Jan. 16—The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has announced a new tentative schedule approach for the Cowlitz River recreational smelt fishery. "This approach is designed to provide ...

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, ...

The Cowlitz River was slightly deeper in 2013 than it was in 2012, and cities along the river are a tad safer because of that. The finding by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers also may hint that the ...

A flood warning is in place for the Cowlitz River as the water level rose above the flood stage level. The National Weather Service issued the flood warning for the river shortly after 11 a.m. Friday ...

Mar. 12—Anglers from across the Pacific Northwest took to the banks of the Cowlitz River on Wednesday, March 12, for the opening of the state's brief smelt dipping season. All it took was a few empty ...

For the first time in three years there was an open season for dipping smelt in Washington’s Cowlitz River on Friday, and the public came by the thousands to take part. People of all ages gathered ...

Jun. 1—The Washington state Department of Fish and WIldlife (WDFW) has opened the retention of spring Chinook salmon on the lower Cowlitz River. Salmon retention on the Cowlitz River was closed at the ...

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 ...

LONGVIEW — The Cowlitz River sediment monitoring survey will be federally funded again this year, putting the project back on track after years when the federal government did not allocate the needed ...

LONGVIEW, Wash. — A 15-year-old boy died Saturday evening while swimming in the Cowlitz River, deputies said. At about 6:15 p.m., the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office, Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue, and ...

CASTLE ROCK, Wash. -- A 5-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl were rescued after nearly drowning in the Cowlitz River Thursday night. Eric Maggard and Gretchen Goodrich were playing on an inner tube ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 15-year-old boy from Longview drowned Saturday evening in the Cowlitz River, authorities said in a release. Around 6:15 p.m., first responders rushed to the river in the ...