Water Follies

Get ready for high-speed hydroplane racing at the Tri-City Water Follies! Safety is a top priority with increased patrols for a secure weekend.

Troopers investigated 21 collisions, three of them involved drivers under the influence.

Transportation to the events is provided by Ben Franklin Transit.

It was 27 years ago in the summer of 1996, during Water Follies, when two boys discovered the skull of an ancient man.

(Kennewick, WA) -- Tri-City Water Follies has announced that Event Director Kathy Powell will retire in February after 15 years. Powell started volunteering in 1994 and was recruited to take over the bankrupted event in 2007.  The organization says the Water Follies struggled through several different management organizations after Ken Maurer (one of the founders of the event in 1965) decided to r

Racing across the finish line in the final heat of the 2017 Columbia Cup, the U-12 Graham Trucking driver and team took home the trophy this year. Officials say the U-3 Grigg’s Ace Hardware finished second, the defending champion U-1 Miss HomeStreet was third, and the U-9 Les Schwab Tires was fourth. H...

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The community can get up close to the hydros before they hit the water this weekend. Event Director Kathy Powell says they never know which drivers and boats will be out at the Columbia Center Mall before heading to the pits. The event has been at the mall for the past four years and offers an informal chance for the community to meet with drivers, collect autographs and even touch the hydroplanes

The first event for Water Follies week is this Saturday, as 15 girls compete for scholarship money and the chance to represent the area. The Miss Tri-Cities Scholarship Program offers over $35,000 in scholarships each year. The goal is to "inspire accomplishments and motivate personal achievement in young women to reach their educational goals and dreams." ...

Planes, a jet, even a helicopter will swoop over the Columbia River as part of the HAPO “Over the River” Air Show. Event Director Kathy Powell says everyone is waiting to watch the United States Air force Air Combat Command F-22 Demonstration Team this year. "They d...