Tom Callis

Port Angeles, Forks would lower levels of fluoride if new federal rules are adopted

Officials with the cities of Port Angeles and Forks expect they would have to lower the amount of fluoride introduced into municipal drinking water if… Continue reading

Price Ford Lincoln Mercury moving east to larger site

PORT ANGELES -- Price Ford Lincoln Mercury is moving to larger, if not greener, pastures just outside of town. The Port Angeles car dealership is… Continue reading

Sentencing rescheduled in theft from patient with dementia

PORT ANGELES -- A double-jeopardy claim caused the sentencing of a former assisted living center owner who stole from a patient with dementia to be… Continue reading

2011 marathon to be spared from sewer project

PORT ANGELES -- The North Olympic Discovery Marathon won't be impaired this year by the upcoming combined sewer overflow project, the Port Angeles City Council… Continue reading

State Supreme Court wants more information from judge on Stenson death row case

PORT ANGELES -- Double-murderer Darold Stenson's plea for a retrial has once again been kicked back to Clallam County Superior Court. The state Supreme Court… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council lauds city manager, but no changes to his salary

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles City Council thanked Kent Myers on Tuesday for a job well-done but opted for no changes to the city… Continue reading

PUD cool on automated meters like those coming to Port Angeles, used in East Jefferson

PORT ANGELES -- While the city of Port Angeles has wholeheartedly embraced the move to so-called smart meters, the largest utility in Clallam County is… Continue reading

New New Year’s greenhouse regulations could affect Peninsula biomass projects

The federal government's first greenhouse gas regulations, which come into effect today, have caused a stir among some biomass proponents who believe that wood-to-energy projects… Continue reading

Port Angeles Hardwood mill partner to buy out the other

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles Hardwood mill will soon go from two owners to one. Mill President Lindsay Crawford said David Syree, owner of… Continue reading

Boy, 16, sentenced for stealing Halloween candy from trick-or-treater

PORT ANGELES -- A 16-year-old boy will serve 80 hours of community service for snatching a Halloween pillowcase full of candy from a trick-or-treater, a… Continue reading

Fluoride foes consider next move after second denial from Supreme Court

PORT ANGELES -- Anti-fluoride activists are down but not out. The attorney representing Clallam County residents seeking to stop fluoridation of Port Angeles' drinking water… Continue reading

‘Someone’s got to do it’: Christmas just another work day for some

While working a cash register Christmas morning, Trina Cochran saw no reason to have a case of the bah-humbugs. Wearing a Santa hat and a… Continue reading

Auditor’s Office investigating Port Angeles city contracts, ex-officials

PORT ANGELES -- The state Auditor's Office is investigating a compliant filed against the city of Port Angeles. The anonymous complaint asserts potential conflicts of… Continue reading

Fishermen spend 7 hours lost in woods near Forks

FORKS -- Will Newman is the first to admit that he should have known better. The 36-year-old Chicago man spent about seven hours Wednesday with… Continue reading

‘This is the spirit of Port Angeles’: Full-access Hurricane Ridge begins with mile-high ceremony [**Gallery**]

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- After four months of waiting, it has finally happened. The limited extended weekend schedule for Hurricane Ridge during late fall and… Continue reading

Accused Clallam County treasury thief faces 20 years in prison

PORT ANGELES -- A woman accused of stealing $617,467 in public funds through the Clallam County Treasurer's Office could face up to 20 years in… Continue reading

Dixieland silenced: Jazz in the Olympics festival canceled — for good

PORT ANGELES -- The Jazz in the Olympics festival is no more. Festival Director Gary Sorenson announced Friday that the Jazz in the Olympics Society… Continue reading

Giant oil spill in Port Angeles 25 years ago provides lessons used now [**Gallery**]

PORT ANGELES -- Twenty-five years ago Tuesday, environmental tragedy struck the North Olympic Peninsula. The Arco Anchorage, carrying 814,000 barrels of Alaskan crude oil, ran… Continue reading

Big crowd protests proposed Lake Sutherland fishing moratorium

PORT ANGELES -- An overflow crowd of about 125 people gave a thumbs-down to including Lake Sutherland in a state Fish and Wildlife proposal to… Continue reading

Deluge sends 15 millions gallons of stormwater, sewage into Port Angeles Harbor; water warning issued

PORT ANGELES -- The recent rainstorm has caused a flood of a different kind. A river of untreated sewage and stormwater dumped into Port Angeles… Continue reading