KONA News

RICHLAND, Wash.-- Forecasters are calling for temperatures to hit triple digits this week, with highs expected to hit near 105 degrees on Tuesday. "Anytime we get above 90 degrees, people need to be extra careful of being out in the heat and the sun," said Luke Mohney, a firefighter-paramedic with the Richland Fire Department ... Read More ...

PROSSER, Wash.-- An early morning crash on I-82 in Benton County claimed the life of a Mabton man early Saturday morning. According to a report from the Washington State Patrol, a blue Chevrolet Silverado driven by Kirk W. Wheeler, 60, Mabton, was headed eastbound on the interstate near milepost 80, just outside of Prosser ... Read More ...

KENNEWICK, Wash.-- A 25-year old man was arrested Friday after Benton County Sheriff's Deputies say he forced a woman out of her home and into his car. Investigators say the man and the victim live together, but he forced her into a car against her will Friday, then started driving around the Tri-Cities ... Read More ...

SUNNYSIDE, Wash.-- The Yakima County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that an 11-year old boy has died from the injuries he received in a crash that killed his older brother. Luis Felipe Luna-Ruiz was a passenger on the ATV his 14-year old brother was driving on Tuesday, July 14th, when they drove up an orchard trail and onto Wendell Phillips Road near Sunnyside without stopping to check for traf

KENNEWICK, Wash.-- About a dozen people evacuated a home in Kennewick when a fire started in an upper bedroom Friday afternoon.  Firefighters arrived at the home in the 4600 block of W. Metaline just off of Union St. at about 12:15pm, and found smoke and flames in an upstairs bedroom. ... Read More ... Read More ...

KENNEWICK, Wash.-- A crash on Highway 240 near Columbia Center Boulevard sent two people to the hospital Friday morning. The crash was reported at about 7:20 a.m., after Troopers with Washington State Patrol say a pick-up truck drifted off the road, over-corrected, and rolled in the median, landing on its top ... Read More ...

WEST RICHLAND, Wash.-- It was more than 15 years ago that the speedway in West Richland was closed, but it was back in Action this week with about a dozen race cars testing out the track. Last year, the city of West Richland purchased the raceway property with plans to build its new police station on a portion of the land ... Read More ...

KENNEWICK, Wash.-- The Benton County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday that the agency has promoted an officer to the role of Undersheriff. Sheriff Jerry Hatcher has been plagued publicly with personal and professional challenges since October of last year, when his then-wife sought an order of protection against him ... Read More ...

KENENWICK, Wash.-- Last week, the Kennewick City Council passed a temporary ordinance that eases parking requirements for businesses in the city, allowing them to move at least a portion of their business outside into their off-street parking ...

RICHLAND, Wash.-- Starting next week, the Richland School Board plans to host a series of virtual town hall meetings to get feedback from parents and other stakeholders on proposed plans for reopening schools in the fall.   Earlier this week, the board met with school administrators to hammer out some of the details on the proposed options for in-person, virtual, and hybrid instruction.   ... R