The road washed out in late winter 2024 due to high river flows that scoured the road embankment. The repair will allow access to the Enchanted Valley and other trails during the winter, after the seasonal closure of the Quinault River Bridge.
Arthur West, a prolific filer of legal complaints, is suing Aberdeen Rep. Jim Walsh for defamation. West says Walsh, chair of the Washington State Republican Party, defamed him in social media posts after West’s recent setback in Thurston County Superior Court. On Aug. 7, Superior Court Judge Chris Lanese denied West’s request to amend or remove a statement set to appear on ballots describing the budgetary consequences of an initiative to repeal Washington’s new income tax on high earners.
SEATTLE (AP) — President Donald Trump fired the new top U.S. prosecutor in Seattle on Wednesday less than an hour after the attorney was unanimously appointed by the federal judges in the district, highlighting tensions between the courts and the president over the powerful positions.
Roger Rogoff, a former judge and veteran state and federal prosecutor, was sworn in as U.S. attorney before 8 a.m. at the U.S. courthouse in downtown Seattle. In a phone interview, he said he then went to the U.S. Attorney’s Office and asked to meet with Charles Neil Floyd, whose 120-day interim term in the position ended in February.
As he waited in a lobby, Rogoff said, he received an email from the Trump administration informing him he’d been removed. He is consulting with other lawyers about suing over his firing, he said.
Paving work will occur in three sections of US 101 in the following paving order:
Starting Monday, June 22, contractor crews will remove and replace worn asphalt along both directions of US 101 starting at the north end of the project limits between the Jefferson County line and Haas Road. One crew will work on southbound US 101 while a second crew works on northbound.
Single-lane alternating traffic will be in effect Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. along portions of the project areas, with a pilot car guiding each direction of traffic.
Work zones will shift throughout the project areas as work is completed. People should expect increased travel times and consider adding extra time for trips.
Human remains discovered in Olympic National Park in 2000 have been identified as Joseph Louis Serrao Jr. Following a decades-long collaborative investigative effort that included the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch, the King County Medical Examiner’s Office and advanced genetic testing and analysis conducted by Othram, a laboratory specializing in forensic genealogy.
In July 2000, a researcher discovered skeletal remains inside a sleeping bag in a tent in a remote area of the Sol Duc River drainage in Olympic National Park and notified authorities.
The remains were transported to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office, where a pathologist determined the decedent was likely a man between 30 and 50 years old and had been deceased for six months to four years. Despite investigative efforts, his identity remained unknown.
Items recovered from the tent were processed by the Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory, but investigators were unable to develop usable latent fingerprints.
In 2024, a forensic anthropologist with the King County Medical Examiner’s Office submitted a DNA sample from the decedent to Othram. The testing analyzed a broad range of DNA markers to identify potential relatives and generate investigative leads. By 2025, the laboratory had identified possible family connections.
“This case remained unresolved for nearly 30 years, but investigators never lost sight of the goal of identifying this individual and finding answers for his family," said Debra Flowers deputy chief of the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch. "I'm proud of the persistence and collaboration that made this identification possible, and I hope it brings some measure of closure to those who have spent so many years wondering what happened to Joseph.”
The National Park Service Investigative Services Branch then contacted relatives in several states, including Hawaii, and coordinated interviews and the collection of reference DNA samples for comparison.
Based on genetic, genealogical and circumstantial evidence, investigators identified the remains as those of Serrao.
According to family members, Serrao was originally from Hawaii and had been in Washington before he went missing. The family's last known contact with him was in 1998, and they had not heard from him since.
Waterfall on Fletcher Creek, a tributary of the Quinault River, in the Col Bob Wilderness.
"State Rep. Jim Walsh has not announced a gubernatorial campaign, but he is not pretending the question is hypothetical. The Aberdeen Republican and Washington State Republican Party chairman confirmed that he has been actively talking to people about a 2028 run and wants to start building the infrastructure now."
The case, Stockton v. Brown, challenged the Washington Medical Commission and the Washington Attorney General over its COVID-19 information policies.
Two doctors who filed the lawsuit were disciplined by the Washington state government for "unprofessional conduct" after they said vaccines were unsafe, COVID-19 tests are inaccurate and alternative treatments, like ivermectin, are effective, according to a brief filed to the high court.
EDIT: This wasn't a win for holding MDs accountable. The plaintiffs had already won their case in Washington State courts.
Woodward, a long-time television news anchor here, was defeated in her reelection bid three months after the August 2023 censure by the City Council.
Her attorney filed an amended tort claim with the city in mid-April, raising the amount sought in the original claim from $1.5 million to $10 million.
Woodward contended the censure was a “scarlet letter” that continues to harm her.
The campgrounds to close this year include Anderson Lake in Elbe, Rock Lakes in Conconully and Upper Clearwater in Forks. Island Camp in Glenwood will be closed to overnight use, but the cabin and day use area will remain open.
Seven other campgrounds will either be temporarily closed or have reduced services.