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PASCO, Wash.- Pasco's Arts and Culture Commission presented it's forthcoming projects to the city council on Monday night.   They plan to create a memorial to Noburu “Peanuts” Fukuda in Peanuts Park, revamp the the city's gateway and park signage, start a utility box wrap program similar to Kennewick and Richland, and add art to the Kurtzman Park Shelter.   Council Mem ...

PASCO, Wash.-- A Reserve Officer from the Soap Lake Police Department faces several charges after he was arrested in Franklin County Friday morning.   Deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a vehicle in a ditch on Highway 395 north of Pasco where they found a marked Soap Lake Police Department vehicle with a K9 and a male driver.   ...

KENNEWICK, Wash.-- Officials with the Benton County Jail are responding to phone calls they've received from local residents who are concerned about the treatment of inmates at the facility after seeing a video circulating on social media.   The video, depicting an altercation between an inmate and a police officer in the Richland County, Ohio jail in 2019, has confused some viewers who believed

KENNEWICK, Wash.-- Crews with the Kennewick Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire at Pacific Steel and Recycling on Chemical Drive in Kennewick at about 2:20 in the morning. The Class A motor home was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived to the fenced-in lot, and were able to quickly get the flames under control ... Read More ...

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 ...