Coverage related to Cowlitz County, Washington, including local courts and law enforcement
North Clark County Indivisible has launched an education committee to help residents understand Washington’s school funding systems and improve community involvement in strengthening local education.
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A national strike over immigration enforcement is prompting closures and demonstrations in Oregon, with potential ripple effects into southwest Washington.
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Washington’s proposed SB 6176 would allow cars with expired tabs to be impounded and could criminalize residents registering out-of-state to avoid fees, with significant potential impact for border communities like Longview and Kelso.
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Washington State Senate approves bill banning opaque face masks for state, local and federal law enforcement. What this means for Cowlitz County communities.
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The KWRL Transportation Cooperative has unveiled 14 new electric school buses and 16 charging stations serving Woodland, Kalama, Ridgefield, and La Center schools, supported by federal clean energy grants.
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The Washington State Senate voted 26–23 to lower the legal DUI limit to 0.05%, with Longview Sen. Jeff Wilson breaking ranks to support the measure.
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A 25-year-old Longview man wanted on multiple felony warrants died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound during a SWAT standoff in Kalama earlier this week, according to the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office.
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Washington lawmakers have advanced a bill to explicitly define traveling 30 mph over the speed limit as reckless driving—a move that could bring jail time, fines, and license suspensions for extreme speeders, and strengthen enforcement tools for communities like Longview and Kelso.
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Federal court filings reveal ICE had planned to build a temporary detention center in Newport, Oregon, and may resume the project later this year.
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Southwest Washington advocates are urging the state to let an outside agency open and run the unused $42 million Brockmann Mental Health Campus near Mount Vista, arguing that its vacancy worsens regional treatment shortages affecting counties like Cowlitz.
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