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Overnight crews worked to extinguish hot spots and secure perimeter lines in the Andrus fire near Cheney. Current containment on the fire is 20%…there are approximately 210 firefighters from all over the state working on the fire and there have been no injuries or structures lost. Le ...

The Grant County Sheriff's Department is warning the public to continue to be on the lookout for an escaped inmate. Carlos Camarena, a 5'10", 160 lbs Hispanic man, was last seen in the area of the courthouse in the southwest portion of Ephrata ...

FEMA is approving funding to fight the Andrus Fire near Cheney. The money can be used for field camps, equipment, mobilization, and supplies. It also means nearly 780-thousand dollars will be available for wildfire mitigation after the fire to reduce flood risk and erosion caused by the fire ...

The chlorine shortage affecting Washington and the rest of the Pacific Northwest is over. Officials at Westlake Chemical in Longview say they've repaired a transformer at the facility and are back in operation. The facility, which provides chlorine to utilities in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Northern California, suffered an electrical failure that disrupted the supply chain last month ... Read M

Pasco police say a teenage boy was injured on the 4th when he attempted to car surf while intoxicated, fell off, was run over and dragged several feet. The car was being driven by a teen girl who was also intoxicated at the time. Pasco police pulled the two over shortly after the incident and saw clear signs of being run over and dragged, though not serious injury, on the boy ...

One person has been taken to the hospital and several pets have died after a four-plex caught fire late Tuesday night. Kennewick Fire and Police were called to Canal Dr and North Buchanan St around midnight...officials say the four-plex is likely a complete loss because of the damage to the roof ...

With residential electricity use projected to increase by 2.8% this year, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2021's Most & Least Energy-Expensive States, finding Washington to be the 2nd least energy-expensive state in the Union. ...

The 4th of July was a busy one for local firefighters. From 6pm Sunday night until about 8am Monday morning, crews responded to 51 calls...most caused by fireworks. Although no major injuries were reported.

According to data from the U-S Centers for Disease Control…the State of Oregon has cleared the 70-percent threshold for those 18 and older at least initiating COVID vaccination. That mark puts the state 18th in the nation in that category. Ab ...

Kennewick police were called to the 1600 block of W 7th Ave Monday morning to a report of a hit and run. A 19YO man had struck a parked vehicle, flipping his car, and fled the scene. Officers soon found the suspect who had to be tasered before arrest ...