KONA News

RICHLAND, Wash.-- Police in Richland are investigating a possible drive-by shooting that happened Sunday night. Officers responded to the 1400 block of Stevens Dr. at around 9:00 p.m. after getting reports of shots fired in the area. According to Sgt ... Read More ... Read More ...

RICHLAND, Wash.-- An argument at a home in Richland led to one man in custody on assault charges. According to Sgt. Drew Florence with the Richland Police Department, officers were called to a home on Marshall Ave. Sunday afternoon after a victim called 911 to say that a man at the home had pointed a gun at them ... Read More ...

KENNEWICK, Wash.-- A pair of tips to the Kennewick Police Department led to the arrest of a man on child pornography-related charges Monday. Investigators say the Kennewick Police Department received tips through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in February and March, indicating that photos and communications related to inappropriate images of children were originating fro

KENNEWICK, Wash.-- Ben Franklin Transit is now providing on-demand services to help close the gaps in service for outlying areas of Benton and Franklin Counties. BFT CONNECT has contracted with Via to provide limited on-demand ride service in the following areas: • Central Richland• Columbia Center & South Richland• East Pasco• Central Kennewick & Finley The service allows riders to s

PASCO, Wash.-- A man was arrested on DUI charges Sunday after driving his car into a ravine. Pasco Police say they responded to a report of a single-vehicle accident at E. Dock St. and S. Road 18, where they found a sedan that had gone off the road along a rail spur and high-centered on the edge of the embankment ...

KIMBERLY, Ore.-- A Kennewick man has died in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Grant County, Oregon. Oregon State Police, say the incident happened Saturday at about 4:00 p.m. on Highway 402 near milepost 2. Investigators say a Harley Davidson motorcycle, operated by Robert Julian, 63, Kennewick, was northbound on Hwy 402 when it left the road, traveled down an embankment, and into the Jo

RICHLAND, Wash.-- A Richland man has died, and another man is in custody in connection with a stabbing at the Economy Inn in Richland Saturday night. Richland Police were called out the motel on the 500 block of George Washington Way at about 9:00 p ... Read More ...

UMATILLA, Ore.-- Oregon State Police are looking for information to help solve a hit and run collision that left one person dead in August 2019. The crash happened on Saturday, August 31, 2019 at approximately 2:30 A.M. on Hwy 395 near mile post 4A ... Read More ...

KENNEWICK, Wash.-- Two people were arrested Friday morning forllowing a burglary at a local business. Kennewick Police responded to a report of a break-in at a business in the 900 block of W. Canal Drive at about 7:15 a.m. when an employee arrived to find a fence cut ... Read More ...

RICHLAND, Wash.-- Richland City Councilman Michael Alvarez announced Thursday that he plans to run for Benton County Commissioner for District 1. The long time Richland resident and business owner said in a press release that he wants to improve transparency in the Commissioners' office, making sure the Public Safety Sales Tax is being allocated appropriately, and hopes to bring a mental health