Tom Callis

Update: Port Angeles attorney, announced prosecutor candidate, allegedly brandished knife at Sea-Tac airport before arrest

The Clallam County Sheriff's Office confirmed today that an announced hopeful for the top prosecutor post in Clallam County was arrested Monday at Seattle-Tacoma International… Continue reading

Lumber industry hopeful . . . but realistic

This year is supposed to see the start of a slow, steady recovery for the lumber industry, but managers of North Olympic Peninsula mills say… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council to consider capital projects

PORT ANGELES -- For the first time in about eight years, the city does not have surplus funds to allocate to capital projects, said Public… Continue reading

State won’t charge prosecuting attorney hopeful over sexual misconduct accusations

PORT ANGELES -- An attorney who is campaigning to be Clallam County's next top criminal prosecutor won't face charges stemming from an ex-client's accusations of… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council split over trail bridge consultant

PORT ANGELES -- The Dry Creek bridge project came under scrutiny once again by members of the City Council during discussion of a contract amendment… Continue reading

Could a pedicab or two roll through downtown Port Angeles?

PORT ANGELES -- They can be seen in Victoria and Seattle, but now pedicabs may be coming to Port Angeles. Port Angeles resident Ming Chang… Continue reading

Clallam senior planner to seek treasurer post

PORT ANGELES -- Selinda Barkhuis, a senior planner with the Clallam County Department of Community Development, announced Tuesday she will challenge county Treasurer Judy Scott… Continue reading

Port Angeles attorney, announced candidate, investigated for sexual harassment

PORT ANGELES -- David Fox, a Port Angeles attorney and announced candidate for Clallam County prosecuting attorney, is under investigation after a client said he… Continue reading

Double-murder convict’s stay of execution lapses Aug. 25

PORT ANGELES -- The stay of execution for convicted double-murderer Darold Stenson will lapse in three months. Clallam County Superior Court Judge Ken Williams on… Continue reading

Man awaiting trial for police chase accused of assaulting cellmate

PORT ANGELES -- A Clallam County jail inmate told officers that he was purging himself of evil when they found him early Sunday morning naked… Continue reading

War-wounded find peace in fishing at Healing Waters event

PORT ANGELES -- While standing on the bank of a pond, his hands gently holding a fly-fishing rod and line, Richard Lester felt worlds apart… Continue reading

More phone scams, more people lose money

PORT ANGELES -- A phone scam that began in February has ramped up again, and has claimed three more victims. Strait-View Credit Union Vice President… Continue reading

What $24,000 Clallam County economic action plan will say

PORT ANGELES -- An economic development plan for Clallam County -- the product of a $24,000 consultant-fee and a round of meetings -- is complete.… Continue reading

Port Angeles log-hauler quits after 38 years

PORT ANGELES -- Band Trucking's rigs will no longer be seen hauling logs on the North Olympic Peninsula. The Port Angeles-based company, which employed 19… Continue reading

Port Angeles councilman wants city law against branding children

PORT ANGELES -- City Council member Max Mania wants the city to send a clear message that branding children is not OK in Port Angeles.… Continue reading

Port Angeles clinic seeks more local fund support for uninsured

PORT ANGELES -- The head of Volunteers in Medicine of the Olympics said the clinic is in need of more local financial support if it… Continue reading

Trial scheduled next month in case of money missing from sheriff’s evidence room

PORT ANGELES -- A former Clallam County Sheriff's Office evidence technician will be tried next month on charges that she allegedly stole thousands of dollars… Continue reading

Temporary boiler arrives at Peninsula Plywood mill

PORT ANGELES -- The Peninsula Plywood mill is expected to be fully operational again by the end of the week, thanks to a boiler that… Continue reading

Man who led police on 44-mile chase passes mental evaluation; trial set for June 29

PORT ANGELES -- The man who led police on a 44-mile highway chase in April will stand trial after being deemed mentally competent. The trial… Continue reading

Peninsula unemployment takes biggest decline since early 1990s

The North Olympic Peninsula last month saw its largest drop in unemployment since the early 1990s. Clallam County's jobless rate dropped from 11.2 percent in… Continue reading