WASHINGTON --- With Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passing, her seat on the court is now vacant. According to multiple ABC News sources close to President Trump, he expects to put forth a nominee to fill that spot in…
Benton County Deputy Sheriff Guild's response to Sheriff Hatcher's appeal of recall: Sheriff Hatcher had a full fair hearing before an independent judge from another county. The Judge reviewed…
WASHINGTON -- Former vice president Joe Biden gave an acceptance speech for the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday. Watch here:
UPDATE: 911 services have been restored, according to the Spokane Regional Emergency Communications Center. Outage reports have also dropped over the past several hours, after peaking around 9:30 p.m. with 5,458 customers reporting issues. UPDATE: We have been notified…
Incumbent Dan Newhouse and Doug McKinley advanced from the primary for U.S. House Washington District 4. Heading into the election, the incumbent is Dan Newhouse (Republican), who was first elected in 2014. Washington's 4th congressional district encompasses a large area…
TRI-CITIES, Wash. -- The Tri-Cities just broke a heat record. Extremely high temperatures were expected for Thursday, July 30, and just before 4 p.m., they reached 108 degrees Fahrenheit. That's the hottest day on record for July 30 in the…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Kennewick Police Chief Ken Hohenberg celebrated 42 years of serving the Tri-Cities community on Friday. Over his many years with KPD, Hohenberg has been a patrol officer, traffic officer, motorcycle officer, Kennewick's first DARE officer, patrol sergeant…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- An elderly man was injured in a fire at a small apartment in Kennewick Tuesday afternoon. Officials with Kennewick Fire say the man was inside the home on the 1100 block of Cleveland St. near Canal Drive…
RICHLAND, Wash. -- Hundreds of Black Lives Matter protesters spent their Fourth of July afternoon marching in the streets of Richland, many of them choosing to wear black on the holiday known for the colors red, white and blue. The…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Dozens of people lined up along Columbia Center Boulevard near the Kennewick mall on Friday to rally in support of President Donald Trump. The rally was organized by members of the Benton County Republican Party and a…
RICHLAND, Wash. -- A Black Lives Matter protest is scheduled for July 4, Independence Day, at the Hapo Community Stage in Richland. The protest is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 800 Jadwin Ave. In a Facebook event…
PORTLAND, Ore. — Mei Mei, 4-year-old red panda at the Oregon Zoo, has given birth to a cub. Her baby was born June 18 and weighs about half a pound. Mom and baby are doing well in their behind-the-scenes maternity…
When Mike Gonzalez, Public Affairs Manager at Franklin PUD was approached by the Benton-Franklin Health District to help get the word out to the Hispanic community about the benefits of wearing masks to fight the spread of COVID-19, he immediately…
PASCO, Wash. -- COVID-19 relief grants of up to $30,000 each are now available to eligible small businesses in Pasco. These grants are funded by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, as allocated to the U.S.…
FINLEY, Wash. -- A 51-year-old man died in an apparent drowning at Two Rivers Park Thursday afternoon. A Benton County sheriff's deputy told KAPP-KVEW the man was on a floatation device when he fell into the Columbia River. Two other…
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. -- Yakima County Sheriff Robert Udell issued a statement Thursday saying his office will not enforce a statewide mandate to wear face coverings in public. Earlier this week, Gov. Jay Inslee announced that face coverings will be…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- People have been dropping off dozens of balloons with supportive messages attached to them outside the Kennewick Police Department on Friday. The notes and balloons are being tied to light posts outside the department. Lt. Aaron Clem…
TACOMA, Wash. -- Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered the Washington State Patrol to begin a new investigation into the death of Manuel Ellis. Authorities said Ellis died while being restrained by a law enforcement officers in Tacoma on March 3.…
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima police have responded to a video that surfaced Sunday, which appears to show an officer kneeling on a handcuffed man outside a Walmart. The video, which was originally posted to Facebook in November and to YouTube…
WAPATO, Wash. — Authorities are searching for a 3-year-old girl after police say she was taken by her father, who does not have custody of her and is believed to be suicidal. Melody Lopez, 3, was last seen near South…
MOSES LAKE, Wash. -- On Saturday, Live PD, on A&E featured sixteen-year-old Lorelei Starr, who went missing from her home in Moses Lake on April 17 and has not been seen since. "We know that Lorelei's mom was not home at…
RICHLAND, Wash. -- The Washington state Nurses Association is calling for hospitals, lawmakers and federal leaders to provide nurses with hazard pay as they continue…
RICHLAND, Wash. -- When Sarah* was 14-years-old, she moved back in with her mother after living in a youth shelter in Kennewick for several months. On Sept. 9, 2016, Sarah missed the bus that would have taken her home; she…
WASHINGTON — As Gov. Jay Inslee’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order goes into place, Washingtonians are getting a passing grade when it comes to social distancing. That’s according to an interactive project by Unacast called the Social Distancing Scoreboard. It…
