Courtney Sherwood

A team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board arrived in Longview last week to lead an investigation into the fatal chemical tank rupture that killed 11 people at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. paper mill last week. But if President Donald Trump’s propose... See more

The last bodies that remained inside a Longview paper mill after a deadly chemical tank rupture have been recovered, clearing the way for a more intensive investigation into what caused the disaster that killed 11 people, authorities said Saturday. “This ... See more

This is a developing story and will be updated. Recovery crews on Friday afternoon retrieved the body of another worker who died in Tuesday’s Longview paper mill chemical rupture. That brings the confirmed death toll at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. t... See more

Confirmed death toll climbs to 8 in Longview paper mill disaster Crews recovered six bodies from a Longview paper mill Thursday as they continued the response to a massive chemical tank rupture earlier this week. That brings the confirmed death toll from ... See more

A massive tank ruptured at a paper mill in Longview, Washington, early Tuesday morning, releasing caustic chemicals that killed and injured workers and spilled into local waterways. Here are five things to know about an event Washington’s governor says co... See more