Brian Gawley

Fuca Festival impact reaches $1 million

PORT ANGELES -- A survey of 2005 Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts attendees found that the 13-year-old festival has surpassed $1 million in… Continue reading

Olympic National Park’s fisher program draws large turnout

PORT ANGELES -- An overflow crowd showed up Tuesday night at Olympic National Park's Visitor Center to learn about fishers and their possible reintroduction to… Continue reading

Olympic National Park proposes bringing back weasel-like fishers

The public can learn more tonight about the possibility of reintroducing fishers into Olympic National Park. Fishers are a type of weasel wiped out years… Continue reading

Peninsula: Rep. Buck vows to protect taxpayers in graving yard talks

OLYMPIA -- Rep. Jim Buck said Friday the state's taxpayers must be protected as negotiations proceed between the governor's office and Lower Elwha Klallam tribe… Continue reading

Port Angeles puts historical Eighth Street bridges up for sale

PORT ANGELES -- They make great conversation pieces and are perfect for spanning those twin 750-foot-long, 100-foot-high ravines on the back forty. They also make… Continue reading

Former Marine wants building named for Medal of Honor recipient

PORT ANGELES -- Unlike Seattle's Henry M. Jackson Federal Building, the office building for federal agencies at 138 W. First St. in downtown Port Angeles… Continue reading

Polar bears prepare to shiver in the new year

Polar bears are coming to the North Olympic Peninsula on Sunday as annual dips into the cold waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Eighth Street bridges project goes out to bid

PORT ANGELES -- More than four years after vehicle weight limits were imposed and two years after the first public outreach meetings were held, the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Downtown resource officer highlights 2006 police budget

PORT ANGELES -- A veteran patrol officer assigned to the city's downtown is the highlight of the police department's almost $4 million 2006 budget. But… Continue reading

Serenity House gets permit for new Dream Center

PORT ANGELES -- Amber Arndt is not bashful when asked her opinion of Serenity House's Dream Center, which began full operations last week at its… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City prepares to enforce new nuisance law

PORT ANGELES -- The city will strive for voluntary compliance when its new code compliance officer begins enforcing the recently adopted public nuisance ordinance, said… Continue reading

Positive response, willingness to help greet Tse-whit-zen negotiations

PORT ANGELES -- Positive reaction and a willingness to do whatever is necessary greeted Thursday's announcement of formal negotiations between the state and Lower Elwha… Continue reading

Ecology seeks comment on Port of Port Angeles area cleanup

PORT ANGELES -- The state Department of Ecology is seeking public comment by Jan. 20 on a proposed study and cleanup of petroleum-contaminated soil and… Continue reading

Nor”wester Rotary needs $50,000 by Dec. 31 to pay skate park debt

PORT ANGELES -- An anonymous donor who loaned the Nor'wester Rotary Club $50,000 to help with its short-term cash flow during construction of the new… Continue reading

Port Angeles starts water and sewer to sawmill, western neighborhoods new to city

PORT ANGELES -- With a few turns of a golden pump handle, Mayor Richard Headrick started city water flowing Tuesday afternoon to the new Port… Continue reading

Outdated insulators faulted for Agnew power outage

AGNEW -- "Notoriously unreliable" insulators at the Clallam County Public Utility District's Agnew substation were blamed for a six-hour power outage to about 2,500 customers… Continue reading

Port Angeles senior center may hike fees, cut staffer position

PORT ANGELES -- The Senior Services and Community Center might have to double its membership fees over the next three years and not fill a… Continue reading

Port Angeles should have plan before Lincoln Park trees removed, parks board told

PORT ANGELES -- Before the city removes trees in the airport approach at Lincoln Park to meet Federal Aviation Administration requirements, it should have a… Continue reading

Port Angeles seeking federal grant to study Rayonier site’s future

PORT ANGELES -- No toxic site in the nation has been cleaned up without a plan to redevelop it afterward, City Manager Mark Madsen says.… Continue reading

Latest Port Angeles subdivision pushes total to 328 lots since 2003

PORT ANGELES -- A 16-lot preliminary subdivision reviewed by the Planning Commission on Wednesday night could bring the total number of lots in the city… Continue reading