Tom Callis

Grandmother names deceased newborn Thomas Loy Last

PORT ANGELES -- A deceased newborn infant recovered from a large trash container by police last week has been named. Thomas Loy Last is the… Continue reading

State lawmakers prepare to stand up for Peninsula in face of huge budget deficit

OLYMPIA -- Representatives for the 24th District say they have one goal during the 105-day state Legislature session that begins Monday -- protecting the district… Continue reading

Interim Harbor-Works director to step down next week

PORT ANGELES -- The Harbor-Works Public Development Authority will be without a chief on Thursday. Jim Haguewood, who has served as interim executive director of… Continue reading

Flood inundates HarborTowne Mall basement; health department gives its OK for eateries to reopen

PORT ANGELES -- Businesses at the HarborTowne Mall in downtown Port Angeles were allowed to reopen on Thursday after the basement of the building was… Continue reading

Port Angeles city, Harbor-Works officials to travel to Florida to discuss old Rayonier water tank

PORT ANGELES -- Representatives of the city of Port Angeles and Harbor-Works Public Development Authority will travel to Florida next week to negotiate with Rayonier… Continue reading

Major work at The Gateway still on hold

PORT ANGELES -- After months of little or no activity, jack hammering could be heard echoing from the east side of The Gateway in downtown… Continue reading

Appellate court overturns Port Angeles murder conviction involving girl, 15

OLYMPIA -- The state Court of Appeals reversed Robert Gene Covarrubias' 2006 murder conviction on Tuesday, and sent the case back to Clallam County Superior… Continue reading

Businesses spin off from The Camera Corner

PORT ANGELES -- When a business closes, it leaves more than a vacant storefront behind. It puts employees out of work and provides a direct… Continue reading

Port Angeles police presume death of newborn possibly left in trash that’s now in Tacoma

PORT ANGELES -- A teen and her father are in custody over the possible death of her newborn, while police prepare to sift through trash… Continue reading

Refinancing option lures customers to banks

North Olympic Peninsula banks have been inundated with inquiries from customers seeking to refinance their home mortgages amid unusually low interest rates. "It is unreal,"… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula’s two casino owners say they’re on the same side

Local tribal leaders say they don't see themselves as competitors for gambling revenue, but rather partners in encouraging economic development. In early February, the Lower… Continue reading

Jamestown tribe’s hotel, conference center opening pushed back to 2012

BLYN -- The financial meltdown affecting the nation continues to push back the opening of the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe's seven-story hotel and conference center planned… Continue reading

Lower Elwha casino now set to open in February

PORT ANGELES -- The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe will have to wait a little longer to power up its first casino. The 7,000-square-foot building on… Continue reading

More time allowed in attempt to save shuttered KPly mill

PORT ANGELES -- An auction scheduled in January to sell KPly mill's buildings and machinery has been put on hold while a Port Angeles man… Continue reading

A ruff Christmas: Pet food Santa makes the rounds

PORT ANGELES -- The Olympic Peninsula Humane Society extended holiday cheer to man's best friends on Christmas. With a van loaded with bags of dog… Continue reading

Sequim Food Bank president delivers on Christmas

SEQUIM -- Hunger doesn't take a holiday, and so neither does the Sequim Food Bank. Stephen Rosales, food bank president, remained on call on Christmas… Continue reading

Difference between state, local road agencies: salt

After days of sanding and plowing, North Olympic Peninsula highways tended to be clear on Tuesday, while many county and city roads were still packed… Continue reading

Foreclosures, bankruptcies on the rise across Peninsula

Foreclosures and bankruptcy filings in the North Olympic Peninsula continue to rise on the heels of the national home-foreclosure crisis. Both Clallam and Jefferson counties… Continue reading

Woman dies in unusual crash in bank ATM lane

PORT ANGELES -- A 65-year-old woman was found dead, trapped between her van and a drive-through ATM at US Bank on Lincoln Street on Saturday… Continue reading

Gateway under scrutiny: Is there a design flaw?

PORT ANGELES -- City of Port Angeles engineers suspect that cracking that in a foundation wall at The Gateway -- which has held up completion… Continue reading