Tom Callis

Meetings begin as Lincoln Park tree clearcut considered

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles residents will be asked to go to the drawing board later this month to say how they would like to… Continue reading

Port Angeles council delays action on Peninsula Plywood’s payback

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula Plywood will have until December at the earliest to begin repaying the nearly $300,000 it owes the city of Port Angeles… Continue reading

Port Angeles council OKs $8-per-month utility rate increase

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved new utility rates that will cost most residents on average $8 more per month… Continue reading

Lawsuit filed in mountain goat death in Olympic National Park

The family of Bob Boardman, who was killed by a mountain goat in Olympic National Park on Oct. 16, 2010, filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against… Continue reading

Proponent of wolves tell Port Angeles area chamber animals would help ecosystem, local economy

PORT ANGELES — Gray wolves could be good for Olympic National Park and the local economy, a National Parks Conservation Association staff member told the… Continue reading

Family, friends recall life of slain woman in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Jennifer Danielle Pimentel was remembered Saturday as a giving, strong-willed woman who easily earned the admiration of those she met. About 350… Continue reading

Grieving mother looks to former Port Angeles B&B as getaway for fallen soldiers’ families

PORT ANGELES — Betsy Reed Schultz knows all too well how it feels to lose a loved one in the armed forces. There's the overwhelming… Continue reading

Two accused of murder of Pimentel plead not guilty

PORT ANGELES — Two people charged in the death of Jennifer Pimentel pleaded not guilty to separate charges of second-degree murder and first-degree rendering criminal… Continue reading

Nippon won’t be charged base electrical rate, Port Angeles council decides

PORT ANGELES — The Nippon paper mill should continue not paying an electrical base rate, the Port Angeles City Council decided Tuesday. The mill at… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council considering whether to seek property tax levy

PORT ANGELES — Voters can expect to be asked to approve a new property tax levy sometime next year to fund the city’s waterfront redevelopment… Continue reading

Port Angeles pool plan: Upgrade, rid debt, no tax hike

PORT ANGELES — The William Shore Memorial Pool District plans to invest nearly $800,000 into Port Angeles' public swimming pool and pay off its debt… Continue reading

Jobless rate falls in Clallam; Jefferson idles

The unemployment rate dropped from 9.7 percent to 9.5 percent in Clallam County last month, while it stayed steady in Jefferson County at 9.1 percent.… Continue reading

Bail set for pair accused of killing former Port Angeles woman

PORT ANGELES — Bail was set at $1 million Friday for Kevin A. Bradfield, accused of strangling Jennifer Pimentel to death as she cried, “Stop,… Continue reading

Courtroom packed with grieving friends, family

PORT ANGELES — “He’s a killer. He’s a killer,” Ronalee Pimentel cried out as she sobbed heavily in a Clallam County courtroom Friday. Ronalee Pimentel… Continue reading

Former Sheriff’s Office employee guilty; second county worker convicted of stealing public funds this year

PORT ANGELES — Staci L. Allison last week became the second former Clallam County employee this year to be found guilty of pocketing money while… Continue reading

Verbal abuse — then strangulation: Pair suspected of death yelled at victim for weeks, fiance says

PORT ANGELES — The violent attack that ended Jennifer Pimentel's life was the culmination of weeks of verbal abuse, according to her fiance. Mike Malvey… Continue reading

Wreck briefly closes Hood Canal Bridge

HOOD CANAL — The Hood Canal Bridge was closed for about 30 minutes Friday after a 62-year-old Sequim man drove through a barrier arm. Thomas… Continue reading

Co-pilot of Coast Guard copter that crashed off LaPush faces homicide charge

LAPUSH — The lone survivor in a July 2010 Coast Guard helicopter crash off LaPush has been charged with five violations of the Uniform Code… Continue reading

Two seeking re-election to Port Angeles City Council say Harbor-Works a mistake

PORT ANGELES — Mayor Dan Di Guilio and Deputy Mayor Don Perry said during a candidate forum Wednesday that they made a mistake by voting… Continue reading

Port Angeles council opposes Spruce Railroad Trail plan

PORT ANGELES — The city of Port Angeles has joined the chorus of local governments who say Olympic National Park’s proposed plan for expanding the… Continue reading