Sydney Brown

Olympia, Pullman, Spokane, Vancouver

Reporter at The Daily News (Longview, WA)

(she/her) | WSU grad 🐾

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KLOG owner John Paul

Sep 2, 2024 | tdn.com | Sydney Brown

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US Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Port of Longview

Mar 14, 2024 | tdn.com | Sydney Brown

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Most outages caused by equipment failure and storms, Cowlitz PUD reports

Oct 30, 2023 | columbian.com | Sydney Brown

LONGVIEW — Outside of storms, the main reason for power outages this year was equipment failure, according to a recent report from the Cowlitz Public Utility District. A report tracking outages from August 2022 through this September has shown that storms over the last year were the main reason for outages, but without them, equipment failure made up the majority of lost power.
Most outages caused by equipment failure and storms, Cowlitz PUD reports

Oct 28, 2023 | tdn.com | Sydney Brown

Outside of storms, the main reason for power outages this year was equipment failure, according to a recent report from the Cowlitz Public Utility District. A report tracking outages from August 2022 through this September has shown that storms over the last year were the main reason for outages, but without them, equipment failure made up the majority of lost power. Weather caused 1.9 million minutes of power loss, while equipment failure accounted for 1.4 million of the total lost minutes.
PeaceHealth workers strike in Longview, Vancouver

Oct 23, 2023 | tdn.com | Sydney Brown

PeaceHealth workers in Longview joined a regional five-day strike as part of an effort to bring more awareness to what union leaders say is a national understaffing crisis in hospitals. The 18 St. John Medical Center lab professionals, and hundreds of health care works at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, went to the picket lines Monday to protest what they said has been an unfair and one-sided bargaining process with PeaceHealth executives.
Cowlitz County likely headed for drier, warmer fall than usual

Oct 17, 2023 | tdn.com | Sydney Brown

Though the county is likely to see its usual bout of rainfall, meteorologists are expecting this fall and winter to see higher-than-usual temperatures amid drier-than-usual conditions. Most of Washington state has been in a drought throughout the summer, with Cowlitz County only seeing “abnormally dry” conditions. But a weather prediction map from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Climate Hub shows these next few months could see even more widespread dry conditions across the region.
Longview Centennial: A look at the Port of Longview's footprint in Southwest Washington over 100 years

Oct 15, 2023 | tdn.com | Sydney Brown

Sugar. Cars. Wartime supplies. What would become the Port of Longview once stood as just another parcel of land along the Columbia River at the end of the 19th century, before it would eventually become a driving force of Longview’s growth. R.A. Long, credited with building the corporate town that would become Longview, also pursued an essential business opportunity: using the river as the town’s bankroll.
Partnership between Rainier, environmental group finishes work on new stormwater facility

Oct 14, 2023 | tdn.com | Sydney Brown

RAINIER — The installation of new bioswales and stormwater facility at the Rainier Boat Launch finished late last month, with both the city and environmental groups hoping it will improve water quality. The project aimed to create a better filtration system to reduce the number of pollutants, including toxic oils, greases and metals, the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership said in a news release. The city funded the project.
Cowlitz PUD approves 2024 budget, and there won't be a rate increase

Oct 13, 2023 | tdn.com | Sydney Brown

Customers of the Cowlitz County Public Utility District can breathe easy: rates are not going up. The Cowlitz PUD Board of Commissioners recently OK'd a roughly $220 million budget and confirmed they would not be asking for any tax changes in 2024. The last rate hike was approved six years ago in October 2017.
Port of Longview, 100 years later

Oct 11, 2023 | tdn.com | Sydney Brown

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