Derek Miceli
Tri-City Regional SWAT Takes Over Ridgeview Elementary Building for Special Training
(Kennewick, WA) -- Tri-City Regional Swat was at the site of the soon-to-be-demolished Ridgeview Elementary building in Kennewick on Wednesday. It wasn't for any emergency, though. Rather, they were training to conduct explosive breaches on steel frame doors--something they don't often get to practice...
Oregon Earns High Praise from World Lottery Association
(Salem, OR) -- The World Lottery Association is again recognizing the Oregon Lottery with the highest certification level for its commitment to responsible gaming, with its Best-in-Class Responsible and Problem Gambling programs. Oregon's lottery was one of the first eight lotteries in the United States to reach the level four certification, the highest level of responsible gaming certification
Authorities Continue Search for Man Who Went Missing in Alkali Lake
Update: Deputies used a drone to locate a body, and the Grant County Coroner's office has confirmed it is the body of 67-year-old Mauricio Cardenas. Specialists will now conduct an autopsy to try and determine the official cause of death.
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Target Practice Sparks Brush Fire in Benton County
(Benton County, WA) -- They learned first had, the dangers of shooting in dry, breezy conditions when a spark from target practice started a vegetation fire in Webber Canyon near County Well Road. According to officials the group first tried to put the fire out themselves...
Concerned Citizen Helps Foil Catalytic Converter Theft
(West Richland, WA) -- If you see something, say something! West Richland police are crediting a passerby for speaking up when they noticed something peculiar along King Drive yesterday . The person observed someone underneath a white truck, sawing away at something...
Columbia Industries Opportunity Kitchen Graduates Cohort of Three
Since its launch in 2019, Opportunity Kitchen has graduated 28 students from the training program. Graduates have gone on to work at local restaurants, bakeries, hotels, and coffee shops.
20-Year-Old Shot While Driving in Sunnyside
(Sunnyside, WA) -- A 20-year-old male was shot in Sunnyside Tuesday night. According to a release from Sunnyside P.D., police were called out to a residence on Holstein Avenue at 10:24pm to find a Dodge Charger riddled with bullet holes in the driveway...
Farmer Helps Benton County Deputies Find Suspect Hidden in Wheat Field
(Benton County, WA) -- Benton County Sheriffs office is thanking a local farmer with an airplane for help locating a suspect yesterday . Deputies were alerted of a stolen vehicle in the area of W Horrigan Road and S Glade Creek Road around 4 p.m. T...
Pasco Firefighters Rescue Kitten From PVC Pipe
(Pasco, WA) -- A kitten was rescued from a tricky situation after a concerned apartment resident called the Pasco fire department over the weekend. Responders arrived to find that the feline had climbed into a 3 inch pvc pipe that was 6 feet deep. So,...
City of Pasco in Search of New Group to Operate Tri-City Animal Control and Shelter
(Pasco, WA) -- The City of Pasco now accepting proposals from any groups interested providing animal control and sheltering services for the Tri-City Animal Shelter.
Interested parties can submit online by clicking here.