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Thursday, October 18, 2018, is the Great American Shakeout-- an opportunity to test your earthquake preparedness. In addition, emergency management agencies in Benton and Franklin Counties, along with the Department of Energy and Energy Northwest, will test their emergency alert sirens...

Benton County Deputies say a man who shot and injured his father on Saturday, October 13, 2018, was thought his mother was in danger. According to a press release from the Sheriff's Office, deputies were called out to a home in the 31000 Block of Glenn Miller PRSE at 9:12 pm for a reported domestic disturbance and shooting.  W ...

A neighbor called 911 Monday afternoon to report that a mobile home in the 900 block of Empire Drive was on fire. According to dispatchers, the caller could see smoke and flames coming from the windows and roof. When Pasco Fire Department crews got on the scene, the double wide mobile home was about 50% engulfed in flames...

The Klamath County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 16-year old boy who died in a fall in a rural, northern part of the county on Saturday. Two boys taking part in a camping trip with a Boy Scout Troop from Corvallis, Oregon were seriously injured in a fall October 13th...

If you're living with diabetes, or think you might have the disease, a diabetes awareness fair in Pasco on Saturday may be something you to add to your weekend plans. "Diabetes right now is very, very hight in our county-- one of the highest in Washington State...

Local utilities are warning customers that someone is making phone calls locally, pretending to be your power company, and demanding payment for past-due accounts. Karen Miller with Benton PUD says if you get a call that seems suspicious, "Just hang up and call your utility...

A Kennewick man was cited following a multi-vehicle accident on Highway 395 North near the Court Street exit in Pasco Thursday morning that sent three people to the hospital. According to Washington State Patrol, a car driven by Maria E. Torres, 64, from Kennewick, slowed down because of traffic at about 6:30 AM...

Now that the new school year is underway, it’s time for all fourth graders to claim their free Every Kid in a Park pass. The annual program allows fourth graders free entry into all federal parks, forests, and recreation areas for a full year. F...

Volunteers from Fields of Grace trudged out to pepper research fields at Columbia Basin College Wednesday morning. They were there to pick peppers-- not for themselves, but to donate to local food banks. "They have their ag program here where they're doing research, and when they're done the peppers-- they don't have an outlet for them," said Linda William with Fields of Grace... Read Mo

Oregon State Police have closed down a section of I-84 Eastbound because of a semi-truck that crashed. The Interstate is closed at Exit 216, about six miles east of Pendleton. The crash happened near MP 254, about a six miles west of La Grande...