Brian Gawley

Open house will show possible pool sites in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Proposed sites for the city's new swimming pool will be on display tonight beginning at 7 at the Vern Burton Community Center,… Continue reading

Port Angeles mayor slams tribe as untrustworthy

PORT ANGELES -- Tensions over the state Department of Transportation's canceled graving yard project resurfaced Tuesday when the mayor accused the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe… Continue reading

PUD to survey western Port Angeles urban growth area customers

PORT ANGELES -- The Clallam County Public Utility District will survey its electricity customers living in a proposed annexation area west of the city limit… Continue reading

Bill aims to stop Transportation from selling Port Angeles graving yard without legislative OK

OLYMPIA -- A bill introduced Friday in the state House of Representatives would prohibit the Department of Transportation from selling or otherwise disposing of its… Continue reading

Early 1990s archaeology reports tell of presence of Tse-whit-zen

PORT ANGELES -- Three archaeological reports written in the early 1990s for construction projects at the Port Angeles paper mill concluded that the site was… Continue reading

Low snowpack throughout West could dampen Peninsula’s energy outlook

The lack of snow in the Olympics and Cascades is being monitored closely by everyone from ski lift operators to fishermen. But those in the… Continue reading

Port Angeles water line project due to end today

PORT ANGELES -- A long-running water line replacement project should wrap up today, according to city officials. "We're getting close to finishing. We had the… Continue reading

Dream Playground “friends” seek donations

PORT ANGELES -- The Dream Playground Foundation, set up to help maintain the community playground built in September 2002, is seeking donations to help with… Continue reading

Peninsula legislators say fixing bridge as soon as possible is top priority

OLYMPIA -- Two of the 24th District's three state legislators reacted to Wednesday's ranking of potential graving yard sites by emphasizing that repairing the Hood… Continue reading

Open house on new Port Angeles pool set for March 9

PORT ANGELES -- An open house on plans to build a new municipal swimming pool either on City Hall property or at the Clallam County… Continue reading

Port Angeles council approves fluoridation agreement

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council formally agreed Tuesday night by a 5-1 vote to accept the Washington Dental Services Foundation's "gift" of a fluoridation… Continue reading

Port Angeles boat owners protest proposed moorage increase of up to 70 percent

PORT ANGELES -- Boat owners at the Port of Port Angeles Boat Haven say a proposed 70 percent increase in permanent moorage rates will cause… Continue reading

Port Angeles Hardwood officials eager to get sawmill started

PORT ANGELES -- The $23 million Port Angeles Hardwood sawmill being built west of the city will have 95 employees and an $8 million payroll,… Continue reading

Marathons planning for 2,000 runners this year

PORT ANGELES -- The North Olympic Discovery Marathon and Half-Marathon could bring as many as 2,000 runners to the Peninsula the weekend of June 11-12,… Continue reading

State audit board to probe graving yard issue still trying for March meeting

OLYMPIA -- A legislative board that has been asked to audit spending for the ill-fated graving yard in Port Angeles has delayed its planned meeting… Continue reading

Port Angeles waterfront not likely to stay the same, city planner says

PORT ANGELES -- Archaeology will continue to be an issue, but the city's waterfront is unlikely to remain the same because of other regulatory changes,… Continue reading

Iwo Jima survivors gather to mark 60th anniversary

PORT ANGELES -- Seven veterans of the Battle of Iwo Jima gathered Saturday afternoon at a sports bar to have lunch, swap war stories --… Continue reading

Kessler joins Buck in blasting Transportation Commission

OLYMPIA -- Rep. Lynn Kessler, D-Hoquiam, joined Rep. Jim Buck, R-Joyce, on Friday in blasting the Transportation Commission for its abandonment of the Port Angeles… Continue reading

PA’s K-9 officer Arco found safe after intensive search

SEQUIM -- Arco, the Port Angeles Police Department's police dog, was found unharmed at a Happy Valley residence Saturday morning after disappearing Friday night. "We… Continue reading

State coming closer to closing Hood Canal Bridge during two weekends in August

The state Department of Transportation is coming closer to announcing three-day-weekend closures of the Hood Canal Bridge, and both are in August. Tentative closure dates… Continue reading