Fourth of July

Forest Service firefighters were stretched thin recently when out of control campfires interfered with their response to an outbreak of lightning caused fires.

It's almost time to celebrate!

Moses Lake Police want charges brought against a man who set off fireworks near several homes Sunday night. A report sent to the prosecutor’s office alleges 32-year-old Kevin Oshea started the fire. Witnesses report one of his blasts landed in brush, starting the blaze which quickly spread toward houses and apartments in high winds. M...

There were 211 arrests and bookings for impaired driving statewide during the Fourth of July weekend. In the State Patrol's District #3, which includes the Tri-Cities, the numbers are slightly lower than those arrested for impaired driving during the same period last year which totaled 234. Kyle Moore...

Police search for several people believed to have set off fireworks in Kennewick and caused a fence to catch fire. Officers say Tuesday a homeowner off of the 600 block of South Dayton Street, noticed her fence on fire after hearing popping noises coming from the backyard. Firefigh...

Fire crews in Kennewick and Pasco responded to a handful of brush fires on July 4th... and police responded to some fireworks complaints, despite a years-old ban on the devices. Kennewick Police Chief Ken Hohenberg says overall, the ban is working...

Pasco Police are looking for whoever decided to lay a fountain-style firework on the hood of an SUV in the 16-hundred block of N. 13th Avenue, then lit the fuse. The vandalism left a firework pattern of schorh marks on the hood Anyone with information about it is asked to call Pasco Police  at (509)545-3421 regarding case PP16-28553 Reckless Burning....

West Richland's Police Department says their agency handled more than 50 calls on the 4th of July, and most of those were firework complaints. Fire crews in the West Richland area were called out to four grass fires Monday night, the largest being a one acre fire near the intersection of 58th and Grant. No injur...

The best cities to celebrate America's independence are in the Northwest according to a new poll by WalletHub. Analyst Jill Gonzalez says Portland ranked 5th and Seattle ranked 1st nationwide. "Seattle ranked very highly when it came to the number of attractions, the number of festivals and parades, those attractions and the things you can do there, especially when it comes to the prevalence 

Low gas prices heading into the holiday weekend means more of us are planning a road trip this coming weekend. "Gas prices are forecasted to be the lowest for Independence Day in about 11 years," says Mark Jenkins with AAA. "It just makes driving more affordable, gives people more money to spend on shopping, dining out, and lodging...