Tom Callis

Man found guilty of ramming car

PORT ANGELES — Michael J. Moyle was found guilty on all counts stemming from the ramming of his Mustang into another car last April. A… Continue reading

Waves erode spots on Ediz Hook

PORT ANGELES — A combination of high surf and high tides earlier this week have caused substantial erosion on Ediz Hook. The erosion, on the… Continue reading

‘I drive my car fast’: Admitted speeder says he didn’t mean to ram car

PORT ANGELES — Michael J. Moyle likes to drive fast and pass other cars. But he denied in an interview with police that he intentionally… Continue reading

Artifacts pact OK’d for Port Angeles sewer project

PORT ANGELES — The city of Port Angeles has signed a “memorandum of agreement” with tribal, state and federal governments for the handling of archeological… Continue reading

EYE ON OLYMPIA: New traffic fine would fund crime victims’ services

OLYMPIA — A new $10 fine would be levied against drivers who commit a traffic infraction under a bill introduced by a North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council looks at levies as annual retreat looks to future

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles City Council expects to bring a ballot measure before voters later this year, but whether it includes one or… Continue reading

Explosion set for one of Elwha dams today

PORT ANGELES — After nearly four months of chiseling away at Glines Canyon Dam, Barnard Construction is about to try a more explosive method of… Continue reading

Murder trial set for March 12 in Forks killing

PORT ANGELES — Moises Ramirez Matias, who is accused of murdering 18-year-old Laranda Konopaski of Forks, is scheduled to go to trial March 12. The… Continue reading

Snowfall by the numbers: Many spinouts, no serious wrecks and much sand on Peninsula roads [***GALLERY***]

PORT ANGELES — North Olympic Peninsula residents managed to avoid serious injury during last week's snowstorms, despite a total of 83 small vehicle mishaps on… Continue reading

More snow — and freezing rain — on Peninsula [ *** GALLERY *** ]

PORT ANGELES — The first blast of snowy weather of the year on the North Olympic Peninsula refused to go quietly. From Port Townsend to… Continue reading

Tree crashes into Forks house [ *** GALLERY *** ]

FORKS — The winter wonderland provided by this week's snowstorm proved dangerous for one Forks-area resident. Marcia Bingham, executive director of the Forks Chamber of… Continue reading

Port Angeles seeks sale of landfill’s methane gas

PORT ANGELES — City Hall wants to turn its gas into cash. That gas comes in the form of methane from the former Port Angeles… Continue reading

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Parks, recreation department proposed

OLYMPIA — The state Parks and Recreation Commission would become the state Parks and Recreation Department under a bill introduced by a North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Port Angeles finance director to get some of leave overdraw back after repayment [*** LAST of 2-PART SERIES***]

EDITOR'S NOTE — This is the second of a two-part series on the Port Angeles city's cash-out policy. PORT ANGELES — City Finance Director Yvonne… Continue reading

Clallam County Sheriff’s Office probes home fire on state Highway 112

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fire that badly damaged a home west of Port Angeles early Friday morning. The… Continue reading

Port Angeles spends $1.4 million on cash-outs [ *** FIRST OF TWO-PART SERIES ]

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of a two-part series on the Port Angeles city's cash-out policy. PORT ANGELES — When Craig Knutson and Scott… Continue reading

State pollution board ruling sides with Nippon Paper Industries USA biomass project in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The state Pollution Control Hearings Board has sided with Nippon Paper Industries USA in a challenge from several groups, including PT AirWatchers,… Continue reading

State rules Nippon’s biomass project OK

PORT ANGELES — The state Pollution Control Hearings Board has sided with Nippon Paper Industries USA in a challenge to its $71 million biomass energy… Continue reading

Port Angeles Food Bank copes without executive director at helm

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Food Bank is without an executive director, but it is still operating during its usual hours, board members said.… Continue reading

Meet the new owners of the MV Coho ferry [**Gallery**]

Black Ball Ferry Line, which operates the MV Coho ferry between Port Angeles and Victoria, is being purchased by its managers. Black Ball announced that… Continue reading