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OSP provides details of Wednesday’s I-84 closure
UMATILLA COUNTY – No one was injured in a crash that sparked a brush fire Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 84 eastbound at milepost 227. Oregon State Police reports that the drivers of the two involved vehicles were from out of state. The drivers are identified as Francisco M. Zavala,...
Watch a movie under the stars
MILTON-FREEWATER — With only around 300 drive-in movie theaters left in the United States, and just four in Oregon, the Milton-Freewater outdoor big screen is open for the season. The Spiess family has owned the M-F Drive-In Theater since 1961 and they encourage everyone to bring their family and...
Cooling centers open in Tri-Cities, Walla Walla, Yakima and Ellensburg as temps are set to hit triple digits
TRI-CITIES, Wash. – With maximum temperatures forecasted to reach triple digits this weekend, health districts and local governments are opening cooling shelters across the region. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, heat is the number one cause of weather-related deaths in the United States. Weather Alert......
Fireworks Safety In Tri-Cities & Laws Around Using Them
People around the area have been stocking up on fireworks for the 4th of July holiday. You can't miss the tents selling the traditional 4th entertainment as more and more cities have either legalized or relaxed their laws around fireworks use. That can lead to confusion among residents in Tri-Cities. The cities are on the same pages with the majority of things but fireworks are a little different.
People across the region attend Pasco's Grand Old 4th of July Parade
PASCO, Wash. --- Thousands of people from all over the Tri-Cities came together to watch Pasco's Grand Old 4th of July Parade, in downtown Pasco on Thursday morning. It started at 3rd Avenue and Sylvester Street, traveling clockwise from 3rd, down to Clark Street, then to 14th Avenue, and back to Sylvester Street.
Oregon-filmed ‘Twilight’ and trivia are part of ‘Blockbuster Weekend’ at Portland theater
The July Fourth holiday weekend is getting the blockbuster treatment at the Tomorrow Theater, the Southeast Portland outpost of the Portland Art Museum’s PAM CUT: Center for an Untold Tomorrow. Among the movies being screened are a pair of Oregon-filmed hits. Following the Friday, July 5, screening of “The...
Fishermen, Salmon Changes on Columbia River Hanford Reach Area
According to the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, there are fishing changes on the Columbia near the Hanford Reach. "Changes year from 2023 to 2024 for Columbia River from Interstate-182 Bridge at Richland upstream to 650 feet below Priest Rapids Dam. Action: Closes retention of adult Chinook salmon...
An Oppenheimer Vacation Awaits You at Hanford
The first important thing about making plutonium is that nobody notices. That was the baseline condition on Army Col. Franklin Mattias’ checklist when he arrived at a bend of the Columbia River outside Richland, Wash., around Christmas of 1942. He was searching for a remote location to build a factory that would produce the plutonium J. Robert Oppenheimer needed to construct an atomic bomb. Mattias’ last stop on his hunt for a Manhattan Project site was this arid steppe known as the Hanford Reach.
New fire at Keys Road will continue to burn for the next few days, officials say
YAKIMA, Wash. - A new fire at Yakima Sportsman State Park will continue to burn for a few days, according to Yakima Suncomm. Fire crews responded to the fire on Keys Road late Wednesday night and returned on Tuesday, July 4. According to a Yakima Valley Emergency Management Facebook post, the 25-acre fire did not threaten homes, but Sportsman State Park was closed to the public.
Jeff Bezos to save nearly $1B in capital gains taxes by not living in Washington
(The Center Square) – Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has filed a notice with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to sell 25 million of the company’s shares currently worth about $5 billion. In November, the word’s second richest man announced he was leaving Seattle after nearly 30 years of living in the area to move […]
Japanese Beetle Trapped in Wapato, Eradication Efforts Continue
A Japanese Beetle was recently trapped inside a WA State Department of Ag quarantine area, WSDA has ways people can help. The beetle can ravage plants, shrubs, flowers, even lawns. And, it has few natural predators. WSDA says increased trapping efforts have been added in SE WA. According to WSDA:
Cherry producers work to bounce back after streak of tough years
The United States Department of Agriculture anticipated a slight uptick in cherry production over 2023. The agency estimated that sweet cherry production would reach 355,000 tons in 2024. The head of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association believes the crop’s quality is exceptional due to recent favorable growing conditions.
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