Jenna Kochenauer
One escaped Okanogan County inmate back in custody
OKANOGAN, Wash.-- One of the two men who escaped from the Okanogan County Jail is back in custody.
One January 5, 2021, the Sheriff's Office confirmed that two men, Kristofer Wittman, 28, and Christian White, 53, had escaped the facility at about 6:15pm.
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Richland school board approves return schedule for secondary students.
RICHLAND, Wash.-- Secondary students in the Richland School District will resume in-person learning later this month.
At its meeting Tuesday night, Richland's School Board of Directors approved a phased-in plan for returning students to the classroom after nearly a year of distance learning due to COVID-19 concerns.
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Officers in College Place revive overdose patient
COLLEGE PLACE, Wash.-- A pair of College Place Police officers are being credited with using Narcan to save the life of a person who was overdosing on drugs.
Officers were first on the scene of a reported drug overdose at about 2:45 a.m
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Survey aims to assess health needs of past, current Hanford workers
RICHLAND, Wash.-- The Legislature has tasked the Washington State Department of Commerce with providing an assessment of the unmet health care needs of Hanford workers in order to develop recommendations for meeting those needs.
The Hanford Healthy Energy Workers Board has put together an online survey to collect information directly from workers.
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Getting Involved: how to provide remote testimony for legislative sessions in Olympia
OLYMPIA, Wash.-- With social distancing restrictions in place, the State Legislature will operate differently during the 105 day session that got underway on Monday.
Lawmakers will conduct most business remotely, mostly from their offices on the Capitol Campus, but constituents and other stakeholders with an interest in proposed legislation will still have the opportunity to participate in the
State lawmakers consider year-round schooling in Washington
OLYMPIA, Wash.-- Some Washington lawmakers want to adopt a year-round calendar as a means of helping to stem the learning loss happening because of COVID-19, and annually over the lengthy summer vacation.
Republican State Sen. Brad Hawkins from the 12th District has introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at reforming “outdated” school year calendars that he says leave students with nearly thr
WHL Hockey will happen, no date set for start of 2020-2021 season
Calgary, Alta. – While no date has been set, the Western Hockey League announced Monday that the WHL Board of Governors have committed to play a WHL 2020-21 Regular Season.
The start date for the season won't be set until Health Authorities in each provincial and state jurisdiction approve opening plans, but those approvals are expected to be received soon.
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Man arrested after using ax to break down door in Richland
RICHLAND, Wash.-- One person was arrested early Sunday morning after police say he used an ax to break down the door to an apartment unit.
Richland Police officers responded to the apartment complex on Queensgate Drive just after midnight Sunday for a report of someone banging on the door of a third floor apartment unit and yelling threats
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Open house scheduled for wind turbine farm near Kennewick
KENNEWICK, Wash.-- A Colorado-based clean energy company hopes to get the green light to build a wind turbine farm south of Kennewick.
Scout Clean Energy has plans to construct a facility to combine wind, solar, and battery storage in the Horse Heaven Hills area.
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Umatilla County man who recently surrendered in shooting investigation found dead in his cell
UMATILLA, Ore.-- A man who was wanted in connection with a shooting in Morrow County last month, and who turned himself into authorities on Thursday, was found dead in his jail cell Saturday morning.
David Lee Bowles, 43, was named as a person of interest in the December 15, 2020 shooting of his wife, Marlen Bowles, 42.
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