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(Grandview, WA) -- They sprayed larvicide, but they knew it wouldn't be enough to fully eradicate the invasive Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica) from the Yakima Valley this summer. Officials with the Washington Department of Agriculture now confirm they've captured a pair of adult beetles in the Grandview area. T...

(Othello, WA) -- Detectives are for a 16-year-old gang member in relation to a shooting in Othello that occurred just before 8:30 Sunday night. Authorities arrived on the scene with EMS to find a man with gunshot injuries. He was taken to Othello Community Hospital, then flown to Sacred Heart hospital in Spokane...

(Olympia, WA) -- Here's a look at some of aftermath and anticipated fallout following last Friday's Supreme Court Ruling that overturned Rowe V. Wade. The decision removes federal protection for abortion services. Washington state is expected to receive a major influx of patients from out of state...

(San Diego, CA) -- The Governors of California, Oregon and Washington have released a video confirming abortion protections in their states. The Governors say the three states will continue to be a safe haven for anyone seeking abortions and other reproductive health care services...

(Seattle, WA) -- Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has created a statewide Organized Retail Crime Theft Task Force. Across the country, organized retail crime costs 70-billion dollars a year. Ferguson says the task force will improve coordination and collaboration among law enforcement agencies to stop the crime rings...

(Tonasket, WA)  --  An argument between neighbors in Tonasket led to a fatal shooting.  Okanogan County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a report that 61-year-old Scott Pollock had exchanged gunfire with a neighbor Monday, leaving Pollock with a gunshot wound to his hand.  Pollock told...

(Kennewick, WA) -- Newsradio 610 KONA is proud to host a candidate's forum at the CG Public House, 9221 West Clearwater Ave Saturday morning. Doors will open at 9:30am with the forum set to begin at 10:00am. Robb Francis from Newsradio 610 KONA's The Bottom Line will moderate the forum ...

(Spokane, WA) -- A man is recovering after being stabbed with a three-foot sword in west central Spokane earlier this week. According to the Spokesman Review, it started with a series of arguments and a fight between the suspect, Thomas Torngren and the victim ...

(Moses Lake, WA) -- A man accused of killing and sexually assaulting a woman in Moses Lake pleaded not guilty to charges. Investigators say 28-year-old Juan Gastelum raped and murdered 30-year-old Yanira Cedillos back in March. Authorities found the victim's body in a remote area in Walla Walla County two months later ...

(Moses Lake, WA) -- Grant County Sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a man found in a burning car. On Friday, authorities were called out to Frontage Road east of Moses Lake on reports of a car fire. Crews found 25-year-old Mesan Felix Ekoue-Totou inside when they put the fire out ...