Ed Dawson

PASCO, Wash.-The Franklin County Prosecutor has opted NOT to file criminal charges against a Sheriffs deputy in the shooting death of a suspect in November 2019. After reviewing the Special Investigation Unit's report, Deputy Cody Quantrell's use of deadly force was deemed necessary in stopping Dante Jones on a rural road about 15 miles north of Pasco ... Read More ...

WASHINGTON, DC-The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case of a Richland florist who refused service a same-sex marriage on religious grounds. Arlene's Flowers owner, Barronelle Stutzman, was seeking an appeal of a Washington State Supreme Court decision that she broke state anti-discrimination laws ... Read More ...

KENNEWICK, Wash.-After 18 years, a possible break in the most infamous cold case in the Tri-Cities. Kennewick Police have announced a possible suspect in the disappearance of Sofia Juarez. Detectives say an eyewitness has come forward with the description of a boy in his early teens, light complexion, about 5-feet tall with chubby features and short black hair ... Read More ...

KENNEWICK, Wash.-Kennewick Police are asking for the public's with their investigation of a drive-by shooting Sunday night. Officers were called to a report of several shots fired in the area of the 1100 block North Cleveland St. with possible injuries ... Read More ...

SALEM, Ore.-Oregon will join the growing list of states offering large incentives for people to get their COVID vaccination. "There will be one $1 million winner for residents 18 and over, five $100 thousand Oregon College Savings Plan winners for Oregonians ages 12 to 17, and each of Oregon's 36 counties will have a $10 thousand winner as well", Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced .

OLYMPIA, Wash.- The Washington State Health Department has identified a possible link between a recent E Coli outbreak in several counties to a specific brand of yogurt. "PCC Community Market" brand yogurt, produced by Pure Eire Dairy, is the likely cause of 11 confirmed cases, including one in Benton and one in Walla Walla counties ... Read More ...

TRI-CITIES, Wash.-A recall effort is now underway to remove Governor Jay Inslee from office over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the charges is an alleged violation of the state's Emergency Powers Act, something lawmakers in Olympia tweaked in 2019 ... Read More ...

TRI-CITIES, Wash.-The 2021 Columbia Cup and Over-the-river Air Show was canceled two weeks ago because it could not happen under the COVID-19 restrictions for the state of that time. But that all changed with the announcement Thursday by Governor Jay Inslee that the state would re-open by June 30th ... Read More ... Read More ...

KENNEWICK, Wash.- Benton County Sheriffs detectives are investigating a body that was pulled from the Columbia River Friday morning in the Lampson Pits area of Columbia Park. Initial indications point to the remains being that of a man in his late 20s or early 30s that had been in the water for less than a week ... Read More ...

TRI-CITIES, Wash.- For the second year in a row, the annual Water Follies celebration has been scrubbed by the Coronavirus pandemic.   The Tri-City Water Follies Association made the decision to cancel the 2021 HAPO Over-the-River Air Show and Columbia Cup Monday evening.   “Due ...