Cowlitz Regional News

I love what I do, but I’m not involved in politics as Bill Ammons was, and I was really taken aback by the loud screaming, yelling, and blaring horns the protesters were using to protest Rep. Gluesenkamp-Perez’s office. We’ve had protesters here before, and they’ve always been respectful of me and my space. But this year was different; I don’t even know how to describe it. I’m all for free speech and people’s right to protest, but I’m not involved with it at all. I just want to cut hair and carry on my business.

The highest bail piggy award goes to Robert Lee Anthony Piggee. Mr. Piggee certainly piggyed the charges this week with – ATTEMPT TO ELUDE, DUI, DWLS 3RD, HIT & RUN, OPER VEH W/O IGN INTERLOCK – Mr. Piggee’s piggy antics would wind him up with this week’s highest bail at $50,000.

The police were extra busy this Christmas week: 48 people were booked into jail, and Longview had multiple calls, including a food delivery driver chased around 3:30 AM on Christmas Eve. Woodland had a suspicious abduction; witnesses reported a woman being pushed into a car near exit 21. We had a fugitive detained in downtown Kalama, and Yacolt even chimed in with a non-injury airplane crash too.

Castle Rock starts they new year off with 2 new council members, 2 employees promoted, 4 retirees, and 1 accepted a new position

Trial date set for April 27, 2026, for Ramon Tovar Jimenez, the Longview resident accused of assaulting a federal immigration officer while they were making an arrest.

CASTLE ROCK – WSP Identified Dylon Paulson, 21, from Silver Lake, as the Man Killed in Car Crash on Spirit Lake Hwy Friday, January 23, 2026.

Baby Esmeralda Rose Alvarez made her debut on January 1, 2026, weighing in at 6 lbs. 8 oz. and measuring 19½ inches. Her proud parents are Hanna Whipkey and Jovan Alvarez of Longview.

They say they’ll increase the Working Families Tax Credit, but they don’t say by how much, if any. Talk is cheap.
Since the WFTC program launched in 2023, approximately 359,000 refunds have been issued, totaling about $263.4M (this is a pittance when you consider a $78 billion budget)

RECLAIM & HOPE Village – what’s the reality! A first hand perspective from those on the ground doing the work.