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RICHLAND, Wash. – Students at Washington State University's Richland campus will have access to thousands of disposable masks thanks to a recent donation from a local food processing company. Lamb Weston donated 20,000 disposable masks for students and employees at Washington State University Tri-Cities to use when in-person classes resume this fall. “ ...

KENNEWICK, Wash.-- Wednesday is National Pet Fire Safety Day, and local fire officials are encouraging pet owners to take some time to include dogs and cats in our emergency and evacuation plans.   In the event of a fire, Captain Brian Ellis with the Kennewick Fire Department says if your pets are right there with you, go ahead and get them out, but you need to evacuate the home right away.   .

SUNNYSIDE, Wash.-- The Yakima County Sheriff's Office is investigating a two vehicle collision that claimed the life of Sunnyside boy Tuesday afternoon. Deputies responded to the 450 block of Wendell Phillips Rd. at about 4:40 p.m., where they found a 1994 Ford pick-up that had collided with a Polaris ATV ... Read More ...

KENNEWICK, Wash.-- What started out as an oil fire on the stove of one unit at a four-plex in Kennewick turned into a major structure fire Tuesday evening. The Kennewick Fire Department was dispatched to the 1100 block of N. Cleveland St ... Read More ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Wash.-- A commercial truck driver was flown to Kadlec Medical Center in Richland with injuries after crashing his truck in Franklin County Tuesday morning. Crews with Franklin County Fire District 3 and the Pasco Fire Department responded to the area of Taylor Flats Road and Elm Road at about 9:15 a ... Read More ...

PASCO, Wash.-- On Tuesday, the Pasco School District released a scheduled for 2020 graduates to memorialize their high school celebration. The district had hoped to reschedule public graduation ceremonies once social distancing restrictions were lifted due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Read More ...

PASCO, Wash.-- A man was arrested early Tuesday morning after a woman was found dead inside a home in Pasco.   Police responded to a report of an altercation at a home in the 1800 block of N. 14th Ave. at about 12:30 a.m., and encountered Giovanni Magaña, 30, Pasco. Magaña was ...

GRANT COUNTY, Wash.-- A 12-year-old Skagit County boy is in stable condition after being seriously injured in a collision on the Columbia River Saturday. The child and another 12-year-old boy were on a personal watercraft near the Sunland community in Grant County Saturday morning around 10:30 am ... Read More ...

PASCO, Wash.-- Police in Pasco have identified a suspect in last week's armed robbery at a convenience store.   Investigators say they got a tip from a facebook follower that led them to identify Enrique Banda-Garcia, 23, Pasco as the man who allegedly entered the Xpress Mart at Clark St. and ...

KENNEWICK, Wash.-- The Kennewick Police Department has been investigating the deaths of several cats, believed to have been the victims of a human predator. However, investigators have released new information Monday, indicating that the deaths were the result of coyotes ...