The Cowlitz County commissioners Tuesday approved an agreement to shift $50,000 from the road fund to help the Cowlitz Conservation District with a restoration project along the Kalama River near Camp ...

COWLITZ COUNTY, Wash. (KPTV) - A man and his dog were rescued Sunday afternoon after they became stuck near the Kalama River, according to the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office. Just before 1 p.m., ...

KALAMA, Wash. — Gary Ripp says he should be dead. A rain-saturated slope gave way the night of Dec. 8, causing a mudslide that slammed into a backhoe that Ripp, a county road crew operator, was ...

Last year steelhead were scarce in local rivers and the fishing was poor just about everywhere. The low returns were probably the result of two major factors. The drought of 2015 meant very poor ...

KALAMA, Wash. — A Kalama man and his dog are thankful to be safe after a harrowing rescue in Cowlitz County. Several agencies responded Sunday afternoon to rescue Nathan Mueller and his bloodhound, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A woman was rescued after her pickup truck went off a cliff and into the river near Kalama, Washington shortly before 6 a.m. Thursday. The woman told Cowlitz County Fire crews ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Deputies rescued a man and his dog from a ledge with a 100 to 150-foot drop off to the Kalama River Sunday afternoon, the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office said. CCSO said ...

KALAMA — Kierra Clark wasn’t sure what was biting her leg as she swam Wednesday in the Kalama River, but she knew she had to get out of the water. It kept after her as she and her cousin swam back to ...

COWLITZ COUNTY, Wash. — The Kalama Fire grew five acres since Sunday morning, bringing it to 112 acres in size as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Due to moderating fire ...

There are some changes looming for spring chinook fishing in two Columbia River tributaries. On the Kalama River anglers will be able to keep up to two hatchery-marked adult spring chinook beginning ...