Kalama News

Visitors to Gifford Pinchot National Forest can now drive on Forest Road 25. The road, providing key north-south access from Randle and Packwood to Swift Reservoir and to the east side of the Mount St.

Loren Coleman on July 13th, 2008 Kalama residents Jacob Posey, 9, bottom, and his sister Emily, 11, work on artist Brian Major's paint-by-number mural of Sasquatch at the Longview Saturday Market.

Officials now believe they have solved the second half of a Cowlitz County mystery: identifying the skeletal remains found last month within miles of another man's body.

On July 1, the state of Washington will conform with the national Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.

Anglers on the Cowlitz were treated to a double-dose of good news on Wednesday when officials reopened the river to Chinook salmon and raised the steelhead limit.

Fishing is already interesting on the mighty Columbia River, and it should really get cooking come the first day of summer Saturday.

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.

River fishing has been a mixture of fair to good this week. Good catches of spring chinook and steelhead are being had on the Olympic Peninsula.

A second body was found Tuesday in Cowlitz County although police said it appears the two cases are unrelated.

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

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.

Previously: A new state rule required stormwater runoff in new development in urban areas to not exceed levels prior to European settlement.

Summer-run steelhead fishing is off to a strong start this winter-like spring. Several Columbia River tributaries have been productive over the past week, including the Cowlitz, Kalama, Lewis and Klickitat.

This weekend has been designated "Free Fishing Weekend" by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Wahkiakum County commissioners are seeking support of colleagues and representatives of other agencies in asking the governors of Washington and Oregon for financial relief for the limited spring chinook salmon ...

A woman's body found in the Columbia River last week has been identified as that of Camille Ann McCarthy, 49, of the Vancouver area, Coroner Tim Davidson said Wednesday.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008 By JUSTIN CARINCI, Columbian staff writer Ridgefield schools started two hours late Tuesday morning after someone let the air out of tires on every one of the school district's buses.

Monday, May 26, 2008 By TOM VOGT, Columbian staff writer A local family was facing a deadline that would have made its property subject to government acquisition late Friday afternoon when the state of ...

Sky-high fuel prices likely will disrupt travel plans for many people who usually wheel motor homes, campers or big trailers onto the road for Memorial Day weekend - and the summer.

The combination of an alert neighbor and a passing fire engine enabled firefighters to quickly control a fire Monday morning in an east Vancouver apartment complex.