Tom Callis

Port Angeles council endorses maritime heritage area

PORT ANGELES -- Following the Clallam County commissioners, the Port Angeles City Council has endorsed a proposed National Maritime Heritage Area that would encompass the… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles considers challenge of NOAA decision

PORT ANGELES -- The Port of Port Angeles is considering challenging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's decision to move its research fleet from Seattle… Continue reading

KONP keeps Petersen mum after opponent Mania threatens action

PORT ANGELES -- The owner of Necessities and Temptations gift shop, a City Council candidate, was left out of a live radio broadcast Friday recognizing… Continue reading

Port Angeles council votes to fund 11 projects

PORT ANGELES -- The city will use about a half-million dollars that it saved last year to fund 11 capital projects, including repairs to the… Continue reading

Public ambulance fee changes won’t affect residents

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council approved increasing the cost of a ride in a public ambulance Tuesday -- but city residents won't pay more.… Continue reading

Ancestral skeletons dig up emotions

EDITOR'S NOTE-- This is the second article in a two-part series. The first article, which was published Sunday, is available at www.peninsuladailynews.com. PORT ANGELES --… Continue reading

60 attend forum for Port Angeles City Council primary candidates

PORT ANGELES -- The four candidates for City Council position 2 debated city finance, economic development and use of the vacant Rayonier mill site, among… Continue reading

Blame Canada: Source of booming sounds revealed?

Even though -- as with any intriguing mystery -- the pieces of the puzzle never seem to quite fit, explosive ordnance training in Canada may… Continue reading

PenPly poised for next step to reopening now that lease is signed

PORT ANGELES -- The plywood mill on Marine Drive that has been shuttered since November 2007 is now in the hands of a group of… Continue reading

More treasures of Tse-whit-zen uncovered on Port Angeles waterfront

EDITOR'S NOTE -- This is the first article in a two-part series. The second article will appear Monday. PORT ANGELES -- Five years after the… Continue reading

9 months for man arrested in standoff

SEATTLE -- A man taken into custody after a standoff with Port Angeles police July 4 was sentenced in federal court Thursday to nine months… Continue reading

What’s causing the mysterious booming sounds? No one seems to know

The cause of loud booming sounds that have shaken houses in and around Port Angeles over the past week remains a mystery. Possible explanations range… Continue reading

Mystery booms around Port Angeles — what are they?

The cause of lound booms that have shaken houses in and around Port Angeles this week remains a mystery. Possible explanations range from naval exercises… Continue reading

Man arrested after July 4 standoff in PA sentenced to 9 months

PORT ANGELES -- A man taken into custody after a standoff with police on July 4 after breaking into a home was sentenced in federal… Continue reading

Canoes along their tribal journey arrive in Port Angeles (video below)

PORT ANGELES -- The border between Canada and the United States doesn't separate the native peoples of the Pacific Northwest, said the skipper of the… Continue reading

Port Angeles pool board OKs loan with county

PORT ANGELES -- The five William Shore Memorial Pool District commissioners have approved a new loan arrangement with Clallam County that comes with a lower… Continue reading

Ballots for primary elections in Port Angeles, Jefferson County in mail today

Voters in Port Angeles and some of East Jefferson County should check the mail for their primary election ballots over the next few days. Ballots… Continue reading

Port Angeles beach landing site today for canoe journey

PORT ANGELES -- Painted with dramatic images of ravens, eagles and whales, between 10 and 15 canoes will arrive today at Hollywood Beach as part… Continue reading

And the Arts in Action sand-sculpting winner is . . . / (video below)

PORT ANGELES -- Dan Belcher will take the first-place prize of $1,750 and Sculptors Choice prize of $500 in the North American Masters Invitational sand… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula to heat up, but not as much as Seattle area

A persistent high pressure system could make this week the hottest of the summer so far on the North Olympic Peninsula. The warm weather combined… Continue reading