Tom Callis

Harbor-Works considers consultant contract for former Port Angeles manager today

PORT ANGELES -- The Harbor-Works Public Development Authority Board of Directors will, for the second time, consider hiring former City Manager Mark Madsen as a… Continue reading

Jefferson PUD power drive generates $250,000 in both sides’ campaign spending

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of a two-part series on Nov. 4 general election campaign contributions. The second part appears Monday. More than $250,000… Continue reading

Jensen outspending in Clallam PUD race, but Haffner has help

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of a two-part series on Nov. 4 general election campaign contributions. Hugh Haffner, the incumbent now holding a seat… Continue reading

Mystery trailer removed; authorities remain tight-lipped about three-day probe in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND ¬­-- The trailer was removed, and investigators left the mystery crime scene at 909 Rosecrans St. on Saturday. But authorities are still tight-lipped… Continue reading

Rayonier mill site deal next month?

PORT ANGELES -- The Harbor-Works Public Development Authority expects to have a purchase and sale agreement with Rayonier Inc. for the 75-acre site on the… Continue reading

Pool to cost users more — but revenue won’t save it in long run

PORT ANGELES -- Fees will increase at the William Shore Memorial Pool on Nov. 1 in the hopes that it can stay open longer than… Continue reading

Port Angeles garbage rates rising on Jan. 1

PORT ANGELES -- Getting rid of your garbage will cost more next year. The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday for a 0.56 percent increase for… Continue reading

5 officers honored at domestic violence vigil

PORT ANGELES -- Five Clallam County law enforcement officers were honored for their work in assisting victims of domestic violence at the Valley Creek Estuary… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council remains on the bubble about the Bubble

PORT ANGELES -- The Bubble is still without a home. The City Council voted 5-2 to table a decision on placing the inflatable field house,… Continue reading

4 Port Angeles residents injured in California wreck

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. -- Four Port Angeles residents -- including two toddlers -- were injured when their van hit a tree Wednesday on state Highway… Continue reading

Hoh tribe relocating to higher ground

The Hoh tribe is a congressional bill away from moving its reservation to higher ground. The tribe, located on about 640 acres of flood plain… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles expects to know about trees in airport’s flight path by April

PORT ANGELES -- Will the Port of Port Angeles ask for more trees at Lincoln Park to be removed ? The port should know by… Continue reading

High Border Patrol agent held for child rape

BELLINGHAM -- A high ranking U.S. Border Patrol agent was booked into Whatcom County jail Thursday after he was charged Wednesday with three counts of… Continue reading

Two brothers killed in four months; motorcycle wreck claims one; hunting accident takes second

Tragedy struck the Cook family twice in four months. Timothy Neal Cook, 36, died in a hunting incident Sunday near Chelan about 3¬½ months after… Continue reading

Woman in fatal head-on crash had outstanding warrant, revoked license

Engre Louise Brown of Sequim had a warrant out for her arrest, was driving with a revoked license and had repeatedly been cited for driving… Continue reading

Cross-Strait cable almost ready to go

A proposed 550-megawatt transmission line that connect the power grids on the Olympic Peninsula and Vancouver Island has received the approval of the U.S. Army… Continue reading

A novel idea — “Twilight” — helps boost Peninsula tourism revenue

The allure of vampire dreams delivered a 48-percent increase in lodging tax revenue for Forks, while “close vacations” because of high gasoline prices fueled tourism… Continue reading

The ‘road home’ for some Vietnam veterans

JOYCE ­­— Dedicating a stretch of state Highway 112, which runs through Joyce, to Vietnam War veterans will help them make peace with that tumultuous… Continue reading

Ships plugging in to curb air pollution

PORT ANGELES — Oil tankers and other shipping vessels are plugging into Port Angeles — literally. A $275,000 Port of Port Angeles project allows these… Continue reading

Sen. Murray discusses health care, bailout bill

PORT ANGELES -- A $650,000 earmark for Olympic Medical Center would be money well spent, said U.S. Sen. Patty Murray after a tour of the… Continue reading