Tom Callis

Port Angeles council agrees to pay another $30,458 for fiber-optic links

PORT ANGELES — City Hall has agreed to pay Capacity Provisioning Inc. more for fiber-optic redundancy. In a 7-0 vote Wednesday, the Port Angeles City… Continue reading

UPDATE: Alleged getaway driver in car-ramming rearrested, free on bail

PORT ANGELES — Timothy P. Smith has bailed out of jail for the second time in a week. The alleged getaway driver in last week's… Continue reading

Bills introduced as session’s end nears for Legislature

OLYMPIA — There’s only one week left in this year’s session of the state Legislature, but isn’t keeping some of the North Olympic Peninsula representatives… Continue reading

Piece of World Trade Center to be part of Port Angeles memorial with the help of a nonprofit

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles could soon be home to a piece of the World Trade Center. Two Coast Guard servicemen have been approved to… Continue reading

Appeal of Nippon’s biomass permit dismissed

PORT ANGELES — An appeal of Nippon Paper’s biomass energy project has been dismissed. The state Shoreline Hearings Board dismissed the appeal of a city… Continue reading

Tax filing deadline Monday; where to go on Peninsula

Those who waited until the last minute can’t wait any longer. It’s time to pay the man. Federal income tax filings must be postmarked no… Continue reading

UPDATE — Police find handgun in car of PA man arrested in connection with vehicular assault

PORT ANGELES — Police discovered a stolen motorcycle and arrested a woman for investigation of possession of methamphetamine while executing a search warrant today at… Continue reading

Suspected driver in car-ramming incident remains at-large; alleged accomplice surrenders

PORT ANGELES — Timothy P. Smith — one of two men wanted for investigation of a vehicle assault that hospitalized two adults and two children… Continue reading

URGENT: Man sought in car-ramming incident turns self in

PORT ANGELES — Timothy P. Smith — one of the men wanted in investigation of Wednesday's vehicle assault — turned himself in today to Port… Continue reading

State attorney general reviewing report targeting ex-Mayor Rogers

PORT ANGELES — The state Attorney General's Office is reviewing a report that concludes former Mayor Karen Rogers violated state law by not disclosing business… Continue reading

State auditor finds former mayor should have disclosed business relationships

PORT ANGELES — Former Mayor Karen Rogers violated state law by not disclosing business relationships while serving on the City Council, according to a report… Continue reading

Port Angeles wireless network would become available to public

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles residents might be able to tap into a citywide wireless network in two years. To improve public safety, the city… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman loses long fight with rare brain tumor

PORT ANGELES — There was a lot Karen Sproed wanted from life. She wanted to be healthy again, she wanted to return to work as… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ fiber-optic network to cost more

PORT ANGELES — City Hall may end up paying 28 percent more than previously anticipated on a fiber-optic network. The city already uses a fiber-optic… Continue reading

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Peninsula lawmakers back ‘painful’ budget

OLYMPIA — Two North Olympic Peninsula lawmakers have defended the House’s two-year state budget, calling it a package of difficult but necessary cuts. Sequim Democrats… Continue reading

‘We’re relieved’: Business as usual at Olympic National Park after shutdown averted

PORT ANGELES — It was business as usual Saturday at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center in Port Angeles after Congress narrowly avoid a shutdown… Continue reading

No wildfire for two Peninsula businesses; they change names rather than fight legal threat

Two North Olympic Peninsula businesses have changed their names after a Chicago-based restaurant chain threatened to sue over copyright infringement. The Wildfire Grill at 929… Continue reading

Peninsula medical marijuana dispensaries now total three

SEQUIM — Providing marijuana to the medically ill continues to be a growing business on the North Olympic Peninsula. The Peninsula is home to three… Continue reading

Fewer traffic disruptions expected now on First Street

PORT ANGELES — The downtown First Street stormwater project met a major milestone earlier this week. The city’s contractor, Road Construction Northwest Inc., finished applying… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman involved in fatal wreck given community service

PORT ANGELES — A 31-year-old Port Angeles woman involved in a fatal wreck in 2009 was sentenced Wednesday to 216 hours of community service for… Continue reading