The operator of Mossyrock Dam, the tallest dam in Washington state, has proposed lowering the lake behind it by 30 feet into the next decade as a hedge against damage from a large earthquake. The ...

LEWIS COUNTY, Wash — The body of a Randle man who was reported to have drowned in Riffe Lake was recovered Tuesday. Deputies were called to Riffe Lake at about 3 p.m. Monday for reports of a possible ...

The lower water level will be employed during the spring and summer months when mountain snow runoff is typically allowed to fill the reservoir. By keeping less water behind the dam, Tacoma Power ...

Jul. 6—The Lewis County Coroner's Office has positively identified the man recovered from Riffe Lake on June 28 as Michael P. Miller, 36, of Randle. The coroner's office announced Wednesday that it ...

Tacoma Power is rebuilding a boat launch and adjusting swim areas to maintain access to Riffe Lake this summer while the massive Lewis County reservoir is drawn down for safety purposes, the utility ...

Update: A 36-year-old Randle man was found dead about 2 p.m. Tuesday during a search of Riffe Lake by the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office dive team, with assistance from the Lewis County Sheriff’s ...