Brian Gawley

Sol Duc River bridge closed for repairs

SAPPHO -- The Sol Duc River bridge is closed to commercial vehicles until at least Thursday afternoon for emergency repairs after an unidentified overheight vehicle… Continue reading

Departing city manager looks back on Port Angeles tenure

PORT ANGELES -- He arrived six years ago, not long after Rayonier Inc. shuttered its waterfront pulp mill and the city was figuring out how… Continue reading

Port Angeles parks and recreation director resigns

PORT ANGELES -- Allan Goff, the city's deputy director of recreation since February, resigned Friday to devote more time to private business interests. City Public… Continue reading

Forks mayor blasts judge’s timber decision

FORKS -- A King County judge's decision Tuesday throwing out the 10-year sustainable harvest calculation by the state Department of Natural Resources could jeopardize the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Police hunt suspect in BB gun shooting

PORT ANGELES -- Police are searching for a young male who shot a juvenile male with a BB gun Saturday night at the Dream Playground,… Continue reading

Port Angeles city manager leaving for Florida job

PORT ANGELES -- After six years at the helm, City Manager Mike Quinn is leaving in mid-October to take the reins of city government in… Continue reading

Port Angeles sawmill gets 60 applicants before noon

PORT ANGELES -- The lure of 95 well-paying jobs at the Port Angeles Hardwood LLC sawmill attracted 60 applicants before noon Tuesday at the Clallam… Continue reading

PA City Council eyes long meeting tonight

PORT ANGELES -- The City Council could be burning the midnight oil tonight with an agenda that includes three public hearings. City Attorney Bill Bloor… Continue reading

Judge dismisses Port Angeles anti-fluoridation lawsuit

PORT ANGELES -- A lawsuit challenging the city's public water fluoridation project was dismissed Thursday by Jefferson County Superior Court Judge Craddock Verser. The lawsuit… Continue reading

Port Angeles Skate Park open house Saturday

PORT ANGELES -- What began more than three years ago as a presentation to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission finally becomes a concrete reality… Continue reading

Clallam PUD eyes stronger water curbs if Morse Creek flow drops

PORT ANGELES -- Fairview Water System customers could face mandatory outdoor water restrictions and indoor conservation if the streamflow in Morse Creek drops below 25… Continue reading

Huge cruise ship to make May 2006 stop in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- A 1,600-passenger Holland America Line Inc. cruise ship, MS Ryndam, will make a scheduled stop here in May 2006. Holland America received… Continue reading

Everything set for Sept. 3 Port Angeles Skate Park open house

PORT ANGELES -- Labor Day weekend might mark the traditional end of summer for area youth, but it will be the beginning of fun for… Continue reading

Rising gas prices not boosting Peninsula transit ridership

Few Peninsula residents appear to be giving up their cars for public transit in reaction to increasing gas prices, according to Clallam and Jefferson transit… Continue reading

Dam water not a solution to Port Angeles water shortage

PORT ANGELES -- The water in Lake Mills behind Glines Canyon Dam and Lake Aldwell behind Lower Elwha Dam is not a solution to the… Continue reading

Both sides appeal Port Angeles Farmers Market decision to set up a trial-like hearing before City Council

PORT ANGELES -- The Planning Commission's Aug. 11 decision to allow closure of one block of Laurel Street for the Saturday downtown Farmers Market satisfied… Continue reading

Port Angeles declares “serious” water shortage, urges conservation

PORT ANGELES -- The city declared a Stage 2, or "serious," water shortage Monday due to low flows in the Elwha River, the main source… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City to conduct youth skateboard classes

PORT ANGELES -- Port Angeles is getting a new skateboard park on Labor Day weekend. Now come the classes to complement it. A pilot youth… Continue reading

Port Angeles continues electricity rate hike hearing to Sept. 6

PORT ANGELES -- Tuesday's public hearing on a proposed 9.8 percent electricity rate increase was continued until the City Council's Sept. 6 meeting. The new… Continue reading

New sawmill taking applications in three weeks

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles Hardwood LLC sawmill under construction at Eclipse Industrial Park will begin taking employment applications Sept. 6, said Gary Cantrell,… Continue reading