Cowlitz County’s unemployment rate of 5.8% in December 2022 was higher than the state rate of 4.2% and national rate of 3.5%, according to the Employment Security Department.

Last year, Cowlitz 2 responded to 1,100 calls in Longview, while Longview fire engine crews ventured into the rural fire district just 100 times, said Cowlitz 2 Chief Dave LaFave.

Washington State Patrol is looking for a missing woman from Cowlitz County. Her name is Maralyn Borden, and she’s 78 years old. She was last seen in Ariel on Thursday around 7:00 a.m. Troopers ...

Anyone with information about the woman is asked to call the Cowlitz County Coroner’s Office at 360-577-3079 or the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office at 360-577-3092. The lucky cat tattoo.

LONGVIEW, Wash. — The Cowlitz County Coroner’s Office confirmed that the body recovered from the Cowlitz River in Longview last week was that of a 32-year-old man who went missing on August 3.

LONGVIEW, Wash. — The Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were involved in a shooting while trying to take a suspect into custody early Tuesday morning.