phased-in parenting plan, courts deciding a child relocation dispute must measure each parent's residential time based on the phase in effect when the relocating parent serves notice of the intended move, not on the plan as

Courts & Law   -   Aug 06, 2026 Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Sequim Man's Discrimination Suit Against Washington State Ferries
Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Sequim Man's Discrimination Suit Against Washington State Ferries

A state appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a Sequim man who alleged that Washington State Ferries and the Washington State Department of Transportation discriminated against him on the basis of disability and age when they terminated his probationary employment in 2023. In an unpublished

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