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Pasco, Wash. – Minor League Baseball announced Tuesday that it's cancelling its 2020 season across North America due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  "Major League Baseball™ (MLB™) has informed Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) that it will not be providing its affiliated Minor League teams with players for the 2020 season. As a result, there will not be a ... Read More ...

PASCO, Wash.-- Gov. Jay Inslee was in Pasco Tuesday, where he met with local government leaders and health officials about Benton and Franklin Counties' request for variance to move into Phase 2 of reopening.   The Benton Franklin Health District initially submitted requests for variance earlier in June, but the Department of Health has placed the requests on hold as both counties saw a rise in

PROSSER, Wash.-- Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has awarded a Prosser Police Officer with the Attorney General's Office Law Enforcement Medal of Honor.   A committee selected Officer Antonio Bustamante to receive the award as a result of his actions during an active shooter event at the Canyon Park Apartments in August of 2019.   ...

KENNEWICK, Wash.-- Re-opening the Tri-Cities' economy could be our willingness to wear masks while out in public. Local agencies are teaming up to distribute washable face masks to lower income residents Wednesday "These are reusable cloth face covering, so they are designed to be worn and washed," said Deanna Davis with Benton County Emergency Management ...

GRANT COUNTY, Wash.-- A 21-year old Moses Lake woman and a 16-year old male face charges after leading police on a high speed chase Sunday morning between George and Moses Lake. According to Sharon Palmerton with the Grant County Sheriff's Office, deputies initially took a report on a vehicle theft in George at about 4 a ... Read More ...

SALEM, Ore.- Oregon Governor Kate Brown has announced a statewide mask mandate goes into affect Wednesday. “From the beginning of the reopening process, I have said that reopening comes with the risk of seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases beyond our health systems’ capacity to test, trace, and isolate them,” said Governor Kate Brown. “Over the last m ... Read More ...

KENNEWICK, Wash.-- The city of Kennewick had to cancel its annual River of Fire firworks display due to concerns about COVID-19. The annual event served as an alternative to drive-way fireworks displays, since fireworks are illegal in the city of Kennewick ...

PASCO, Wash.-- Hispanic leaders from Benton and Franklin Counties are teaming up with local agencies to communicate to the Latino community the importance of wearing masks to reduce the spread of COVID-19. "A lot of the employers are putting a lot of those measures in place," said Mike Gonzalez, spokesperson for Franklin PUD which estimates that about 70% of its customer base is Hispa

PASCO, Wash.-- Officials with the Pasco School District plan to hold three virtual town hall meetings starting Monday, giving parents and community members an opportunity to provide input on the district’s plans for reopening schools in the fall.   ...

PROSSER, Wash.-- A man was arrested Saturday afternoon after trying to avoid arrest by jumping into the Yakima River. The incident began at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday when a deputy stopped a car along I-82 for swerving between lanes. The deputy realized that the female driver was distraught so he removed her from the car to speak with her ... Read More ... Read More ...