WOODLAND — More than 12,000 lights flicker and flash in synch with Christmas songs playing daily outside Jeff Flanagan’s home on Misty Drive. The dazzling show, which runs every half hour starting at 5 p.m., has been a labor of love since late June for Flanagan, a 36-year-old technology teacher at Woodland Intermediate School. Full Story »
The Longview Parks Department still is cleaning up dozens of city trees knocked down or damaged by the windstorm that walloped Cowlitz County the weekend before Thanksgiving. Replanting won’t be finished until February or March. Full Story »
Law enforcement agencies all over Washington will have extra patrols on the road Dec. 11-12 for the 19th annual “Night of 1,000 Stars.” Full Story »
To help end the misery associated with large-scale dog breeding operations known as “puppy mills,” the Humane Society of the United States announced Thursday the launch of a national telephone tip line. Full Story »
The Health Care Foundation is accepting applications for its 2010 grants to community health organizations. Interested organizations should contact Mary Jane Melink at P.O. Box 308, Longview, WA 98632; phone (360) 423-3591; or e-mail healthcare@kalama.com Full Story »
Columbia Heights Road between Lynnwood Drive and Laurel Road in Longview will be closed Saturday and Sunday for work on stormwater piping. Full Story »
Historically, the economy plummeted quickly during some recessions then bounced back just as fast, like the letter “V.” In other downturns, the economy bounced up, then down, before recovering, like the letter “W.” Full Story »
A man allegedly ran his SUV into a series of unoccupied parked cars, a tree and a utility pole Wednesday night in South Kelso. Full Story »
The Neighbors in Need fund drive received $925, bringing the total since the fund began Thanksgiving Day to $4,380. Full Story »
U.S. Rep. Brian Baird is “very skeptical” that President Barack Obama’s plan for Afghanistan can succeed, citing concerns about corruption in the country and doubts about neighboring Pakistan becoming a true partner in the effort. Full Story »
In what the prosecutor’s office called an “unexpected” move, a Longview man pleaded guilty Wednesday to helping a killer escape town after murdering a drug informant late last year. Full Story »
Cowlitz PUD received nearly $100,000 from the state this week, the utility’s share of a settlement relating to Enron price-gouging in 2000 and 2001, Attorney General Rob McKenna announced this week. Full Story »
A manual recount has confirmed that incumbent Pat Anderson has been re-elected to the Winlock City Council by one vote over Jerry P. Rader, the Lewis County Elections office said Wednesday morning. Full Story »
VADER — Tuesday’s city council meeting was expected to go well into the night, but instead lasted all of five minutes. Full Story »
Ring in the holiday season Friday evening with Santa Claus, music, hay rides and crafts at Kelso’s annual Tree-Lighting Festival. The fun will take place from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the historic Train Depot and surrounding downtown area. Full Story »
This year’s annual Twilight Christmas Parade starts at 5 p.m. Saturday and proceeds through downtown Longview and ends at the Civic Center near Longview City Hall. Full Story »
Federal stimulus funds to help laid-off workers pay for their COBRA insurance premiums expired Tuesday, and families will now have to pay the full premiums if they are to continue their coverage. The cost could run into hundreds or thousands of dollars a month. Full Story »
Rainier Junior Senior High School was abuzz Monday morning with talk about the football team’s come-from-behind, overtime win Saturday night and the upcoming trip to the state championship game Saturday in Hillsboro. But it was still time to buckle down and focus on school work. Full Story »
The H1N1 vaccine clinics scheduled for Wednesdays at the Cowlitz County Health Department have been canceled due to lack of the vaccine, health officials said Monday. Full Story »
Organizers hope to collect at least 100,000 pounds of food in Saturday’s Walk & Knock food drive this year, which comes as more people reach out for help filling their pantries because of the troubled economy. Full Story »
The state Department of Transportation is will hold a ground-breaking ceremony Dec. 9 for the long-awaited Longview Wye interchange reconstruction project at Exit 36, according to WSDOT officials. Full Story »
The city of Kelso is seeking residents with an interest in community planning to apply for a vacant city planning commission seat. Full Story »
As the Cowlitz Tribe wraps up its $5 million low-income senior housing project in Toledo, tribal officials are hoping word-of-mouth advertising will help boost lagging interest among potential tenants. Full Story »
Victoria Louise Gatti was sentenced to 68 months in prison Tuesday for helping her boyfriend flee Cowlitz County after killing a drug informant, and the prosecutor’s office said there still may be additional arrests in the case. Full Story »
A Cowlitz County contractor again asked commissioners on Tuesday to refund what he calls three years of overcharges on building permit fees. Commissioners again turned him down. Full Story »
Holiday lights illuminate the Denver City/County Building in downtown Denver. AP Photo/David Zalubowski
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