During its first meeting of 2026, the Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments (CWCOG) moved to approve the recommendations "as presented for the 2026 calendar year" for the 2026 Board Officer and ...

A Kelso man who's spent at least a decade working in local schools is barred from contacting people under 18 in the wake of his Tuesday arrest on suspicion of possessing and distributing child porn.

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COWLITZ COUNTY, Wash. — Firefighters responded to a shop fire early Sunday morning in Washington, according to Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue. Crews were dispatched around 4:21 a.m. to the 400 block of ...

COWLITZ COUNTY, Wash. (KATU) — Firefighters from Cowlitz Fire & Rescue responded to a shop fire early Sunday morning on the 400 block of Moilanen Road. The fire, reported at 4:21 a.m., was contained ...

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A Cowlitz County homicide investigation netted one arrest last week after a suspect admitted to killing someone on his property. On Dec. 16, at 6:53 p.m., Cowlitz 911 received a “suspicious ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — New details have emerged in the case of a Cowlitz County man who allegedly killed someone and hid the body on his property. The Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office has identified ...

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Leaders around Cowlitz County said that sediment from Mount St. Helens worsened flooding along the Cowlitz River and called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to start dredging it — a request the ...