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(Yakima, WA) -- Yakima Police are warning of some phone calls that took place Thursday targeting businesses in the area. The caller(s) identified themselves as members of the “Mexican Mafia” and made threats to rob and/or shoot at the businesses. ... Read More ... Read More ... Read More ...

(Hermiston, OR) -- Two weeks after an explosive fire that injured 6, Shearer's Foods is announcing it will end employment of workers at its Hermiston Plant. The CEO released a statement saying it would take at least 15-18 months before the plant could resume production, and the company has not yet decided the future of the Hermiston site ...

(Olympia, WA) -- Washington Governor Jay Inslee will join with Oregon and California's governors to lift statewide mask mandates beginning just before midnight March 12th. Statement from Gov. Jay Inslee, Washington:“We’ve continued to monitor data from our state Department of Health, and have determined we are able to adjust the timing of our statewide mask requirement. While this...

(Richland, WA) — Statement from Richland School District: During a special meeting of the Richland School Board, board members voted 3-2 to make the wearing of face coverings in district schools and facilities optional. All RSD schools and facilities are in an emergency closure for Wednesday, Feb. 16 t... Read More ...

(Scroll down to see Franklin County results) Benton County: City Of Kennewick Council Position 1 Ward 1CandidateVoteVote %Gretl Crawford6,69058.99%Don Britain4,60540.6%WRITE-IN460.41%Total Votes11,341 City Of Kennewick Council Position 2 Ward 2CandidateVoteVote %Steve Lee3,59832...

Below are results for many of the local 2021 elections. These totals are accurate as of 8:30pm on 11/02/2021. The graphs are for the City/Town races in Benton and Franklin Counties. There are links to complete results for all other local races and measures ...

(Spokane, WA) -- Gonzaga Men's Basketball Coach Mark Few entered a guilty plea to a Driving Under the Influence charge last Friday. Few was stopped in Idaho on Labor Day returning to Spokane from his vacation home in Hayden Lake. Few entered the plea late last week ...

A trial is getting under way in Oregon that looks to take down the leader of the Gypsy Joker's Outlaw Motorcycle Gang and it has a local connection. 64 year old Kenneth Earl Hause, the gang leader for 20 years, and several other members, including the Portland President, are facing charges of conspiracy to commit racketeering, kidnapping and murder ...

(Spokane, WA) -- There are calls to remove a statue in downtown Spokane. John R. Monaghan was a sailor from Spokane in 1899 who was among other sailors commanded to destroy Samoan villages. A Citizens Advisory Council has recommended removing the statue, because it contains racial slurs toward the Samoan people ...

(Olympia, WA)  --  Roughly 120-thousand Washingtonians are set to lose their federal unemployment benefits next week when the federal pandemic unemployment program expires.  Jobless residents will receive their final unemployment payment next week.  Governor Jay Insl ...