L. L. Kronebusch
High Country News
Portland, OR, United States
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Elk run the show on Oregon’s north coast —
When humans and wildlife clash, sometimes an animal bites your minivan. → Read More
Woodland police chief to resign post
After only a year as Woodland’s police chief, Phil Crochet will resign at the end of this year, Mayor Will Finn confirmed Wednesday afternoon. → Read More
Man killed in officer-involved shooting in Kelso
KELSO — A Kelso patrolman shot and killed a man who attacked two store clerks and the officer with a walking stick Wednesday morning in West Kelso, according to Kelso Police Chief Andrew Hamilton. → Read More
Sixth annual Squirrel Fest attracts thousands
“I’m a little overwhelmed,” said Daryl Sandberg, looked at the two towering trophies sitting at his feet. → Read More
Thousands shop Terry-Taylor-Northlake garage sale
Mary Gundrum got it right. → Read More
Kalama Police struggling to find location for new station
Eight months after the flood that drove Kalama cops into a temporary home lacking a holding cell and other police-station necessities, the department continues to look for a permanent spot. → Read More
Blake, O'Hagan poised to move on to general election
After 14 years in the Legislature, state Rep. Brian Blake is one step closer to another two-year term after securing more than half the vote in Tuesday’s primary election. He’ll face Republican Jimi O’Hagan, a cranberry farmer from Grayland, in November’s general election. Blake, 55, an Aberdeen Democrat, took 55.42 percent of the Tuesday's vote count in the "top 2" primary. O’Hagan won 38.6… → Read More
Thief steals rodeo clown's box of props
If you find a pair of truck nuts, please return them to Joey “Hashbrown” Hackett. → Read More
New organic bakery opens on Ocean Beach Highway
By day, Lori Thompson is an insurance agent. But five very early mornings each week, she does what really makes her happy: Kneading cushy balls of brioche dough, pouring a → Read More
Luyster arraignment postponed, girlfriend pleads not guilty
Brent Luyster could face the death penalty if he is convicted of murdering three people in Woodland, though it's unlikely such a sentence would be carried out if Gov. Jay → Read More
After winning a legal battle, proposed Kalama pot farm moves no closer to development
Though a marijuana farm proposed in Kalama recently won a legal battle, it’s made little progress elsewhere. → Read More
Three contending for 19th District house seat
Editor's note: Today we profile candidates for the position 2 House seat representing the 19th District: Challenger Butch Stavrum and incumbent Brian Blake. The third candidate, Jimi O’Hagan, did not → Read More
More than a hundred attend birthday party for Addy Jo Cliffton
Slouched inside her stroller Sunday, Addy Jo Cliffton finally crept into a slumber as peaceful as any infant’s. Her lips and eyelids twitched in deep sleep, and her chest rose → Read More
Man who climbed Lewis and Clark Bridge arrested twice afterwards
Hours after being talked off the Lewis and Clark Bridge on Friday, police found the same 24-year-old Longview man walking on the railing of the Allen Street Bridge. → Read More
State seeks to commit sexually violent predator to McNeil Island
The state is seeking to classify another Cowlitz County man as a sexually violent predator and commit him to the McNeil Island Special Commitment Center. → Read More
America the bald eagle gets airborn
America the bald eagle is finally flying again. → Read More
LPD 'cop chat' draws good crowd
If anything positive came out of the recent officer-involved shootings in Louisiana, Minnesota and Texas, it was Wednesday’s meeting between community members and a panel of Longview police officers. → Read More
Luyster was in Cowlitz court 8 days before murders
LONGVIEW — When his girlfriend asked that Brent Luyster, the man accused of murdering three people Friday in Woodland, be released from the Cowlitz County Jail on bail in early June, she described him → Read More
Luyster made last court appearance 8 days before murders
When his girlfriend asked that Brent Luyster, the man accused of murdering three people Friday in Woodland, be released from the Cowlitz County Jail on bail in early June, she → Read More
Justice officials want Curtis Hart to stop taking justice into his own hands
Not all of Curtis Hart’s stings are ending in success. → Read More