Michael Gennarelli

KENNEWICK, Wash. - The Benton Franklin Health District released the daily report on the impact that the coronavirus is having in our area. 14 people have now died because of the virus with Franklin County counting its first death related to COVID-19 ...

KENNEWICK, Wash. - Stay in place. Maintain your space. Cover your face. This is the new motto for the Benton Franklin Health Distric. Washing your hands, physical distancing, and staying home are still the best ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but masks could help ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Governor Jay Inslee extended the Stay Home, Stay Healthy order this afternoon. The order will now go until May 4th. Inslee said of the impact COVID-19 has made in our state, "We have an obligation to ourselves and to our loved ones to recognize that this is a long road ahead of us ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - A few years have passed since the Driving Under the Influence of Electronics Act went into effect. The Washington Traffic Safety Commission reported that in 2016 there were 155 deaths because of distracted driving. In 2019, two years after the new law, 33 fewer distracted driving-related deaths occurred ...

KENNEWICK, Wash. - The total number of deaths in Benton County now stands at 9, after the Benton Franklin Health District said 2 men in their 90s died after contracting the virus. Franklin County still hasn't reported any deaths associated with COVID-19 ...

HERMISTON, Wash. - Multiple Hermiston city agencies, are working together to directly contact all local businesses and encourage them to work with their banking partners to understand their potential benefit from the recently passed Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - After the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law last Friday, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell today announced the state of Washington, as well as cities and counties throughout the state, will receive a combined total of more than $52 million in funding for critical housing programs.  The ...

KENNEWICK, Wash. - The death toll from the coronavirus now stands at 7. A Benton County man in his 80s died today, due to complications of the virus. All 7 of the deaths in our region have been from Benton County. New numbers from the Benton Franklin Health District report there are now 189 cases of COVID-19 in our counties ...

KENNEWICK, Wash. - Kennewick Police stopped a vehicle Wednesday morning and arrested a 26 year old man for driving with a suspended license and failure to obey. Police found several keys in the car, all of which, belonged to the Leskovar car lot ...

PASCO, Wash. - Governor Jay Inslee will deploy the Washington State National Guard to Walla Walla and Pasco, to ensure critical food banks remain stocked and operational. The humanitarian effort will begin tomorrow and last through the end of April ...