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A man has died after struggling with Richland Police officers who tried taking him into custody overnight. According to Detective Sgt. Drew Florence, officers responded to a domestic violence assault that was reported in the area of McPherson Ave...

Icy conditions are being blamed for a water main break in Benton County early Monday morning. Deputies with the Benton County Sheriff's Office posted photos of the intersection of Kennedy and Keene Road near West Richland showing flooding in the roadway at about 3:00 am...

A bill that would require school buses in Washington are equipped with seat belts has been introduced for a third year in Olympia. Representative Gina Mosbrucker is concerned about the safety of Washington's children, and about the mixed message kids receive when they're not required to wear a restraint on school buses.  “ ...

One person was taken to the hospital after a rollover accident in Franklin County Thursday night. Washington State Patrol reports that the SUV was headed east on I-182 and went off the pavement while taking the Broadmoor Boulevard exit. The rolled over along the side of the off-ramp...

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office has released information about a registered sex offender who recently registered an address in the Connell area. Jereome Lionel Pleasant, 28, is living in the 100 block of N. Almira in Connell. Pleasant was convicted of 1st degree child molestation in Franklin County in 2006, and has been convicted three times for failing to register as a sex offender... Read M

A small plane went down shortly after taking off from Bowers Field in Ellensburg Thursday evening, killing the pilot. The Kittitas County Sheriffs Department responded to a field after a farm owner called 911 to report the plane had crashed on his property just before 5pm...

A Winter Weather Advisory in the Mid-Columbia is forcing the following schools into a delay or closure: Bickleton School Dist.: 2-Hour Delay Goldendale Sch. Dist.: 2 Hours Late Heppner School Dist.: 3-Hour Delay (Heppner schools only) Ione School Dist.: 3-Hour ...

The Mariners are coming to town! The annual Mariner Caravan is headed to Eastern Washington, with stops in Wenatchee, Walla Walla, and Pasco this week: Wenatchee: Tuesday, January 15, 4:00pm at Pybus Market Spokane: Wednesday, January 16, 4:15pm, at The Warehouse Athletic Facility Walla Walla: Thursday, January 17, 4:30pm at Whitman College ... Read More ...

Former Kennewick City Councilman and newly-elected 8th District Rep. Matt Boehnke was officially sworn in Monday as the new legislative session got underway in Olympia. Boehnke, a 21-year Army veteran with an extensive background in cybersecurity issues, has been appointed to three House committees. He ...

Bickleton School District: 2-hour delay