Brian Gawley

Ahoy! Get ready to view tall ships off Port Angeles, Port Townsend — and at festivals in Victoria, Tacoma

Tall ships are coming to the North Olympic Peninsula — and the public can set sail on some of them. Tall ships will visit Port… Continue reading

Undersea cable between Canada and Port Angeles gets permits, but project delayed

PORT ANGELES — A company proposing a high-voltage power cable between Victoria and Port Angeles has received two more permits. But the project's anticipated completion… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles moves to sell 113-acre property that could become sprint boat course

PORT ANGELES — The Port of Port Angeles has agreed to sell 113 acres for a sprint boat course for $1.05 million. The port commissioners… Continue reading

PA woman airlifted to Seattle hospital after Joyce-area wreck

JOYCE — A 41-year-old Port Angeles woman was airlifted to a Seattle hospital after she was ejected from her car in a single-car wreck on… Continue reading

Sale of large airport-area parcel considered by Port of Port Angeles today

PORT ANGELES — The Port of Port Angeles board of commissioners will consider selling a 113-acre plot today. The potential buyer of the land, known… Continue reading

Haffner draws challenger in Clallam PUD race

PORT ANGELES — The final day of candidate filing produced a race for commissioner in the Clallam County Public Utility District as Tom La Rosa… Continue reading

Two airlifted after van drives off dead-end road, flies over dirt mound

PORT ANGELES — Two people were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Saturday after their van flew over a dirt berm blocking a… Continue reading

Dicks facing most election opponents in years

OLYMPIA — The North Olympic Peninsula's congressman, Norm Dicks, faces more opposition than he has in a decade as official filing comes to an end… Continue reading

Girders for second Eighth Street bridge arrive next week

PORT ANGELES — The first five of 25 massive girders for the Eighth Street bridge over Valley Creek will begin arriving on Wednesday. The arrival… Continue reading

New Port Angeles harbor authority to hire interim manager, seek permanent one

PORT ANGELES — It doesn't have any money yet, but the Port Angeles Harbor Works Public Development Authority has bylaws and officers after its first… Continue reading

Port Angeles stepping up stormwater control efforts

PORT ANGELES — Complying with a federal mandate to control stormwater runoff will mean higher costs for both the city and developers. It also will… Continue reading

Port Angeles looks to finish big projects before starting new ones

PORT ANGELES — Not many new projects in Port Angeles are being planned until current large construction projects are completed, according to the city's 2008-2014… Continue reading

Inmate escapes chain gang, recaptured two hours later

PORT ANGELES — A 24-year-old Sequim man who escaped from the Clallam County Sheriff's Chain Gang on Thursday afternoon was recaptured following a two-hour search… Continue reading

Man in alleged ferry bomb hoax awaiting mental evaluation

PORT ANGELES — Arraignment of a 60-year-old Port Angeles man who said he had placed a bomb aboard the Victoria Express passenger ferry on Saturday… Continue reading

Workin’ on the chain gang? It’s a reward for good behavior nowadays

PORT ANGELES — Chain gangs have come a long way since the one made famous by Paul Newman in the 1967 movie "Cool Hand Luke."… Continue reading

Man jailed for alleged bomb hoax involving Port Angeles ferry; mental evaluation ordered

PORT ANGELES — A 60-year-old Port Angeles man has been ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation after telling Victoria Express owner Jack Harmon that… Continue reading

Port Angeles Coast Guard Air Station gets new wave of helicopters

PORT ANGELES — The three new helicopters delivered this month to Coast Guard Group/Air Station Port Angeles feature more reliable engines, better communications systems and… Continue reading

Project to slow summer traffic on Highway 112

CLALLAM BAY — A four-month construction project along 62 miles of state Highway 112 that begins today is expected to cause some traffic delays. "This… Continue reading

What $4 gasoline? Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts draws big crowd

PORT ANGELES — You know the music is good when the frenetic festival organizer takes time from her myriad responsibilities to sit and listen with… Continue reading

More folks going camping to save money? Hard to tell, parks officials say

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Are sky-high gas prices and a shaky economy making the North Olympic Peninsula's parks and campgrounds an attractive option for the… Continue reading