Longview, WA

A drain malfunction created a sinkhole that an employee nearly fell into, according to a citation from the Washington Department of Labor and Industries.

Families of two workers have sued Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company and the Longview paper-and-pulp mill’s previous owner who built the tank of white liquor that failed in May, killing 11 people.

The lawsuit alleges that the companies 'willfully disregarded' employee safety.

Remi Buckley scored two goals to become the all-time goal scorer in Columbia River girls soccer history during a 5-0 win over Mark Morris on Thursday in Longview.

One Longview School Board recall petition can move forward, while two others were dismissed in a Cowlitz County Superior Court hearing Friday.

Within the records at the center of a legal dispute between Longview’s school district and police department are new details about the early days of the Mark Morris High School basketball sexual assault investigation, including one school board member’s positive feedback to since-suspended Superintendent Karen Cloninger in February at the onset of the scandal.