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Teen Arrested For Murder in Benton Co., May Have Been Defending Woman
Teen Arrested For Murder in Benton Co., May Have Been Defending Woman
Teen Arrested For Murder in Benton Co., May Have Been Defending Woman
(Benton City, WA) -- A 15-year-old is under arrest, for now, after a 54-year-old man was found dead in rural Benton County following an altercation between the two and an adult female. This went down Thursday night in the 27,000 Block of Ambassador Prairie in rural Benton County, close to Benton City...
Man Dies After Being Rescued From Yakima River
Man Dies After Being Rescued From Yakima River
Man Dies After Being Rescued From Yakima River
UPDATE: The Benton County Coroner's Office says the victim who was rushed to the hospital has died. The victim is not being identified pending notification of next of kin. (Benton City, WA) -- One man is in the hospital in critical condition after a tubing trip goes wrong...
Benton County Unveils New Water Rescue Boat
Benton County Unveils New Water Rescue Boat
Benton County Unveils New Water Rescue Boat
(Benton City, WA) -- It's a boat that can launch in a short amount of time, operate in shallow waters and withstand rough river beds and shorelines. Benton County gave the media a look at it's new water rescue boat Monday morning. Both the Undersheriff John Law and Benton County Fire District 2 Chief Ron Duncan say the watercraft fills a hole that has been critically needed in the county ... Read
Woman and Teen Injured, Dog Dead after Prosser Pit Bull Attack
Woman and Teen Injured, Dog Dead after Prosser Pit Bull Attack
Woman and Teen Injured, Dog Dead after Prosser Pit Bull Attack
(Prosser, WA) -- A woman and her 14-year-old son are rushed to the hospital after three pit bulls attack them and their own dog while they were walking along Old Inland Empire Highway Friday morning. The woman and her son saw the charging pit bulls and tried retreating back into their own property, going so far as to close off their fence ...