Authorities on Friday afternoon recovered the body of a man who was found floating face-down in the Lake River. A 911 caller ...

The CCSO Marine Patrol Unit was also dispatched after an “apparently abandoned sailboat” was found, anchored just a few ...

Crews from Clark Cowlitz Fire and Washington DNR, including a helicopter, were working to contain the blaze. No injuries ...

Smelt dipping will return to the banks of the Cowlitz River as Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved recreational fisheries for Wednesday, March 12, and Saturday, March 15.

Originally published August 29, 2017. Those portions of Oregon Territory lying south and north of the Columbia River must from their geographical position, difference in climate and internal ...

The Cowlitz carries meltwater from three glacier-capped volcanos toward the Columbia River and the Washington-Oregon border at Longview, Washington. “We're ground zero for the smelt,” Iyall said.

People dip for smelt at Gerhart Gardens Park in February 2024 along the Cowlitz River in Longview. The state opened a one-day, six-hour recreational fishery Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, for the first ...

DNA testing identified a body found on July 2022 in the Cowlitz River in Washington as 55-year-old Bryan M. Heinrich Sr. Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office A kayaker discovered a body on pilings in a ...

Mar. 6—Crowds from across the state gathered along the Cowlitz River on Tuesday afternoon for the second day of smelt-dipping approved by the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife ...

The Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office said that 15-year-old Zander Medina was swimming with two friends when they started struggling in the river's current Saturday. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

A teenager drowned in a river after being unable to make it to shore, Washington officials said. At 6:15 p.m. on Aug. 12, Cowlitz County officials were sent to the Cowlitz River near Lexington ...