Brian Gawley

Port Angeles sewer system up and running again

PORT ANGELES -- It's OK to flush the toilet again, but you still can't wade in the water. The city's sewer system was functioning normally… Continue reading

Break in Port Angeles sewer due to be fixed today; effluent still pouring into harbor

PORT ANGELES -- Repair of a breach in the city's main sewer line is expected to begin at low tide this morning. The broken line… Continue reading

Sewage spill raises public health concerns

PORT ANGELES -- The state is more concerned about possible public health hazards from a sewer line break than it is with long-term environmental effects,… Continue reading

Departing city councilwoman undergoes cancer surgery

PORT ANGELES -- Cancer screening works, says outgoing City Councilwoman Lauren Erickson who revealed Monday that she has "very treatable" breast cancer. "My prognosis is… Continue reading

Port eyes airport expansion

PORT ANGELES -- Port commissioners began planning for the future of William R. Fairchild International Airport on Monday by approving an expanded development plan. Bids… Continue reading

Port Angeles council begins Eighth Street bridges redesign process

PORT ANGELES -- The long process has begun to reconfigure the Eighth Street bridges from a steel design to a prestressed one to save millions… Continue reading

Peninsula tourism boosters hopeful after Senate votes passport rule delay

The U.S. Senate has voted to delay a requirement for passports or other federal identification to cross the Canadian border until mid-2009. That doesn't mean… Continue reading

Four former applicants to seek latest Port Angeles council vacancy

PORT ANGELES -- Four of seven unsuccessful applicants for a City Council vacancy in February say they will apply for the latest opening announced Tuesday.… Continue reading

Erickson resigning from Port Angeles City Council

PORT ANGELES -- City Councilwoman Lauren Erickson, who was elected to a second term in 2003, will resign from the City Council effective May 31.… Continue reading

Fluoridation in Port Angeles delayed until Wednesday

PORT ANGELES -- A telephone line problem has delayed the start of fluoridating the city's water supply until probably Wednesday. "Everything is ready to go… Continue reading

Fluoridation begins Monday in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- More than three years after a campaign to fluoridate the city's water supply was begun, fluoridation is set begin Monday. Between 0.7… Continue reading

Olympics snowpack back to normal and holding

One glance up at the Olympic Mountains will confirm what the latest Washington Water Supply Outlook report says: There's a lot of snow up there.… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge audit due next month

OLYMPIA -- The oft-delayed preliminary audit of the state Department of Transportation's Hood Canal Bridge graving yard project is due for public release June 2… Continue reading

Port Angeles begins survey for eastern sewer line

PORT ANGELES -- If you've been wondering what those workers dressed in orange are doing along roads east of the city, they are preparing for… Continue reading

Some Rayonier soil going to city landfill

PORT ANGELES -- Some petroleum-contaminated soil from the site of the former Rayonier pulp mill could be going into the city's landfill before the dump… Continue reading

PUD eyes new substation for Sequim growth

SEQUIM -- The city's continuing growth has Clallam County Public Utility District eyeing a new electrical substation on Sequim's east side. Clallam PUD is seeking… Continue reading

Graving yard audit delayed again

OLYMPIA -- Those anxious to read the long-awaited audit of the state Department of Transportation's Hood Canal Bridge graving yard project must wait longer. The… Continue reading

Cruise ship passengers praise Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- The community and North Olympic Peninsula again received rave reviews from passengers who came to town aboard a giant cruise ship for… Continue reading

Port Angeles eyes new skateboard ordinance

PORT ANGELES -- A revised skateboard ordinance reviewed Tuesday night by the City Council would prohibit skateboards, roller skates, inline skates and bicycles on downtown… Continue reading

Big cruise ships visits Port Angeles on Thursday

PORT ANGELES -- The ms Ryndam, likely to be the largest passenger ship to visit the harbor this year, will pull up to the Port… Continue reading