Two people with ties to Longview are facing multiple counts of animal neglect charges in Rainier after police say a malnourished dog was found in an abandoned van near Deli Store and More.

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An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday by Columbia County prosecutors for Nathaniel Trevor Powell, 47, of St. Helens, and Kassandra Susan Sperry, 42, of Longview. Each is facing three class B misdemeanor charges of second-degree animal neglect.

Despite his home being listed as St. Helens, court records show Powell was sent a recent court letter to a Longview address.

A Rainier police officer on patrol Sept. 24 reports discovering a red Pontiac Montana minivan parked at an unusual angle around 3:26 p.m. in a lot in the 7500 block of Rock Cr

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