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HERMISTON, Ore.-- The Umatilla County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a Hermiston man as a homicide. According to a press release, dispatchers got a call at about 9:37 a.m. about a body northeast of Hermiston. Deputies arrived and located a man's body next to an irrigation ditch off of Alpine Drive north of Punkin Center Road ...

COLFAX, Wash.-- A fire Tuesday night destroyed a building on Main Street in Colfax. The Colfax Fire Department responded to the 2-story building on Main Street at about 7:00 p.m. and arrived to find smoke coming from all four sides of the building ...

ELTOPIA-Wash.-- An Eltopia area orchard worker died Wednesday after the tractor he was driving rolled down an embankment. Sgt. Marcus Conner with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office said the 53-year old man was working alone in a remote field off of Eltopia West Road when the accident happened ...

KENNEWICK, Wash.-- A train crashed into a pick-up truck near Hover Park in Benton County Wednesday afternoon. Lt. Jason Erickson with the Benton County Sheriff's Office says two young men had been riding dirt bikes on the east side of the train tracks, and loaded up the bikes in the back of a truck to move to the west of the tracks ...

PASCO, Wash. - Many community members are bracing for financial hardship during the COVID-19 outbreak. Customers of local credit unions can rest assured knowing their financial institution is here for them. CEO of Community First Bank Tri-Cities, Eric Pearson said the bank is committed to helping its members meet their financial obligations during this time ...

KENNEWICK, Wash.-- The Benton-Franklin Health District (BFHD) has confirmed that a Richland woman who passed away over the weekend has tested positive for COVID-19. According to a press release from BFHD, the woman was in her 80s and had underlying health conditions ...

RICHLAND, Wash.-- Kadlec is temporarily stopping elective inpatient and outpatient surgeries in order to practice social distancing and reduce the chances of spreading COVID-19. Starting Thursday, March 19, surgeries for non-life threatening and non-urgent care at Kadlec hospital properties ...

WALLA WALLA, Wash.-- Starting Monday, students who attend Walla Walla Public Schools will head back to the classroom-- virtually. The school district unveiled its new Distance Learning Program that allows students from preschool through grade 12 to stay on track with their school work during the minimum six-week statewide school closure ... Read More ...

KENNWICK, Wash.-- The Kennewick City Council was scheduled to swear-in its new fire chief Tuesday night, but with limits on the number of people permitted in the city council chambers, council opted to postpone the ceremony. Only ten people were permitted to attend the meeting at City Hall, and city officials wanted to hold the ceremony at a time when fire department staff and others supporter

RICHLAND, Wash. - US Congressman Dan Newhouse was in Richland Tuesday afternoon to tour the lab at PNNL. Newhouse was there to learn more about their efforts to fight the spread of coronavirus. State Senator Sharon Brown as well as State Representatives Brad Klippert and Matt Boehnke, joined the Congressman on the tour ...