Three men were ordered to pay substantial fines, with one serving jail time, following the illegal fishing of five sturgeons , including one giant white sturgeon, in Scappoose Bay in March 2022. Fishermen in Oregon can catch and release sturgeon, but because the population is growing slowly, they cannot take one home for a meal, according to a press […]
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Scappoose School District heightened its security Friday after a vague threat surfaced on Snapchat, with officials and law enforcement quick to address concerns assuring that the safety risk to students was minimal. According to KOIN, Superintendent Tim Porter emphasized, “We understand that situations like these can be concerning, but please be assured that we are taking
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On March 2, at approximately 9:49 p.m., St. Helens Police Department officers responded to a single vehicle crash at Pour House, 2098 Old Portland Road, St. Helens. The driver fled from the location before officers arrived. Witnesses described the suspect as a younger white male driving a green diesel pickup truck, possibly a Ford F-350
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Columbia County students saw increased security during the school day as law enforcement investigated a threat against county schools posted on the social media platform Snapchat. On Friday, March 1, three of Columbia County’s four school districts — Scappoose School District, Rainier School District and Clatskanie School District — notified community members of a nonspecific threat made
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NXTClean Fuels, also known as NEXT Renewable Fuels, Inc., has petitioned the Port of Columbia County to decrease its monthly rent following the accident that saw a tug boat run into the dock at Port Westward. The petition requests that the monthly rent be decreased from $108,497 to $15,000. However, according to records provided to
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The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) rolled out reduced speed recommendation signs due to rough conditions on the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 between Ridgefield and the Interstate 205 interchange. During the week of Feb. 20, WSDOT crews installed a series of rough road and speed limit recommendations from milepost 14.32 to milepost 8.6.
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White sturgeon in Scappoose Bay in Oregon is catch-and-release only, but three men thought they could get away with keeping five. Unfortunately for these perpetrators, some much younger—and wiser—than them had an eye on them. What the juvenile sportsmen witnessed were the men in a boat catching a white sturgeon and not releasing it. So,
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Longview teen charged as adult after stabbing leaves 2nd teen in critical condition. LONGVIEW Wash. (KPTV) – A 16-year-old boy is being charged as an adult after a stabbing in Longview, the Longview Police Department announced Friday. Johnson Mailos of Longview is facing charges of first-degree attempted murder after another 16-year-old was stabbed during a
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UU An episode of violence and theft has rocked the community of Longview, Washington, as authorities are currently on the hunt for a suspect involved in a series of home invasions. According to KOIN, the first of these incidents occurred around 8:30 a.m. when a man allegedly broke into a residence and violently attacked the
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PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) — Jacob Dean Smart, the Astoria man captured in Port of Kalama on Feb. 27 following an alleged multi-day crime spree that spanned five different counties across Oregon, Washington and Idaho, was arraigned in Cowlitz County Superior Court on Tuesday. Cowlitz County Prosecuting Attorney Ryan Jurvakainen told KOIN 6 News that Smart could be charged
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