Tom Callis

Port Angeles may kill appeal on sewage overflow project

PORT ANGELES — An appeal filed last month against the city's monumental sewage overflow project may be killed by the City Council. Last Tuesday, staff… Continue reading

Port Angeles downtown merchants vote to try daytime construction dig

PORT ANGELES — It took two rounds of voting, but downtown merchants gave their support Wednesday to a compromise work schedule for a stormwater project… Continue reading

Downtown Port Angeles compromise over when to do First Street pipeline dig

PORT ANGELES — Downtown merchants gave their support today to a compromise work schedule for the First Street stormwater project. The city’s contractor will go… Continue reading

Port Angeles merchants to vote on day or night First Street dig

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Downtown Association members will be asked today to vote for or against holding a lengthy First Street construction project during… Continue reading

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Senators addressing misuse of welfare

OLYMPIA -- As the state Legislature grapples with how to maintain social services, finding ways to prevent the misuse of welfare money has gained the… Continue reading

Traffic curbed on Port Angeles street where water main broke

PORT ANGELES -- City Hall is restricting traffic on Liberty Street near the area where a water pipe burst Thursday until the road can be… Continue reading

Sleeping driver hits fence, reverses, hits restaurant — just a long day at work, deputy says

PORT ANGELES -- A 39-year-old Port Angeles man fell asleep while driving Saturday and crashed his van into a fence and restaurant after crossing at… Continue reading

Two boys charged with arson in fire at old farmhouse

PORT ANGELES -- Two boys have been charged with second-degree arson for allegedly setting fire to an abandoned house in Sequim last month. The boys,… Continue reading

Port Angeles downtown merchants object to daylight construction work

PORT ANGELES -- Over four dozen downtown merchants are objecting to plans to conduct a nearly three-month construction project on First Street during business hours.… Continue reading

Port Angeles, Victoria councils to discuss tourism

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles and Victoria city councils will discuss tourism, economic development and a few other issues of shared concern later this… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ First Street to be dug up in daytime, completed earlier than scheduled

PORT ANGELES -- A new stormwater pipe will be installed under First Street downtown during the day rather than the twilight hours to allow the… Continue reading

Planned closures, repairs of Discovery Trail discussed

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic Discovery Trail users were given a mixed bag of good and bad news Tuesday. City of Port Angeles and Clallam County… Continue reading

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Senate OKs unemployment tax relief, benefit extension

OLYMPIA -- The state Senate passed a bill last week that would reduce unemployment taxes for some businesses and extend benefits to the jobless. Senate… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Van De Wege proposes state parks visitor fees

PORT ANGELES -- State parks may soon no longer be free to visit. In an attempt to save parks from the state's budget ax, Rep.… Continue reading

Teen found dead from hanging near Peabody Creek in Port Angeles, an apparent suicide

PORT ANGELES -- A teenage girl was found dead, hanging from a tree, in the Peabody Creek ravine Saturday. The Port Angeles police responded to… Continue reading

Arson suspected in U.S. Highway 101 weigh station fire

PORT ANGELES -- Black singe marks at the bottom of a door indicate where an arsonist attempted to burn down a building at the State… Continue reading

Craigslist transaction too good to be true — it’s a scam, Port Angeles couple realizes

PORT ANGELES -- It sounded too good to be true. After posting a classified ad to sell a car on Craigslist, Stan and Celeste Grall… Continue reading

Port Angeles dog park committee formed

PORT ANGELES -- Port Angeles residents eager to establish a dog park have come together to try to finally make it happen. They formed a… Continue reading

Clallam prosecutor can stay on evidence-theft case with husband as potential witness, judge rules

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Deb Kelly can continue to prosecute an evidence-theft case in which her husband may be called as a… Continue reading

Forks man sentenced to 25 years in prison for murder

PORT ANGELES -- Etienne L. Choquette was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday for shooting Antonio Rodriguez Maldonado to death on a Forks street… Continue reading