Tom Callis

Port Angeles Speedway shuts down; financial difficulties to blame [**GALLERY**]

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Speedway — for decades the place to go for the thunder of car racing, demolition derbies and other motor… Continue reading

Study to determine cost of old Port Angeles fire hall repair

PORT ANGELES — The building obviously has seen better days. Its insides are gutted, and rust and blotches of faded paint and metal have become… Continue reading

Peninsula College slashes positions, programs

PORT ANGELES — The state's budget ax is once again falling on Peninsula College. In response to an expected loss of 
$1.7 million in state… Continue reading

Port Angeles council votes against hearing appeal of conditional shoreline development permits

PORT ANGELES — The City Council removed the local-level appeal of conditional shoreline development permits Tuesday, a move that cuts short an appeal to the… Continue reading

Port Angeles fugitive arrested in Seattle

PORT ANGELES — Seattle police arrested a wanted Port Angeles man Sunday 17 months after he fled from Clallam County. Larry Marshall Worley III, 28,… Continue reading

EYE ON OLYMPIA: State lawmakers pass slew of bills

OLYMPIA — State lawmakers were busy passing bills last week, with three introduced by North Olympic Peninsula representatives making it out of the House. That… Continue reading

Fuel cleanup south of Forks expected to finish today

FORKS — Workers expect to finish today cleaning up a diesel fuel spill along U.S. Highway 101 on land owned by the Hoh tribe, said… Continue reading

More collaboration goal of Port Angeles Victoria officials

VICTORIA — The meeting started with a Native American greeting and a Twilight joke and ended with what appeared to be a strong desire of… Continue reading

New federal air pollution regulations a challenge for Nippon paper mill

PORT ANGELES — It will be a challenge for the Nippon paper mill to meet new federal air pollution rules for its planned biomass cogeneration… Continue reading

Skier lost on Klahane Ridge safe

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A cross-country skier lost on Klahane Ridge was led to safety Saturday by the Hurricane Ridge Ski Patrol. The unidentified man… Continue reading

No snow today? Forecasters say clouds will clear, but cold will remain [**GALLERY**]

Forecasters expect North Olympic Peninsula residents to have a chance to dig themselves out of this week's snowstorm today after the lowlands were blanketed with… Continue reading

Spilled diesel flows into wetlands, creek 25 miles south of Forks

FORKS — Diesel fuel spilled from a tanker truck Wednesday has reached wetlands and an unnamed creek on Hoh tribal land, the state Department of… Continue reading

Port Angeles historical district meeting postponed

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles will have to wait until next month to find out if it will be the host of a historical district.… Continue reading

Snow may cause delay of First Street work in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Work on the First Street stormwater project may have to be delayed until next week because of heavy snowfall. Crews were scheduled… Continue reading

Truck overturns, spills 3,500 gallons of fuel south of Forks

FORKS — A Pettit Oil truck veered off U.S. Highway 101 about 25 miles south of Forks on Wednesday morning, causing its trailer to overturn… Continue reading

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Change to park fee bill likely due to criticism

OLYMPIA — A bill to charge a fee for parking at state parks and other recreation areas will likely be changed in response to recent… Continue reading

Ex-assisted-living owner seeking a dismissal of theft, money-laundering case in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The attorney for Rhonda Goudie, a former assisted-living facility owner convicted of stealing $7,000 from a patient with dementia, is seeking to… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ $10 million check to stay uncashed while sewerage project challenged

PORT ANGELES — City Hall was notified Friday that it will soon receive a big check from the state Department of Ecology — $10 million… Continue reading

Port Angeles can’t reach deal to open private parking lot during stormwater project

PORT ANGELES — Parking outside the former Gottschalks building will remain kind of, sort of off-limits during the First Street stormwater project that begins this… Continue reading

Like? Port Angeles City Hall to enter online social media

PORT ANGELES — Facebook users will soon be able to “fan” three city of Port Angeles departments. After the City Council adopted a social media… Continue reading