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Oh No! Drunk Delivery Truck Driver Plows Walls in Pasco
After an investigation, it was found the driver of the delivery van was likely intoxicated. Pasco delivery truck driver plows through wall, Pasco PD 'adds' to photo. Thursday afternoon, Pasco Police responded to an eastbound crash on I-182, just past Exit 12, which leads to CBC or Kennewick. Because the...
Hermiston’s Melon Fest ready for a day full of watermelon-themed activities
HERMISTON, Ore. — The Hermiston Melon Fest is back this weekend. On Saturday, August 17, 2024, there’s a full day of family-friendly fun, celebrating the Pacific Northwest’s iconic watermelons.
Oregon’s Bangladeshi community stands up for student protesters 7,000 miles away: ‘It is our responsibility’
When Anis Zaman logged onto Facebook last Monday, he was greeted with a troubling post: a childhood friend, who lived more than 7,000 miles away in Bangladesh, had been beaten by Bangladeshi police while protesting against the government. “It was very heartbreaking,” said Zaman, a Portland State doctoral student in...
SFISH awarding over $5M to 20 projects addressing fish passage
MEDFORD, Ore.- A new ODF program known as SFISH, or the Small Forestland Investment in Stream Habitat, is awarding over $5 million to grant projects throughout Oregon. According to SFISH Program Coordinator Josh Hanson, all the projects are addressing fish passage. He says these projects will either replace an existing...
Oregon National Guard preparing for deployment to the Balkans
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon National Guard 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) began preparing to ship out to Fort Cavazos, Texas, and then the Balkans. A mobilization ceremony will be held at the Salem Armory Auditorium at 10 a.m. Friday, available for the public to watch here. The...
Leaders plan large inpatient mental health, addiction treatment center in the Columbia Gorge
In the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon leaders are planning a campus to provide residential mental health care, addiction treatment services and a drop-in center for police to bring people in crisis. Their work started in 2017 when Wasco County Sheriff Lane Magill gathered input from community and county leaders. Bit...
Vehicle graphics, wraps a growing business in Tri-Cities
Ethan Sanders carefully measured the driver’s side door – from bottom to top, side to side. He was applying a vinyl graphic to the white Ford pickup truck, and it needed to be centered, leave space for the door handle and be perfectly flat. It was a warm...
Richland School District plans $314M bond for high school, other projects
Another new high school could be coming to the Tri-Cities if voters give it a green light. The Richland School District is sending a $314 million bond measure to the ballot in November, with a new high school in West Richland as the signature project. The new $232.9 million facility...
Long-awaited Pasco aquatics facility takes major step
A long-awaited aquatics facility with a lazy river, slides and an outdoor “wave ball,” among other features, could be a reality in Pasco by 2026. The Pasco Public Facilities District board recently took a significant step in the process to bring the facility to life when it approved what’s known as a “validation report.”
Lourdes facility has new name, same mission
A Richland facility that provides an array of behavioral health services to people of all ages in the region has changed its name to better reflect the scope of its offerings. Lourdes Counseling Center officially became Lourdes Behavioral Health on Aug. 1. “The term ‘Lourdes Counseling Center’ is really misleading...
Rogers Toyota Hosting 5th Annual Show & Shine Car Show on Friday
Rogers Toyota of Hermiston, 80364 N. Highway 395, is hosting the fifth annual Show & Shine car show tomorrow, Aug. 16. The event includes fun for the whole family and features custom cars and trucks, music, prizes, food and beverages. Pre-registration has ended, but entrants may still register on show...
Oregon grocery workers union backs both Republican Chavez-DeRemer and Democrat Bynum
Oregon’s largest private sector union won’t take sides in the state’s most competitive congressional race, saying both Republican incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Democratic challenger Janelle Bynum are “friends of labor.” United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555, which represents more than 30,000 members across Oregon, Idaho, southwestern Washington and Wyoming, gave both Chavez-DeRemer and Bynum its “greenlight” stamp, indicating that their values align with the union’s. Union lobbyist Mike Selvaggio...
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