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Public Safety

Portland extends warming-shelter hours through Jan. 25; Cowlitz County faces its own cold-weather gaps

Portland is extending morning hours at several emergency overnight shelters through Jan. 25 as temperatures drop below freezing. The move highlights a regional reality: when nights turn deadly cold, access to warmth is a public survival issue—one Cowlitz County still addresses through a patchwork system.

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Jan 23, 2026

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Local Government

‘Pride & Resistance’: Cascade Forward Project spotlights LGBTQ+ community in latest update

A short update from the Cascade Forward Project connects protest politics with visible celebration of LGBTQ+ community members—an organizing choice that resonates locally even without many event details.

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Jan 22, 2026

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Public Safety

Amtrak train hits, kills pedestrian near downtown Kelso; investigation ongoing

A pedestrian was fatally struck by an Amtrak train near downtown Kelso on Jan. 17, 2026. Here’s what’s known, what’s not, and why the built environment around rail corridors matters locally.

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Jan 22, 2026

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Local Government

Kelso council advances 0.1% public safety sales tax plan; ordinance draft next

Kelso City Council approved a motion to draft an ordinance for a 0.1% public safety sales tax, with debate over whether to seek a costly advisory vote and concerns about rising criminal-justice defense costs.

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Jan 21, 2026

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Local Government

DOL2Go returns to Kelso Library for multiple January dates as Kelso licensing office remains closed

Washington’s DOL2Go mobile licensing unit is scheduled to return to the Kelso Public Library on Jan. 23, Jan. 30, and Jan. 31, offering limited driver licensing and ID services while the permanent Kelso office remains closed.

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Jan 21, 2026

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Environment and Climate

Major Winter Storm Grounds Over 10,000 Flights Nationwide

A widespread winter storm has grounded more than 10,000 flights nationwide, with travel across the Pacific Northwest—including Longview and Kelso—seeing growing disruption.

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Jan 21, 2026

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Longview deserves a real local news source. Not one operated from a thousand miles away. Not one locked behind a paywall. This is it.

The Editor

Jan 15, 2026

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Local Government

“ICE OUT” protest drew crowds across Longview and Kelso, organizers say

Cascade Forward says its “ICE OUT” action on Dec. 7, 2025 drew roughly 50 people at each of four locations across Longview and Kelso, with KLOG reporting dozens at five sites and renewed calls for local officials to refuse cooperation with ICE.

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Jan 10, 2026

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Kelso

Portland extends warming-shelter hours through Jan. 25; Cowlitz County faces its own cold-weather gaps

‘Pride & Resistance’: Cascade Forward Project spotlights LGBTQ+ community in latest update

Amtrak train hits, kills pedestrian near downtown Kelso; investigation ongoing

Kelso council advances 0.1% public safety sales tax plan; ordinance draft next

DOL2Go returns to Kelso Library for multiple January dates as Kelso licensing office remains closed

Major Winter Storm Grounds Over 10,000 Flights Nationwide

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