Michael Gennarelli

KENNEWICK, Wash. - Benton County Treasurer Ken Spencer, announced today that Benton County property taxes are still due on April 30. The announcement said if you have been financially impacted by COVID-19, the Treasurer encourages you to contact their office to determine your eligibility for a payment plan ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Governor Jay Inslee partnered with the Governors of Oregon and California to announce a shared vision for reopening the west coast economies and controlling COVID-19 in the future. Each state will have its own state-specific plan, but the regional pact includes three joint principals ...

KENNEWICK, Wash. - Officials say two more deaths in the region have been attributed to COVID-19. The Benton Franklin Health District said two Benton County people, a man in his 90s and a woman in her 80s, have passed away today because of the virus ...

KENNEWICK, Wash. - The Benton Franklin Health District has released the latest numbers regarding COVID-19 cases in our region. There are now 443 number of cases with 113 of them being probable cases. The death toll has not changed since yesterday and still stands at 27; 25 deaths in Benton County and 2 in Franklin County ...

WALLA WALLA, Wash. - The number of COVID-19 cases in Walla Walla has at least doubled this week, with new numbers reported by county health officials today. Positive coronavirus cases now stand at 20 in the county with six of those cases in Burbank and Wallula ...

KENNEWICK, Wash. - An investigation into the theft of firearms from a gun store led SWAT officers to a home in Kennewick Thursday afternoon. Early Wednesday morning, Kennewick officers responded to Hole in the Wall for an alarm. They found that the front door had been broken into and several firearms had been stolen ...

KENNEWICK, Wash. - At about 6:15 pm, officers responded to 24 S Quay St. in Kennewick, for the report of a Domestic Violence Order violation in progress.  The first two officers on scene attempted to contact Juan Martinez-Rodriguez, 32, as he was standing outside the residence.  ...

KENNEWICK, Wash. - Today, the Benton Franklin Health District reported a significant increase in probable COVID-19 cases. Additional information was received that connected previous suspect cases, with lab-confirmed cases. The number of cases now stands at 408 in the Tri-Cities region. 107 ...

KENNEWICK, Wash. - The Stay Home order in Washington state, requires residents to observe proper social distancing to stop the spread of COVID-19. That means that local non-profit organizations have seen a slump in volunteerism. United Way of Benton & Franklin Counties has launched Volunteer Tri-Cities, a free, mobile-friendly, community-wide volunteer platform that connects people with the c

KENNEWICK, Wash. - Meals at school got a fresh look when Sodexo Quality of Life Services, sponsored their 10th annual future chefs contest in January. Thousands of future chefs from 5 to 12 years old across the nation, were invited to re-imagine their favorite school lunch by creating their very own dish ...