Brian Gawley

Newcomers shine in Port Angeles City Council races

PORT ANGELES - Two new faces on the City Council seem assured, while a third is likely. Tuesday's ballot count showed that, in the Position… Continue reading

Teen arrested in string of espresso stand tip jar thefts

PORT ANGELES - A 17-year-old boy was arrested Saturday morning in connection with the theft of tip jars from four drive-through espresso stands in Port… Continue reading

Gateway project to close part of Lincoln Street

PORT ANGELES - The portion of Lincoln Street between Front Street and Harbor Towne Mall will close to vehicle and pedestrian traffic Nov. 8-10 and… Continue reading

Demolition done, new bridge over Tumwater Creek begins

PORT ANGELES - Out with the old, and bring in the new - a full two months before New Year's Day. Concrete was poured Thursday… Continue reading

Parks board passes ‘bubble’ building proposal to City Council

PORT ANGELES - A plan to acquire an inflatable building big enough to cover a football field received a nod from a city parks advisory… Continue reading

First meeting tonight on proposed ‘bubble’ sports facility for Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES - The air-supported building for indoor tennis and soccer matches - the subject of a special parks board meeting tonight - looks like… Continue reading

Such a deal: Port Angeles indoor tennis-soccer field house could come on the cheap

PORT ANGELES - Backers of an indoor field house for soccer and tennis - stalled around the time voters sacked a municipal aquatics center proposal… Continue reading

Clallam firefighters assigned to help with big San Diego-area fire

CHINO, Calif. - Sequim-area firefighters were headed on Saturday toward the Harris fire southeast of San Diego. "We will be on a 24-hour mission, mopping… Continue reading

Port Angeles downtown sidewalk and water main project starts Monday morning

PORT ANGELES - The city's busy downtown is about to get just a little bit busier. The $2,418,737 third phase of the city's downtown sidewalk… Continue reading

Smoky fire in illegal dump seen for miles

PORT ANGELES - About 20 firefighters from four agencies battled a brush and tire fire at an illegal dump site off Eclipse Parkway in Port… Continue reading

Peninsula fire crews deployed to Southern California

Firefighters from the North Olympic Peninsula are helping battle blazes in Southern California. Firefighters are from the Olympic National Park, the Olympic National Forest and… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council sells City Light building, votes to close off part of Cherry Street

PORT ANGELES - The City Council unanimously approved selling the City Light building at 240 W. Front St. to Family Medicine of Port Angeles for… Continue reading

Signs and equipment arrive Monday for downtown water main project in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Warning signs will begin going up and construction equipment and materials will start arriving Monday for the city’s downtown water main and… Continue reading

State eager to focus on Rayonier site cleanup, Ecology official says

PORT ANGELES - Events such as Thursday's "community vision" meeting on the former Rayonier mill property exemplify the state wanting to clean up the site… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles trying to be more efficient, director says in discussing firings of two longtime managers

PORT ANGELES - Monday's termination of two longtime port employees was part of a larger effort to streamline the agency and focus its efforts on… Continue reading

Portac idling sawmill for one week

BEAVER - Portac Inc.'s sawmill on Wednesday began a shutdown of at least one week because it's operating at a loss, said a company official.… Continue reading

Two longtime Port of Port Angeles staff let go

PORT ANGELES - The Port of Port Angeles has terminated two longtime, high-level employees. Pat Dejas, properties manager - who oversaw at least 33 tenants… Continue reading

Lawsuit over cats ‘groundless,’ veterinarian says

PORT ANGELES - One of the two veterinarians named in a lawsuit of a woman whose 31 cats were seized said on Friday that she… Continue reading

Port Angeles begins public part of Rayonier vision process

PORT ANGELES - City officials have heard stakeholders' ideas for redeveloping the site of the former Rayonier pulp mill after it is cleaned of toxic… Continue reading

Victoria mayor says Coho may stay put

PORT ANGELES - Victoria Mayor Alan Lowe said Friday that opponents of moving the MV Coho ferry terminal - along with those opposed to another… Continue reading