OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Republicans only hold two statewide elected positions in Washington state, and that is likely to soon be down to just one. Incumbent Secretary of State Kim Wyman appeared to be holding off Democratic state Rep. Gael…
PASCO, Wash.- The annual RiverFest will be online due to COVID-19 restrictions. Usually, the event takes place at the Columbia Park in Kennewick, but organizers had to get creative and think…
KENNEWICK, Wash. --- "Beats by Joel" has now raised over $25,000 with less than 400 donors to buy local students headphones who are having to distance learn because of the virus. Just Joel's owner Joel Watson started the fundraiser just…
Kath Barry and Faith Gambetty opened Wavelengths Salon as an inviting space to the LGBTQ+ community in the Tri-Cities back in November 2019. Quickly the pair started building…
RICHLAND, Wash. --- Zoe Gotthold loves penguins, both for their cuteness and their importance to the global ecosystem. "Penguins live in such extreme environments that looking at where they're living,…
Walla Walla, Washington is known for an abundance of wineries, tasting rooms and almost endless vineyard fields. The area near the Blue Ridge Mountains regularly receives national…
Businesses are reopening in the Tri-Cities but life isn't going back to normal for everyone, especially the Petersen family whose 7-month-old daughter has her third…
A first generation college student and 2020 Washington State University graduate is saying thank you to a state scholarship foundation by donating his first paycheck from his new career job. Neftali…
The Hermiston Public Library is getting creative with services to keep staff and readers safe as Umatilla County launches Phase 1 of Oregon's reopening plan. The library stopped…
With limited space and a stockpile of archives, the Franklin County Historical Museum hopes to secure financing for an additional building to feature one-of-a-kind exhibits. The museum placed in the heart…
RICHLAND, Wash. — He's known as Bossophone and the contraption you see him playing is his own creation. Our Dru Miller shows us why he and his hand made instrument is the subject of…
A Tri-Cities based business, Western Restaurant Supply & Design, is making a name for themselves by helping design and build food trucks for local entrepreneurs. Their this week's focus of…
Kia Ora Fitness owners Lisa and Karl Christensen have a difference approach to working out and staying healthy. As many people set out to better themselves in 2020, the couple has designed their business to fit almost anyone's lifestyle. "If…
Yakima firefighters made the day of an 11-year-old boy on Saturday by surprising him at his birthday party — and the fun was caught on camera by the boy's father.
The days leading up to Thanksgiving can be a bit chaotic.
The McNary Dam heavily impacts the region. KAPP-KVEW's Monica Hernandez explains.
It's no secret that the Yakima valley produces a very large number of hops. Roughly 75% of the nation's hops are grown, harvested, shipped, and in some cases, brewed here in the Pacific Northwest.
Decorated combat veteran Rob O'Neill recounted what it was like to be part of the team that shot and killed Osama bin Laden. He shared his story on the 18th anniversary of 9/11 at a packed town hall event at Capitol Theatre.
Yakima-based hops supplier John I. Haas announced its investment in Yakima Valley Hops today — a move that will help both local businesses expand and innovate.
She thought she was going to lose everything.
A local 15-year-old business owner is leaving his print on the slime industry.
What started as a spot on his back in February has spread to his bones. Melanoma has staked its claim on Larry's skeletal system, cracking his ribs and hip, making the hard work that comes with harvest nearly impossible -- until his town rallied together to make sure the cancer didn't claim his land, too.
