Tom Callis

3 die when Coast Guard chopper hits power lines over Quillayute River

LAPUSH -- Three Coast Guard men stationed in Sitka, Alaska, suffered fatal injuries off the coast of LaPush on Wednesday after the large helicopter in… Continue reading

Helicopter that crashed was en route to Alaska after refurbishing in North Carolina

The large helicopter that crashed into the Quillayute River, killing three of four crewmen, was an updated model which was being flown to its home… Continue reading

Port Angeles to spend $381,100 more on sewage control

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council authorized an additional $381,100 Tuesday to be spent on the city's effort to prevent sewage from overflowing into Port… Continue reading

Funding still rocky for Port Angeles’ unpaved streets, alleys

PORT ANGELES -- Paving Port Angeles' gravel streets will remain a priority for the city at least for another year. But whether any progress will… Continue reading

National Park Service director praises tribe for dam removal support

PORT ANGELES -- The head of the National Park Service praised Lower Elwha Klallam tribal leaders for their support on the cusp of the largest… Continue reading

Old Chinook Motel a tough sell; owners asking too much for property, listing agent says

PORT ANGELES -- One year after it was condemned, there remains no sign that the former Chinook Motel will be replaced or renovated anytime soon,… Continue reading

Man who led 44-mile U.S. 101 chase guilty; defendant says he was honoring God

PORT ANGELES -- A man who said he was honoring God when he led police on a high-speed chase across the West End last April… Continue reading

Man who led 44-mile U.S. 101 chase convicted

PORT ANGELES -- Lawrence Pearson, the man who lead law-enforcers on a 44-mile highway chase in April, was convicted today in Clallam County Superior Court… Continue reading

Port Angeles facing up to $1.2 million deficit next year

PORT ANGELES -- Even before it finished this year's budget, the City Council knew that balancing the books for 2011 was not going to be… Continue reading

Neah Bay tug funding switches to shipping industry Thursday

NEAH BAY -- As the clock strikes 12:01 a.m. Thursday, a tug boat paid for by the shipping industry will relieve a publicly funded vessel… Continue reading

Port Angeles pool making changes for reopening

PORT ANGELES -- Nearly two years after Port Angeles' public pool found itself on the city's chopping block, the 48-year-old facility will reopen its doors… Continue reading

Group makes its case for clean Rayonier mill site

PORT ANGELES -- The theme of the meeting was how the remaining structures on the Rayonier's former mill site can influence the cleanup of Puget… Continue reading

Fox spurns Clallam prosecutor run, heads to Eastern Washington to make Congress bid

PORT ANGELES -- David R. Fox's quest for a political office took an unexpected turn Friday when the Port Angeles attorney filed at the last… Continue reading

Supreme Court justice uses baseball metaphors to hail graduates in speech (**Gallery: Graduations across the Peninsula**)

PORT ANGELES -- Washington Supreme Court Justice Susan Owens used metaphors gleaned from her favorite sport to pitch a lifetime of wisdom to Peninsula College's… Continue reading

Announced Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney hopeful files instead for Congress — the 5th District

PORT ANGELES — David R. Fox met today’s deadline to file for political office — but not for Clallam County prosecuting attorney as he had… Continue reading

Clallam lawyer released from jail as King County awaits report to file charges

PORT ANGELES -- A political hopeful who was released from a King County jail Thursday could still officially become a candidate for Clallam County's top… Continue reading

Announced prosecuting attorney candidate released from Seattle jail; charges undetermined

SEATTLE -- A man who wants to be Clallam County's next top criminal prosecutor was released from jail in King County today. David R. Fox… Continue reading

Father, teen son arrested for theft

PORT ANGELES -- A man and his 14-year-old son were arrested Tuesday after they allegedly stole an inventory computer and digital camera from a Safeway… Continue reading

Port Angeles man charged with counterfeiting money pleads guilty

PORT ANGELES ­ ­-- A 49-year-old Port Angeles man charged with making counterfeit money pleaded guilty Tuesday in Clallam County Superior Court to one count… Continue reading

Prosecuting attorney hopeful in jail after Sea-Tac police make arrest

SEATTLE -- An announced candidate for Clallam County's top criminal prosecutor post appeared in King County District Court on Tuesday after he was arrested for… Continue reading