A lawyer for the U.S. Justice Department told a judge Thursday that Cowlitz County should not be allowed to release records of immigrant minors held at the Cowlitz County Juvenile Center because the documents are owned by the federal government.

The years-long effort to widen Catlin Street will include an 8-foot “sound wall” along one block — a federal requirement that some West Kelso residents said they appreciate but a neighboring business owner says could change the neighborhood’s character.

Despite concerns that it could jeopardize students, a church-sponsored severe weather shelter opened for the first time Wednesday night with no reported problems, organizers and Longview school officials reported Thursday.

The Port of Longview Chief Executive Officer Norm Krehbiel will retire in February after nearly 30 years working with the organization, the port announced Thursday afternoon.

A Mossyrock man suspected of vehicle-related crimes had two separate run-ins with local law enforcement Wednesday.

The man who shot a South Kelso resident on Nov. 12 remains at large and detectives continue to seek leads in the case, but the victim’s medical condition is dampening progress, authorities said Thursday.

The Rainier swim team will have a place to practice after several successful fundraisers raised enough money to reopen the pool for team use. But the pool will remain closed to other uses for now.

Lower Columbia CAP Monday will distribute turkey dinners to qualifying local families in need on a first-come, first-served basis. The distribution will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., or until supplies run out, at the back of the CAP…

Two early Thursday morning fires in Longview underscored the importance of quick reporting and smoke alarms, according to the Longview Fire Department.

An Oregon man may have chosen his words more carefully had he known he was on the phone with a Longview police officer.