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OSAA cracks down on bad behavior
Last season saw 198 ejections in boys’ soccer, up from 137 the previous season. Of the 198, 182 of the ejections were for “bench misconduct, entering the field during a fight, language, serious foul play, taunting, violent conduct or second caution.” The same season saw a postseason football game called in the second quarter after a fight broke out on the field between Jefferson and South Medford. Citing the increasing...
Willamette Week co-owner launches statewide investigative journalism nonprofit
The co-owner of Portland alternative newspaper Willamette Week announced a new statewide initiative this week aimed at filling the gaps created by layoffs and closures at papers in Oregon’s smaller communities. The nonprofit Oregon Journalism Project aims to bring investigative reporting to the state’s small towns and rural counties,...
Exclusive: Paid Leave prohibits processing of claims while on calls with claimants
Portland, Ore — An email obtained exclusively by KATU sheds light on an internal Paid Leave Oregon policy prohibiting staff from processing claims when the claimant is on the phone. The email was obtained through a records request. "Starting immediately, when you take a phone call from the claimant...
Columbia Center Mall hosting Back-To-School Bash Aug. 24
KENNEWICK, Wash. - The Columbia Center Mall in Kennewick is hosting its Back-To-School Bash with the Boys & Girls Club of Benton Franklin Counties, the Kennewick Police Department and S.H.A.K.E. on Sat., Aug. 24 from noon to 4 p.m. Attendees are invited to bring school supply donations to fill a...
Shoppers using strategies to fight grocery store inflation
KENNEWICK, Wash. – Raising food costs due to inflation has caused hardships for many families trying to shop. “My immediate reaction is that I get worried,” Benton Franklin Fair Attendee Joe Castillo said. “Are we going to make it to the end of the month or is this going to get us through? Do we need a side hustle or do we need to cut back? Do we do something different?”
Be careful before you post, says Richland Police Department
RICHLAND, Wash. – With the official start of the 2024-2025 school year just days away, RPD wants to remind parents that posting information online could lead to potential consequences. A Facebook post by the Richland Police Department warned parents that posting identifying information along the “first day of school”...
Department of Social and Health Services rolls into Kennewick with Mobile Office
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Just like Meals on Wheels rolls through the community providing resources, the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) team rolled into Kennewick to expand resources to people who can not travel to its building.
2024 Convention for Jehovah’s Witnesses is back in Kennewick
KENNEWICK, Wash. — The 2024 Convention for Jehovah’s Witnesses is happening from Aug. 23 to 25 at the Toyota Center in Kennewick. This is the third three-day convention this summer, out of four planned. The next one is happening next weekend, Aug. 30 to Sept. 1.
Kadlec workers prepare to go on strike, say they want to be treated equally
RICHLAND, Wash. - As service and technology workers at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland and Kennewick prepared to go on strike, they said the goal is to be treated equally among their peers.
This weekend could bring a month's worth of rainfall to western Washington
SEATTLE — Despite the rain, cold and desire to cozy up in your favorite fuzzy sweater, there’s still officially 29 days of summer. But at the end of a summer that brought the longest streak of days with 80-degree temperatures, this weekend could bring record rainfall to western Washington.
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