KONA News

KENNEWICK, Wash.-- Kennewick School District plans to close its administrative offices starting Friday, March 20 due to community concerns about the spread of COVID-19. The public will not be allowed to access the building through at least April 3, 2020 ... Read More ...

Walla Walla, Wash. - To help protect employees and taxpayers from the spread of the coronavirus, the Walla Walla County Board of Commissioners has modified the county public offices and how they conduct business. Effective immediately, county office visits will be by appointment only ...

Walla Walla, Wash. - The Walla Walla County Emergency Management Department released a statement requesting the public's help with their personal protective equipment supply. The supplies are for first responders and for healthcare workers and the county says there is a worldwide shortage ...

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 ...