Brian Gawley

Port Angeles: Serenity House hosts annual Thanksgiving feast

PORT ANGELES -- The staff took the day off Thursday as more than 30 volunteers prepared, served and cleaned up at Serenity House's 19th annual… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Fatality closes U.S. 101, causes huge traffic backup

PORT ANGELES -- A local woman was killed Wednesday afternoon when she was struck by a car while trying to cross U.S. Highway 101. The… Continue reading

Cantwell vows to seek increased Medicare reimbursements

PORT ANGELES -- Sen. Maria Cantwell pledged Tuesday to seek increased Medicare reimbursements for hospitals, but said health care providers must document related cuts in… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port board concerned stormwater issue could hold up major projects

PORT ANGELES -- Port and city officials must work out stormwater-disposal issues quickly to prevent holding up two big job-producing projects on the waterfront, Port… Continue reading

Developer confident on Port Angeles hotel/conference center

PORT ANGELES -- Developer Randal Jay Ehm is confident his Oak Street hotel and conference center project will be built -- now that its shoreline… Continue reading

Port Angeles: State quickly begins pursuing permits for graving yard

The state Department of Transportation has begun pursuing the environmental permits necessary to build a multimillion-dollar facility in Port Angeles to construct pontoons and anchors… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Area elated as state selects Port for graving yard facility

PORT ANGELES -- A loud and collective "That's great!" greeted the announcement Tuesday that Port Angeles was selected for a multimillion-dollar project to build concrete… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port will provide land for graving – — – with conditions

PORT ANGELES -- If the state wants to build a "graving dock yard" at the Port of Port Angeles, the Port will make property available… Continue reading

Pursuit of justice: Law enforcement agencies grapple with decision to chase

Editor's Note: This is the second of two parts on North Olympic Peninsula law enforcement pursuits and policies. High-speed pursuits are a liability for law… Continue reading

Peninsula: Police pursuits not limited to open highway

JOYCE -- National statistics show about one-third of police chases result in crashes and one in five ends with someone getting hurt. Joyce was the… Continue reading

Port Angeles: City may scale back animal control

PORT ANGELES -- Faced with flat revenues and increasing costs, city officials are proposing to follow Clallam County's lead and cut back dedicated animal control… Continue reading

Pursuit of Justice: High-speed chases test law enforcement officials

A staple of any cops-and-robbers movie is the spectacular car chase scene, with its blaring sirens, screeching tires, daring maneuvers, close calls and a trail… Continue reading

West End: First buoy placed in wave energy project

NEAH BAY -- AquaEnergy Group Ltd. has moored its first buoy in an experimental wave energy system being developed off Waatch Point. If successful, the… Continue reading

Clallam: Doherty wins re-election as county commissioner; other finals in

PORT ANGELES -- Incumbent Clallam County Commissioner Mike Doherty has won re-election to a new four-year term, edging past Phil Kitchel with 284 votes. As… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Port sets property tax rate

PORT ANGELES -- The Port will collect an estimated $1,039,937 in property tax in 2003, enough to pay its debt service and still have money… Continue reading

Four fishermen escape rapidly rising Elwha River

PORT ANGELES -- Four fishermen escaped a rapidly rising Elwha River on Tuesday afternoon, two by wading out and the other two courtesy of a… Continue reading

PA audience told to remember veterans and their stories

PORT ANGELES -- More than 800 people gathered Monday to remember veterans of the nation's wars during the North Olympic Peninsula's Veterans Day observance at… Continue reading

Clallam: Doherty comes back to lead Kitchel by 72 votes

PORT ANGELES -- It's not over yet, but the lead has changed in the too-close-to-call race for Clallam County District 3 commissioner. Mike Doherty, D-Port… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Possible Northland sale won’t affect new city franchise pact

PORT ANGELES -- The potential sale of Northland Cable Television to a Bellevue investor won't affect the company's franchise agreement with the city, city Power… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Panel accepts newest conference center marketing plan

PORT ANGELES -- A revised marketing plan for the proposed Oak Street hotel and conference center was accepted by the city's Lodging Tax Advisory Committee… Continue reading