Jenna Kochenauer

PASCO, Wash.-- A Reserve Officer from the Soap Lake Police Department faces several charges after he was arrested in Franklin County Friday morning.   Deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a vehicle in a ditch on Highway 395 north of Pasco where they found a marked Soap Lake Police Department vehicle with a K9 and a male driver.   ...

KENNEWICK, Wash.-- Officials with the Benton County Jail are responding to phone calls they've received from local residents who are concerned about the treatment of inmates at the facility after seeing a video circulating on social media.   The video, depicting an altercation between an inmate and a police officer in the Richland County, Ohio jail in 2019, has confused some viewers who believed

KENNEWICK, Wash.-- Crews with the Kennewick Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire at Pacific Steel and Recycling on Chemical Drive in Kennewick at about 2:20 in the morning. The Class A motor home was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived to the fenced-in lot, and were able to quickly get the flames under control ... Read More ...

OLYMPIA, Wash.-- The mass vaccination site in Kennewick led the way with the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine over the past three weeks, providing first doses of the vaccine to more than 12,000 people. Overall, more than 40,000 people received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the state’s mass vaccination sites.   ...

PASCO, Wash.-- Pasco Police are searching for a man suspected of robbing a convenience store Saturday night.   Sgt. Nathan Carlisle with the Pasco Police Department tells Newsradio 610 KONA that dispatchers received a 911 call at about 10:32 p.m. r ...

UMATILLA, Ore.-- A man who was wanted for removing an ankle monitor shortly after posting bond on sex assault charges is back in custody.   According to the Umatilla County Sheriff's Office, Richard Smith posted bond last week, claiming that he had a family member who was dying who he wanted to see.   ...

PASCO, Wash.-- A Pasco man was arrested Sunday night after officers connected him to a stolen car. The red Toyota Camry was reported stolen from the 2200 block of W. Shoshone at about 11:15 p.m. Sunday, and within minutes, an officer spotted it at the Tahitian Inn at 28th and W ... Read More ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Wash.-- An Othello man faces charges after the car he was driving rolled and caught fire Saturday night south of Othello. According to the Washington State Patrol, a 2017 Infinity sedan was driving north on Highway 395 at a high rate of speed about ten miles north of Pasco, when the driver lost control and rolled onto the side of the road ... Read More ...

PORTLAND, Ore.-- You can enjoy Oregon and Washington's forested areas without paying most day use fees on President's Day, Monday, Feb. 15.   With many recreation opportunities unavailable to the public during the global COVID-19 pandemic, outdoor recreation has become especially important to individuals and families in the northwest this past year.   ...

KENNEWICK, Wash.-- Kennewick Police are investigating the armed robbery of a convenience store. Officers responded to the Grand Central Station at Clearwater and Morain Friday night for a report of two men entering the business at about 9:45 p ... Read More ...