The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved a one-day recreational smelt fishery in the Cowlitz River from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 18. The decision follows ...

The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday the first — and potentially only — day of this year’s Cowlitz River recreational smelt fishery: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday.

State lawmakers are optimistic they can pass a fix before drug possession laws sunset in July. Cowlitz police brass says they don’t want to chance it. While Washington lawmakers prepare for a special ...

The Cowlitz Indian Tribe announced Friday it’s the official owner of Columbia River Mental Health Services’ NorthStar Clinic, settling negotiations that began last year after the nonprofit faced finan ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Cowlitz Complex, a collection of 21 small, active wildfires burning in steep terrain in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in a 20-mile radius around the small town of Randle, ...

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 ...

The county’s Board of Commissioners this month decided to discontinue a sales tax that pays for a slew of initiatives that assist people struggling with drug use and behavioral health. Adam Pithan, a ...

A case of mistaken identity helped a Cowlitz County, Washington, prison inmate temporarily escape the long arm of the law. The inmate, Brian Francisco Roman, has since been recaptured. Mr. Roman, who ...