Whistleblower

Pierce County has reached a $1.7 million settlement with a former top-level employee in the executive’s office. Carol Mitchell, who is Black, claimed wrongful termination, retaliation, and racial discrimination after she was fired in the summer of 2020.

Pierce County has found its next chief medical examiner, shortly after reaching settlement agreements with the office’s top two officials. The county…

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a high-level whistleblower against a contractor at the Hanford nuclear site.

RICHLAND, Wash. – After more than a year of waiting, a high-profile Hanford whistleblower will argue in court Monday that his case should be heard in…

KENNEWICK, Wash. – There’s a new lawsuit over safety issues at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The case announced Wednesday comes from the same…

RICHLAND, Wash. – A high-level Hanford whistleblower is accusing the Department of Energy of being too cozy with its contractors at the federal nuclear…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-958865.mp3Documents surfacing from an ongoing lawsuit are raising questions about the…