If you’re looking to escape the city and spend a weekend surrounded by nature, small towns near Mount Rainier offer a great... The post 8 Small Washington Towns Near Rainier Perfect for Weekend ...

If you’re looking to escape the crowds and find some quiet spots to camp, Southwest Washington’s forests have plenty to offer ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The first strong atmospheric river is making its way into southwest Washington and the north Oregon Coast Friday morning. Rain and wind arrived in the Portland area around 9 ...

LONGVIEW — This year’s Cowlitz River smelt dipping season went out a lot like it started: without much happening. The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife said Friday that no one caught ...

Mar. 8—Smelt dippers will return to the banks of the Cowlitz River as the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved recreational fisheries for Wednesday, March 12, and Saturday, ...

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 (WDFW) ...

The Cowlitz River will be open for smelt dipping Tuesday from 1-6 p.m., the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday. Each dipper is allowed to collect up to 10 pounds of smelt. The ...

Thousands of eager anglers lined the banks of the Cowlitz River from Kelso to Castle Rock on Tuesday hoping to score a net full of smelt. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife opened smelt ...

A smelt dip on the Cowlitz River brings about a festival atmosphere as folks gather to have fun, and hopefully end up with a mess of smelt. (Terry Otto for The Columbian) Smelt-dipping will return to ...

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 ...

LONGVIEW, Wash. — A teenager from Longview drowned in the Cowlitz River while out swimming with friends on Saturday, according to the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office. Three youths were trying to swim ...

A 15-year-old boy died in the Cowlitz River Sunday evening, the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office said. Zander Medina, of Longview, Washington, was trying to cross the river with three friends: a ...