Longview News

Cut your own tree in SW Washington: If you like the idea of cutting down your own Christmas tree and you live in SW Washington, there are plenty of tree farms and nurseries to choose from.

A Longview woman has pleaded guilty to three counts of rendering criminal assistance in helping her boyfriend escape after he shot a drug informant to death last December.

Teenage girls around Washington had a guardian angel in a Longview woman. Barbara Brudvik was making sure their high school memories were possible at no expense -- one dress at a time.

A 22-year-old Kelso man has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for attacking a Longview man and setting fire to his home over a $10 debt.

Vandals in the Washington town of Kelso wrote a taunting note - "Catch me if you can" - after causing more than $5,000 damage to uniforms and gear belonging to six teams in the Kelso Youth Football league, according to The Daily News in Longview, Wash.

State regulators and officials from the Washington State Attorney General's Office are asking the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission to pare back Puget Sound Energy's request for a rate increase.

Why worry? Raise the taxes, let the unions take over, let the businesses & wealth leave the state - Seattle could go real grunge and look like Detroit.

I was on a jury three weeks ago, and I can tell you it doesnt look good for the defendant in this case.

Many women and breast-cancer survivors are reacting with outrage to a recommendation by a national panel of experts that regular mammograms for women in their 40s may do more harm than good.

Arborists say a historic black walnut tree planted from a nut 152 years ago to mark the birthplace of Washington Territory is full of decay, and a Longview historic preservationist fears plans to build a railroad spur nearby will crush the ailing tree's roots and hasten its demise.

It may be a couple of weeks before the first shipment of garbage gets sent from Oahu to the Mainland.

Two runners vault over a stream crossing at Kevin's Cup XVIII. If you've never done an X-Dog event, you are really missing out.

The Daily News By Leslie Slape Thursday, November 5, 2009 An off-duty Wahkiakum County sheriff's deputy was arrested Sunday morning in Longview on allegations of domestic assault.

I think what is worse is that he was driving 74 miles per hour on 1-5 and got pulled over for speeding.

With glasses, a plaid shirt and blue jeans, John Koehler doesn't fit the image of a modern-day bootlegger.

Kelso and Longview share a Chamber of Commerce and a telephone directory. Washington State Highway 4 is the main traffic artery for both Cowlitz County towns along the Columbia River.

Some Cowlitz County officials hoped that people staying close to home during the recession for "staycations" would boost tourism this summer at Mount St.

After two decades of lobbying, several lawsuits and a presidential visit, the long-sought Columbia River channel deepening project will end with a bang.

Cheryl Hahn, director of the Larson Gallery at Yakima Valley Community College, recently received the Washington Community College Humanities Association Exemplary Status Award.

Dr. Christopher Chung, who authored this article, is a board certified plastic surgeon. His practice - Washington Plastic Surgery - is located at Pacific Surgical Institute in Longview.

There are 3 main anatomic components to consider in determining whether a tummy tuck surgery is a good option for a patient: (1) skin, (2) muscle, and (3) fat.