Castle Rock News

Plans for a trail extending south of Castle Rock are getting more ambitious. In May, The Cowlitz County Trails Committee and Cowlitz on the Move unveiled a proposal for a 13-mile loop connecting Castle Rock and ...

A Kelso man severely injured in a motorcycle wreck last week has been moved out of intensive care but is expected to remain hospitalized for three or four months, his family said Monday.

In an effort to connect a dead-end road into the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument with U.S. Highway 12, a Toutle business owner is again talking with local governments and conservationist groups ...

Longview,WA,USA A Portland entrepreneur has resolved a potentially costly dispute with Cowlitz County over his yet-to-open RV park north of Castle Rock.

A Spanaway family's long wait for their missing son has come to a tragic end, and investigators believe the man died at the hands of his own friend.

Officials believe they've solved half of a Cowlitz County mystery that began when the remains of two men were discovered in one day last week.

"It's heart wrenching to see this happen," Sgt. Lynne Benton with the Gladstone Police Department said.

A police chase that started Wednesday morning near Kent and ended at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma resulted in one arrest and the seizure... A police chase that started Wednesday morning near Kent and ...

A worker discovered the body of a possible homicide victim about 10:40 a.m. today near Castle Rock, the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office said.

Two bodies have been found in Cowlitz County in what sheriff's deputies say appear to be unrelated cases.

A person who appeared to have died suspiciously was discovered in Castle Rock on Tuesday, deputies said.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008 By ERIK ROBINSON, Columbian Staff Writer Another wind energy company has jumped into the sweepstakes to build a wind farm along a ridge on state-owned timberland in east Clark County.

Faye and Scott Mulhall created a view that takes in Castle Rock to the northwest and the Columbia River to the south and east by renovating the living room of their 1960 rambler.

Metal thieves, move over. Petrol pilfering is back, with a few new twists. Hard evidence is elusive, since stealing gasoline is a minor crime barely on the radar of law enforcement and motor vehicle ...

Highway crews expect to reopen the last nine snow-socked miles of state Highway 504 to the Johnston Ridge Observatory by Friday. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“Once it gets going, it's pretty much non-stop”

Bremerton Kitsap Hydrofest, with 20 different classes of outboard hydroplanes and runabouts, is coming to Kitsap Lake on Saturday and Sunday. via Kitsap Sun

In 1958, wise leaders from many sectors throughout Washington state created the Department of Natural Resources because, in the words of the late Bert Cole, DNR's first commissioner, "efficient and scientific ... via The Columbian

“We're naturally disappointed to have to cancel these two rounds because we worked very hard to bring AMA Flat Track Championship racing to our fans in Tennessee and Washington”

The following is from AMA Racing... AMA Racing announced today that two events have been removed from the 2008 Flat Track Championship schedule and a new event has been added. via Cycle News

“It's the first time in 41 years that I've ever taken a camera and taken pictures out there.”

Thirty-two years ago, Pete Weekley was the engineer and Gary Sweet was the brakeman on the first Weyerhaeuser train to haul freshly sawn lumber out of the new Green Mountain sawmill in Toutle. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“It's the engineers that will change the world, not the politicians talking about it.”

Americans consume about 80 billion cans of soda each year, and Tuesday, students at Castle Rock Middle School are reminding you to reduce, re-use and recycle every last one. via KULR