Tom Callis

PA pharmacy robbed Monday night

PORT ANGELES -- Police are searching today for a man who robbed drugs from a Rite Aid pharmacy at gunpoint Monday evening. The robber --… Continue reading

Under new ownership: Port Angeles businesses open with fresh visions

PORT ANGELES -- A gas station and a restaurant will reopen this month under new ownership after both were vacant for more than a year.… Continue reading

Declining sales force Port Angeles St. Vincent de Paul thrift store to close; Peninsula Mental Health to take over building

PORT ANGELES -- After 21 years of selling used clothing and other merchandise, the St. Vincent de Paul thrift store will close its doors for… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council race still too close to call, contenders say

PORT ANGELES -- With only a handful of ballots from Port Angeles left to count, Larry Little, Patrick Downie and Brooke Nelson have claimed victory… Continue reading

Late ballots bump up Clallam County turnout

Last-minute voters are expected to push turnout in Tuesday's general election easily above the 50 percent mark by week's end, when a second tally is… Continue reading

Port Angeles council OKs 8.5 percent water rate hike

PORT ANGELES -- City Council members wrestled over water rate hikes Wednesday evening, and after two motions intended to reach a compromise failed, the council… Continue reading

Four Port Angeles council races await Friday ballot count

PORT ANGELES -- Larry Little, Edna Petersen, Patrick Downie and Brooke Nelson were leading Tuesday in their quests for seats on the City Council during… Continue reading

Businessman files for permit for zipline

PORT ANGELES -- The North Olympic Peninsula may host the world's largest zipline course, if everything comes together for a local businessman. Green Planet Zipline… Continue reading

Poaching or treaty right? State and tribe disagree over slain elk

FORKS -- The shooting of an elk by a Lower Elwha Klallam hunter last week has the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the… Continue reading

Rep. Dicks: ‘I will be completely exonerated’

Rep. Norm Dicks said Friday that he is confident that he will be exonerated by ethics investigators after a leaked preliminary report listed him as… Continue reading

Habitat for Humanity sues Port Angeles over street

PORT ANGELES -- A long standing dispute between Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County and the city of Port Angeles over 580 feet of West… Continue reading

Port Angeles council puts hybrid idea on hold

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council earlier this week pulled the plug on an idea for a costly hybrid car for the city's vehicle pool… Continue reading

Port Angeles council mulls proposal for slightly lowering property taxes

PORT ANGELES -- City property owners could see a tiny decrease in their taxes next year even if Port Angeles' regular levy increases by 1… Continue reading

Detailed work sifting through soil honors ancestors, workers say

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a two-part series on the end of the Tse-whit-zen archaeological excavation on the Port Angeles waterfront. The first… Continue reading

Hundreds fill community center at memorial for crash victims

PORT ANGELES -- The Vern Burton Memorial Community Center was barely big enough Saturday to contain the hundreds who paid their respects and memorialized 6-year-old… Continue reading

Nelson decides to stay in Port Angeles City Council race

REALTOR BROOKE NELSON will stay in the race for Port Angeles City Council, her campaign spokesman said Friday. Nelson's campaign was placed on hold after… Continue reading

Tse-whit-zen artifact recovery comes to an end

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of a two-part series on the final retrieval of artifacts and remains from the former graving yard site in… Continue reading

Domestic violence victims advocates recognized at downtown Port Angeles vigil

PORT ANGELES -- Three Port Angeles-area residents were recognized with awards acknowledging their service to domestic violence victims at the downtown Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain… Continue reading

Port Angeles considering city property tax increase

PORT ANGELES -- While Initiative 1033 is pushing property taxes and government spending to the forefront of many voters' minds, the city is considering raising… Continue reading

Water rate hike on hiatus; Port Angeles council approves other utility rate increases

PORT ANGELES -- Proposed increases in water utility rates were too much for some City Council members to swallow this week. The council on Tuesday… Continue reading