Fallert Road News Today

LONGVIEW — Members of the law enforcement community and others held a vigil Thursday night to honor the memory of Cowlitz County Sheriff Deputy Justin DeRosier, who was killed in the line of duty in 2

A woman in Washington state appears to be unscathed after her pickup truck slid off a cliff.

TLC Towing driver Travis Nugent spent Thursday morning hauling a woman’s Ford F-250 pickup from an embankment, where it was wedged in some trees inches above the icy Kalama River.

The car went over the cliff at Kalama River Road and Fallert Road, about 45 miles north of Portland. Officials said the roads there are covered in snow and ice.

Restrictions forced by the COVID-19 pandemic caused delays and exacerbated court backlogs this year, but defendants in several major 2019 cases were sentenced. The pandemic public health measures caused a huge backlog in criminal and civil cases in district and superior courts. In March, the court system suspended trials but criminal hearings continued with new safety precautions. More than two months later, Superior Court began holding live-streamed virtual court. Over the summer, staff transf...