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More charges filed against Eastern Washington landowner after years dog attacks
A Prosser area woman has been charged after at least six more dogs were brought onto her troubled property since Benton County settled a $1.6 million dog attack claim. She is also facing a civil lawsuit by the victims and a resident living in an RV on the property is facing a slew of felony charges.
Kennewick Duplex Fire Displaces Residents
The Red Cross has been activated to help the residents that were displaced. Around 6:26 PM Friday, Kennewick Fire units responded to the Governor's Square Duplexes at 3703 West 6th Ave. about a fire. A caller to 9-1-1 said they'd tried to use a fire extinguisher to put out the...
Mind Blowing: WSP Clocks Driver at Stunning Speed in Richland
I don't know if the headline is correct, or just wrong. Maybe you can help with a more appropriate headline to address the issue. And, the issue is speeding on State Route 240. Washington State Patrol troopers were looking for reckless drivers on Wednesday, and you wouldn't believe what one...
Power restored to more than 500 homes in Prosser after two hours in 90 degree temps
PROSSER, Wash. – Update July 21 8:43 p.m. Benton PUD restored power to more than five hundred homes nearly two hours after an outage began late Sunday evening. Benton PUD said the outage that affected 559 homes began at 5:55 p.m. and was resolved at 8:35 p.m. for all residential homes. Crews were still working on commercial building in the area.
Tri-Cities Airport, Kadlec Hospital affected by global IT outage
PASCO, Wash.-A global IT outage is affecting banks, businesses, media and airlines across the country, including the Tri-Cities. The FAA grounded planes across the country on Friday, July 19 and airports and airlines have now canceled or delayed flights. Some local hospital information systems were affected, however, 911 communications were...
Large police presence on W. 10th Avenue in Kennewick, multiple suspects arrested
KENNEWICK, Wash.-Multiple suspects were arrested on warrants in Kennewick on the morning of July 19. Patrol officers identified the wanted suspects in a residence on the 3300 block of West 10th Avenue around 7:55 a.m., prompting a large police response. According to the KPD, the Criminal Apprehension Team, METRO drug...
Volunteers set the stage for Water Follies
TRI-CITIES, Wash.- The NF Lampson Pits are being prepared for the 2024 Tri-City Water Follies. Volunteers began setting up with the docks on Saturday. With Lampson cranes bringing the ramps and docks from the road to the Columbia River, it’s the first item on the “to-do” list before hydro planes hit the water.
Umatilla National Forest July 19 fire update
PENDLETON – (News release from Umatilla National Forest) Firefighters continue to actively suppress multiple fires across the Umatilla National Forest. With the high temperatures, dry conditions, and lightning strikes from Wednesday July 17, fire officials continue to monitor for new ignitions. Fire suppression coordination and management continues with help from the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Oregon Department of Forestry, and Washington Department of Natural Resources along with county and district resources.
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