Tom Callis

Patches of Port Angeles’ Olympic Discovery Trail trail to be fixed by end of year

PORT ANGELES — Storm-battered sections of Olympic Discovery Trail east of Port Angeles are expected to be fixed by the end of the year. The… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center workers can’t strike yet, judge rules

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center workers in a labor dispute with management will not be allowed to strike until a court rules on whether… Continue reading

Some 200 applaud Bradley, Dicks, Skerritt at pre-ceremony gala

PORT ANGELES — Nineteen years later, former Sen. Bill Bradley remembers vividly the testimony given by four Lower Elwha Klallam women in support of freeing… Continue reading

Scientists consider dams’ impact on river

Long thought tamed, the Elwha River is proving to hold a few last surprises for scientists. The river, despite being dammed for nearly a century,… Continue reading

Tribal elders tell stories of river, fish

PORT ANGELES — Bernice Anderson and Adeline Smith have never witnessed an Elwha River free of man-made obstructions. Yet the two Lower Elwha Klallam elders… Continue reading

Whack! Whack! Whack! Hammer punches a hole in Glines Canyon dam as demolition begins [**Video**]

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The Elwha River Valley echoed with the abrasive sound of machinery Thursday as an excavator chipped away at the top of… Continue reading

Dam removal work begins: First chip out of taller Glines Canyon Dam this morning

PORT ANGELES — History will be made today as the largest dam removal in the nation's history begins on the Elwha River. An excavator equipped… Continue reading

State agency dings Port of Port Angeles over sprint track water

PORT ANGELES — The Port of Port Angeles illegally granted A2Z Enterprises use of a manmade pond to fill a new four-acre sprint boat track… Continue reading

State attorney who prosecuted Betts to take over evidence case involving missing Clallam County cash

PORT ANGELES — The man who put Catherine Betts behind bars is prosecuting another former Clallam County employee accused of stealing from the public. Scott… Continue reading

It begins! It finally begins — Elwha dams’ removal starts Thursday

PORT ANGELES — The Elwha River will begin to be freed this week when workers start to take "a little off the top" of the… Continue reading

Brothers Wilderness fire along Duckabush up to 850 acres

OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST — The Big Hump fire grew to 850 acres Saturday as crews increased helicopter water drops. The fire, restricted mostly to the… Continue reading

9/11: Ground Zero artifact being rushed to Sequim for today’s noon ceremony

SEQUIM — A truck carry­ing an 843-pound World Trade Center artifact is expected to arrive today in Sequim in time for the 10th anniversary of… Continue reading

Port Angeles cuts budget deficit

PORT ANGELES — City staff said they have more than halved the 2012 projected deficit after a first round of budget cuts. Port Angeles city… Continue reading

Questions surface about Nippon’s alleged influence on Port Angeles panel

PORT ANGELES — The size of the city’s Utility Advisory Committee may be expanded after a City Council member said its current setup may appear… Continue reading

Lower Elwha Klallam tribe to auction off dam artifacts

PORT ANGELES — Bits of Elwha River Dam history will be up for grabs next week. The Lower Elwha Klall­am tribe will auction several items… Continue reading

Port Angeles council votes for contract to unplug Valley Creek culvert

PORT ANGELES — A buildup of sediment in a culvert at Valley Creek puts the stream at risk of flooding during the upcoming fall and… Continue reading

ELWHA DAM REMOVALS: Researchers use giant fish weir to study salmon

PORT ANGELES — For nearly 100 years, the Elwha Dam has proven to be a worthy adversary for spawning salmon. Its impenetrable 108-foot wall has… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ 2012 budget deficit could hinder some plans, but water development project to go through

PORT ANGELES — The city of Port Angeles' $900,000 estimated deficit for next year is not expected to hinder its waterfront redevelopment plans, though street… Continue reading

Port Angeles city electricity bills likely to rise next year

PORT ANGELES — Electrical power bills for Port Angeles residents are expected to increase next year for all but the city’s low-income disabled customers. The… Continue reading

Cinema rediscovered: New owners uncover remnants of old Elwha Theatre [**Gallery**]

PORT ANGELES — When the owners of Captain T's Shirt Shoppe bought a new downtown building for their business in April, they thought they were… Continue reading