Brian Gawley

Port Angeles: Port’s proposed washdown site faces final environmental comment period

PORT ANGELES -- A long-awaited environmental permit for the Port of Port Angeles' proposed vessel washdown site could be fewer than three weeks away. The… Continue reading

Timber trust plan should emphasize revenue priority, DNR told at Peninsula meeting

PORT ANGELES -- When the 1992 Forest Resource Plan is updated by the Department of Natural Resources next year, it should emphasize that the state's… Continue reading

Port Angeles: State buys graving yard site from Port for $4.84 million

PORT ANGELES -- The state Department of Transportation will pay $4.84 million to buy the 22.4-acre Marine Drive graving yard site from the Port of… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Two city officials to travel to Indonesia for exchange program

PORT ANGELES -- Two top city officials will travel to Indonesia for one week in April as part of a federally funded goodwill program. City… Continue reading

Boy, 13, commits suicide in Joyce school classroom

JOYCE -- A 13-year-old boy shot and killed himself Wednesday morning before about 18 students in a classroom at Crescent School. His family, friends, fellow… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City Council picks Eighth Street bridge design

PORT ANGELES -- The future Eighth Street bridges will sweep across Valley and Tumwater creeks with angled supports jutting out of the ravines' walls. The… Continue reading

Peninsula: 24th District lawmakers happy with legislative session’s results

OLYMPIA -- This year's legislative session was short but still beneficial for the North Olympic Peninsula, say two of the area's three lawmakers. "I thought… Continue reading

Legislature passes pair of bills with Peninsula roots just before adjournment

A pair of bills that passed the Legislature at the last minute could mean an expansion of three volunteer community health clinics on the North… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Morse Creek hydroelectric plant might restart this week

PORT ANGELES -- The city's Morse Creek hydroelectric plant might be restarted this week after dormancy for more than six years. The city has received… Continue reading

West End: State Highway 112 construction closure could come after Labor Day

A fish culvert construction project that will close state Highway 112 for six weeks could be postponed until after Labor Day. John Hart, project engineer… Continue reading

Joyce-area residents offer suggestions for safer Highway 112

JOYCE -- More pullouts, more left turn lanes, a more visible police presence, better shoulders, poles moved off the roadway and moving a bus stop… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port executive director interviews set for mid-June

PORT ANGELES -- Final interviews for Port of Port Angeles executive director candidates would be held in mid-June according to a search schedule presented to… Continue reading

Olympia: Volunteer doc bills die in Senate adjournment but could rise again

OLYMPIA -- Two bills sponsored by House Majority Leader Lynn Kessler, D-Hoquiam, to make it easier for retired doctors and nurses to volunteer their services… Continue reading

Former Port Angeles priests make up one third of sex abuse allegations

The Rev. James McGreal and the Rev. Paul Conn, Roman Catholic priests who once served in Port Angeles, were responsible for more than one-third of… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Former Old Fellows building to get a lift — literally

PORT ANGELES -- The former IOOF building at 314 W. Front St. will undergo a major overhaul this year, thanks to its new owner, artist… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Bear captured on Mount Angeles Road; released 20 miles away

PORT ANGELES -- A young adult black bear -- estimated between 150 and 175 pounds -- was captured in a trap Thursday morning on Mount… Continue reading

Kalakala might begin its journey this weekend

The long-awaited journey of the historical 1935 ferry Kalakala from its Lake Union moorage in Seattle to Neah Bay could begin in a few days.… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City attorney list pared to 10 applicants, including councilwoman

PORT ANGELES -- The list of applicants to replace retiring City Attorney Craig Knutson has been pared from the original 21 to 10, including a… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City attorney hopes to enjoy area after retirement

PORT ANGELES -- Craig Knutson moved here 27 years ago because he always had liked the area, which he visited often while living in Seattle.… Continue reading

Kalakala journey hinges on finding tugboat

PORT ANGELES -- Two gigantic "ifs" are standing in the way of this weekend's plan to tow the historical Kalakala ferry from Seattle to Neah… Continue reading