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…
BENTON COUNTY, Wash. -- The former Richland mayor Bob Thompson is facing a DUI charge after being arrested in June 2019. In a recent…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- A recent story by the Washington Post has Kamiakin High Schoool students reacting to racism alleged by a former student. Cielo Castor was…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- A petition to recall Kennewick Mayor Don Britain was dismissed in a Benton County courtroom on Wednesday morning. The judge said the allegations depicted in the petition are “insufficient” and the actions of Britain did not violate…
KENNEWICK, Wash. – Local authorities teamed up with DEA agents to arrest a Kennewick man for possessing 53,000 fentanyl pills. According to federal court documents, Michael Vantiger was under investigation for being a local distributor of fentanyl and poly-drugs. Through…
KENNEWICK, Wash. – Around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, family and friends of Gordon Whitaker protested outside the Kennewick Police Department. They had signs in hand…
RICHLAND, Wash. -- A former Tri-Cities lawyer will be locked up or monitored for the rest of his life for sexually abusing two young boys for several years, a judge ruled Friday. Benton-Franklin Superior Court Judge Bruce Spanner sentenced Jerry…
YAKIMA, Wash. — Authorities say an autopsy Tuesday afternoon found that a 58-year-old Yakima woman died from blunt force trauma to the head. Linda Berukoff, 58, was found dead Thursday alongside the railroad tracks near North Front and East H…
BENTON COUNTY, Wash. -- The Benton County Deputy Sheriff’s Guild has voted to no longer support Sheriff Jerry Hatcher and said they will…
