In response to a voter-approved initiative to decrease car tab fees, the Kalama City Council is holding a workshop next month on a plan to ask voters to approve a sales tax for street repairs.

Portland police Wednesday arrested a man suspected of burglarizing a Longview jewelry store after he allegedly tried to pawn some of the stolen items, according to a Longview PD release.

Following a successful opener on Valentine's Day, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife approved another one-day recreational smelt fishery on the Cowlitz River for Wednesday Feb. 26.

Two Lower Columbia College welders will unveil a new sculpture 11 a.m. Saturday in a public ceremony in Downtown Longview at the corner of Commerce Avenue and Vandercook Way.

Monticello Middle School students raised more than $1,000 to help Longview cancer patient Kylee Jacobson complete her bucket list.

Traffic is flowing smoothly along State Route 4 west of Cathlamet as slide cleanup continues, according to state transportation officials.

Speaking to a crowd of Toutle Lake first graders, Longview Police officer Adam Surface poses a question: Why should you wear a bike helmet?

Cowlitz County sheriff’s deputies found and arrested a shoplifting suspect who led authorities on a high-speed chase before crashing near the Toutle River Bridge on Interstate 5 and fleeing on foot Wednesday night.

Two pulp and paper union locals representing nearly 300 workers will begin contract negotiations next week with Nippon Dynawave, and the talks may be thorny.

Ballots were mailed to voters on Friday for the March 10 Washington presidential primary election, which local officials predict could have record turnout.