Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge Marilyn K. Haan plans to retire from the bench at the end of the year, citing health issues in a letter to Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson. Haan — who has served on ...

Longview police arrested John David Roach in connection with the case, about two years after Lisa Jo Patterson’s death.

Gov. Chris Gregoire on Monday appointed Longview City Attorney Marilyn Nitteberg-Haan to Cowlitz County Superior Court to replace Judge Jim Stonier, who is retiring Oct. 31. Nitteberg-Haan has served ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson has appointed current Cowlitz County Superior Court Commissioner Jill Karmy to the position of Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge. Karmy's appointment, effective Nov. 1, fills the ...

A Longview man convicted in January of attacking his ex is facing a felony burglary charge and a protection order violation after authorities say he broke into the same victim's home with a knife ...

A Longview mother is suing the Cowlitz County Coroner’s Office after being told months after burying her 2-month-old daughter that she was given the remains of a different baby. The lawsuit, filed on ...

A man was sentenced last week to nearly three years in prison for uploading sexually explicit content involving children to his Google account. James Ray Smith, 32, of Roseburg, was sentenced by ...

Haan — who has served on the Cowlitz County Superior Court since Nov. 1, 2011 — plans on step down on Jan. 5, 2026, according to a press release from Cowlitz County Superior Court. In her May 19 ...