Seattle Archdiocese refusing to cooperate with subpoenas

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced his office is initiating legal action against the Seattle Archdiocese. The Archdiocese has refused to comply with Ferguson’s investigation into whether the three Washington dioceses of the Catholic Church used charitable funds to cover up allegations of child sex abuse by clergy.

UPDATE: The judge's written order is available here. 

King County judge rejects the companies’ attempt to dismiss antitrust lawsuit

PORT ANGELES — The Attorney General’s Office announced today that it filed 30 felony animal cruelty charges against Angela Jacobsen of Sequim in Clallam County Superior Court.

If convicted, Jacobsen faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine for each charge of first-degree felony animal cruelty.

Washington’s opioid recoveries reach $1.29 billion and counting

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today he signed onto a pending resolution with Kroger that will bring in $47.5 million to combat the opioid epidemic in Washington state. Half of these resources will go to the state and the other half will go to Washington city and county governments.