Brian Gawley

Port Angeles: Another bid filed to block conference center

PORT ANGELES -- Another bid to stop the proposed Oak Street hotel and conference center was filed Wednesday on behalf of a rival hotel owner… Continue reading

Port Angeles: 2003 city budget hikes pool fees, but not cost of pool passes

PORT ANGELES -- Most swimmers at the William Shore Memorial Pool will pay a little more in 2003, but youths and senior citizens who buy… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Ergonomics program misunderstood, state manager says

PORT ANGELES -- An ergonomics program being implemented by the state Department of Labor and Industries has been misunderstood and actually will save employers money… Continue reading

Jefferson: Three hospitalized after car plummets into creek

PORT TOWNSEND -- A local couple was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle early Thursday morning after their car went off the road into… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Serenity House hosts annual Thanksgiving feast

PORT ANGELES -- The staff took the day off Thursday as more than 30 volunteers prepared, served and cleaned up at Serenity House's 19th annual… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Fatality closes U.S. 101, causes huge traffic backup

PORT ANGELES -- A local woman was killed Wednesday afternoon when she was struck by a car while trying to cross U.S. Highway 101. The… Continue reading

Cantwell vows to seek increased Medicare reimbursements

PORT ANGELES -- Sen. Maria Cantwell pledged Tuesday to seek increased Medicare reimbursements for hospitals, but said health care providers must document related cuts in… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port board concerned stormwater issue could hold up major projects

PORT ANGELES -- Port and city officials must work out stormwater-disposal issues quickly to prevent holding up two big job-producing projects on the waterfront, Port… Continue reading

Developer confident on Port Angeles hotel/conference center

PORT ANGELES -- Developer Randal Jay Ehm is confident his Oak Street hotel and conference center project will be built -- now that its shoreline… Continue reading

Port Angeles: State quickly begins pursuing permits for graving yard

The state Department of Transportation has begun pursuing the environmental permits necessary to build a multimillion-dollar facility in Port Angeles to construct pontoons and anchors… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Area elated as state selects Port for graving yard facility

PORT ANGELES -- A loud and collective "That's great!" greeted the announcement Tuesday that Port Angeles was selected for a multimillion-dollar project to build concrete… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port will provide land for graving – — – with conditions

PORT ANGELES -- If the state wants to build a "graving dock yard" at the Port of Port Angeles, the Port will make property available… Continue reading

Pursuit of justice: Law enforcement agencies grapple with decision to chase

Editor's Note: This is the second of two parts on North Olympic Peninsula law enforcement pursuits and policies. High-speed pursuits are a liability for law… Continue reading

Peninsula: Police pursuits not limited to open highway

JOYCE -- National statistics show about one-third of police chases result in crashes and one in five ends with someone getting hurt. Joyce was the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City may scale back animal control

PORT ANGELES -- Faced with flat revenues and increasing costs, city officials are proposing to follow Clallam County's lead and cut back dedicated animal control… Continue reading

Pursuit of Justice: High-speed chases test law enforcement officials

A staple of any cops-and-robbers movie is the spectacular car chase scene, with its blaring sirens, screeching tires, daring maneuvers, close calls and a trail… Continue reading

West End: First buoy placed in wave energy project

NEAH BAY -- AquaEnergy Group Ltd. has moored its first buoy in an experimental wave energy system being developed off Waatch Point. If successful, the… Continue reading

Clallam: Doherty wins re-election as county commissioner; other finals in

PORT ANGELES -- Incumbent Clallam County Commissioner Mike Doherty has won re-election to a new four-year term, edging past Phil Kitchel with 284 votes. As… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port sets property tax rate

PORT ANGELES -- The Port will collect an estimated $1,039,937 in property tax in 2003, enough to pay its debt service and still have money… Continue reading

Four fishermen escape rapidly rising Elwha River

PORT ANGELES -- Four fishermen escaped a rapidly rising Elwha River on Tuesday afternoon, two by wading out and the other two courtesy of a… Continue reading