Ed Dawson

WASHINGTON, DC-The U-S Transportation Security Administration is extending the face mask requirement for all travelers through September 13th. This includes all airports, onboard commercial aircraft, as well as on over-the-road buses, commuter buses and rail systems ... Read More ...

SALEM, Ore.-Oregon Governor Kate Brown extended the state of emergency order for an additional 60-days, but hinted that the end MAY be in sight. “We are in the middle of the fourth surge of COVID-19 in Oregon, driven by more contagious variants of the disease. We m... Read More ... Read More ...

RICHLAND, Wash.-Another waste tank at Hanford is likely leaking. The Energy Department reports soil samples taken beneath Tank B-109 indicate a leak, despite being previously emptied of all the "pumpable" liquids and leaving behind a small amount of waste ... Read More ...

RICHLAND, Wash.-Firefighters from around the area are battling a fire in the Yakima River Delta region.   The blaze has closed the area of Highway-240 near the Columbia Park Trail exit.   This is a developing story.

RICHLAND, Wash.-    UPDATE: As of 10:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, both children were found safe.    Original story: An Amber Alert has been issued for a brother and sister from Richland who went missing Tuesday night.   Emaleigh Paier, 13, took her parents’ SUV from the 1400 block of Farrell Lane with her 7-year-old Autistic brother Liam Hogan at 8:40 p.m.   The silver Chevy Equino ...

TRI-CITIES, Wash.-The Western Hockey League has announced more postponements to the Tri-City Americans schedule due to a positive COVID-19 case on the team.   This coming weekend games, Saturday at home versus Everett and Sunday on the road in Spokane, have been shelved.   ...

RICHLAND, Wash.-Two of the three underground structures at risk for collapse at the Hanford Site have now been stabilized.   According to the U-S Energy Department, those structures have been filled and reinforced with concrete-like grout by contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company.   ...

OLYMPIA-Wash.-Lawmakers in Olympia has passed a bill, along party lines, that bans the sale of new gas-powered vehicles in Washington beginning in the year 2030.   If Governor Jay Inslee signs it into law, Washington would become the first state in the U-S to place such a ban, and would include vehicles purchased in other states and brought to Washington.   ...

SALEM, Ore.- On Monday, all Oregonians 16-years-old and older will become eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine.   To date, more than 1.5M people in Oregon have received at least their first dose.   "37% of Oregonians have received at least one shot, 42% of the population 16 and older have received at least one shot and nearly one million Oregonians today are fully vaccinated", Oregon Hea

OLYMPIA, Wash.-Governor Jay Inslee signed 57 bills into law Friday, including Senate Bill 5015, establishing a gross misdemeanor charge for someone who misrepresents an unofficial ballot collection site as an official ballot drop-box. "As a vote-by-mail state, it is imperative that Washington voters are not deceived about where to return their ballots", Gov ...