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Washington State Aurora Forecast: Viewing Opportunities Tuesday Night
Washington State – The aurora borealis, or northern lights, may be visible over Washington state Tuesday night. The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued an aurora forecast indicating the potential for aurora activity tonight into Tuesday morning, and again Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. According to the National...
Safety Concerns Lead to New Route for Umatilla County Fair Parade
To avoid disappointment, people are reminded that the Umatilla County Fair Kick-Off Parade is rolling into 2024 with a new route. The event is Saturday, Aug. 3 and begins at 6:30 p.m. on West Highland Avenue near Hermiston High School. However, it will depart in the opposite direction than in past years — and then travel along South Highway 395 to make the downtown loop on East Main and Northeast Third streets and Gladys Avenue before finally crossing the highway and ending at Ruty’s Restaurant, 130 W. Hermiston Ave.
New Public Art Plaza Being Built In Wenatchee Memorial Park
Work is underway to install a new public art plaza at Memorial Park in Wenatchee. The center of the park where walkways cross is now a construction zone while the plaza is being built. It'll be circular in shape and will be 20 feet in diameter with a planter section...
Five hospitalized, including three children after hit-and-run in Kennewick
KENNEWICK, Wash.-Five people were hospitalized after a hit-and-run in Kennewick on July 30 and police are still looking for the driver suspected of causing the crash. Washington State Patrol Troopers responded to the two car crash on SR 397 and West Columbia Drive around 6:33 p.m. According to the WSP,...
500 acres burned after fish dropped on substation west of Paterson
BENTON COUNTY, Wash.-About 500 acres burned west of Paterson after a fire reportedly started by a fish landing on a substation. Fire crews responded to the area of SR 14 around milepost 157 around 10 a.m. According to Scott Hawley, with Benton County Fire District #6, the fire is believed...
WA Families Actually Paid for Own ‘Low-Income’ Energy Credit
Monday, Gov. Jay Inslee held a press conference to talk about the state's 'new' Clean Energy Credit for Washington Families program (CECWF) WA residents actually paid for the credit from their own pockets. The plan involves the state taking $150 million from taxes collected through the Climate Commitment Act. It's...