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OLYMPIA, Wash.-- The mass vaccination site in Kennewick led the way with the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine over the past three weeks, providing first doses of the vaccine to more than 12,000 people. Overall, more than 40,000 people received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the state’s mass vaccination sites.   ...

PASCO, Wash.-- Pasco Police are searching for a man suspected of robbing a convenience store Saturday night.   Sgt. Nathan Carlisle with the Pasco Police Department tells Newsradio 610 KONA that dispatchers received a 911 call at about 10:32 p.m. r ...

OLYMPIA, Wash.- Governor Jay Inslee announce seven of the eight regions in the state will be able to move to the second phase of reopening next Monday, February 15th. But NOT the South Central Region. The region that includes Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla, Columbia, Yakima and Kittitas counties, met two fo the four metrics in the "Roadmap to Recover" plan, but fell short in hospitalizati

SPOKANE, Wash.-Following a request by President Biden, U-S Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, William Hyslop will be stepping down from his position at the end of February. First Assistant U-S Attorney Joseph Harrington will replace Hyslop, a position he held in the past ... Read More ...

SALEM, Ore.-The Oregon Health Authority is revising its COVID-19 guidance for outdoor sports. Counties in the low or moderate risk category can begin outdoor contact sports this week, while those in high or extreme risk, including Umatilla County, schools and other sports organizations can opt-in to resuming such activities with additional protocols in place ... Read More ...

RICHLAND, Wash.-Hours after the Washington State Insurance Commissioner placed a Richland man on its Fraud Most Wanted List, the suspect contacted the Benton County Prosecutor's Office to reschedule his arraignment hearing for March 11th ...

UMATILLA, Ore.-- A man who was wanted for removing an ankle monitor shortly after posting bond on sex assault charges is back in custody.   According to the Umatilla County Sheriff's Office, Richard Smith posted bond last week, claiming that he had a family member who was dying who he wanted to see.   ...

PASCO, Wash.-- A Pasco man was arrested Sunday night after officers connected him to a stolen car. The red Toyota Camry was reported stolen from the 2200 block of W. Shoshone at about 11:15 p.m. Sunday, and within minutes, an officer spotted it at the Tahitian Inn at 28th and W ... Read More ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Wash.-- An Othello man faces charges after the car he was driving rolled and caught fire Saturday night south of Othello. According to the Washington State Patrol, a 2017 Infinity sedan was driving north on Highway 395 at a high rate of speed about ten miles north of Pasco, when the driver lost control and rolled onto the side of the road ... Read More ...

PORTLAND, Ore.-- You can enjoy Oregon and Washington's forested areas without paying most day use fees on President's Day, Monday, Feb. 15.   With many recreation opportunities unavailable to the public during the global COVID-19 pandemic, outdoor recreation has become especially important to individuals and families in the northwest this past year.   ...