BENTON COUNTY, Wash. — After another successful day of operations at the Benton County Fairgrounds, the mass vaccination site is approaching 4,000 vaccine doses administered in the last three days. That includes both second doses from previous patients and first…
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — No, this is not the plot of a Disney cartoon. The Walla Walla Police Department (WWPD) confirmed that they located and saved a pair of animals stuck inside a hot car in the parking lot of…
OLYMPIA, Wash. — While addressing the media on Thursday afternoon, Governor Jay Inslee and a panel from the Washington Department of Health (DOH) provided a glimpse at their potential timeline for COVID-19 vaccinations in the state. The Governor shared a…
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Today's update from the Benton-Franklin Health District (BFHD) included only a small addition of coronavirus cases in addition to an updated hospitalization rate. According to the latest metrics from the Benton-Franklin Health District, only 29 cases were…
OLYMPIA, Wash. — One day after hitting the grim milestone of 5,000 deaths from COVID-19 in the state of Washington, Gov. Jay Inslee will be joined by a panel of specialists to discuss the state's response to the pandemic. That…
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Officers from the Kennewick Police Department assisted an elderly citizen who was scammed into sending $10,000 to someone misidentifying themselves as a representative of the United States Social Security Administration. According to a post on the Kennewick…
TOPPENISH, Wash. — Are you a healthcare or childcare worker in the Lower Valley looking to receive your COVID-19 vaccination? This weekend, you can visit the COVID-19 vaccination clinic set up at Toppenish Middle School to inoculate yourself against coronavirus.…
BENTON COUNTY, Wash. — According to officials at the site, over 1,400 vaccinations were administered at the Benton County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. This is an improvement of nearly 500 vaccinations from yesterday. This number was confirmed by…
RICHLAND, Wash. — The public transit authority for the region, Ben Franklin Transit (BFT), is set to resume regular services on three bus routes in the region. To accommodate this move, the Ben Franklin Transit is also discontinuing service on…
YAKIMA, Wash. — Officers at the Yakima Police Department (YPD) are currently searching for two runaway juveniles from the area. While their disappearances came within a short span of each other, the two incidents are expected to be separate. Be…
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Public health officials from the Benton-Franklin Health District (BFHD) announced updated coronavirus positivity rates from the CBC West testing site in addition to updates to the bi-county case count. According to the BFHD, Benton County added just…
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Earlier today, President Joe Biden assured the country that there would be enough vaccine doses to innoculate all American adults by the end of May. During that address, he urged state leaders to provide vaccinations for teachers,…
KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — A conservative state representative from the Tri-Cities has filed to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse in next year’s primary, after the 4th congressional district's representative was one of 10 members of the House GOP who…
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Public health officials at the Benton-Franklin Health District (BFHD) released their daily update on the local coronavirus metrics for Tuesday, March 2, 2021. That included updated hospitalization rates and additions to the total case count for the…
YAKIMA, Wash. — The Yakima Fire Department (YFD) provided more details regarding a costly commercial structure fire that occurred on the evening of Monday, March 2, 2021. According to a release by the Yakima Fire Department, local firefighters responded to…
YAKIMA, Wash. — The Beyond Dreaming Scholarship at Yakima Valley College has assisted undocumented students and DREAMers seeking higher education for the past five years. By empowering students with these circumstances to pursue an education, Yakima Valley College is expanding…
BENTON COUNTY, Wash. — For the first time in weeks, the Benton County Fairgrounds mass vaccination site is now seeing eligible patients for first doses of the…
RICHLAND, Wash. — Organized by the Walla Walla VA, a drive-thru vaccine clinic will be held for eligible veterans at the Richland VA Clinic on Saturday, March 6. Vaccinations will be made available for all Walla Walla VA enrolled veterans,…
SEATTLE (AP) — Four-time WNBA champion Sue Bird re-signed with the Seattle Storm on Monday for what will be her 20th season with the team. Bird’s signing has been expected all offseason but seemed to be delayed while the team…
RICHLAND, Wash. — Earlier today, the Washington State Patrol (WSP) announced a major multi-car collision on I-182 heading Eastbound near Road 100 in Pasco. This evening, they released more information including the nature of the incident that claimed the life…
PASCO, Wash. — Local organizations are teaming up to host a Free Virtual Hiring Event geared toward unemployed individuals in Southeastern Washington who are in need of assistance. This event is sponsored by the Career Center of the Southeast and…
BENTON COUNTY, Wash. — Officials at the Benton County Fairgrounds mass vaccination site anticipate that roughly 6,000 Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses will become available for eligible participants during the week of March 2, 2021. Please be advised that appointments are…
PASCO, Wash. — The Washington State Patrol (WSP) announced a fatal collision on I-182 in Pasco on the afternoon of Monday, March 1. According to a tweet by WSP Trooper Thorson at 3:05 p.m., WSP first responders are on the…
KENNEWICK, Wash. — With their latest update on the coronavirus' impact on the bi-county region, officials from the Benton-Franklin Health District (BFHD) announced a three-day total of new cases while displaying an improvement in COVID-related hospitalization rates. According to the…
