KENNEWICK, WA- Autumn officially begins Wednesday, but fall couldn't wait! The last official weekend of summer 2021 brings cooler temperatures, wind and significant rainfall to the Northwest. Right now, it looks like the Cascades will get the bulk of the…
KENNEWICK, Wash. – On Fridays, the Benton-Franklin Health District reports new COVID-19-related deaths in the Tri-Cities region. This week, there are more than usual. Here's why: "Due to a backlog of entries at the state level, this week's report of…
LA PINE, Ore. (AP) — Jack Dwyer pursued a dream of getting back to the land by moving in 1972 to an idyllic, tree-studded parcel in Oregon with a creek running through it.
Welcome to the weekend! Here's a look at your weather forecast: Much cooler conditions for your weekend with highs in the mid to upper…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- The Benton-Franklin Health District is warning the public to stay out of the water along the Columbia River shoreline in the Tri-Cities due to toxic bacteria commonly referred to as blue-green algae. BFHD posted a public notice…
KENNEWICK, Wash. — You soon won't be able to dial (or tap, as it were) a seven-digit number to make a local phone call. Starting October 24, we're transitioning to 10-digit dialing here in the '509' and several other area…
PASCO, Wash. — A huge construction site off S. Road 40 East in Pasco will be home to two massive Amazon sites and 1,500 local jobs starting…
The record levels of COVID-19 infection and hospitalization in Washington state that started in early to mid-July appears to be flattening — but at a dangerous level.
PROSSER, Wash. -- A crash Thursday morning on I-82 seriously injured one person and closed the eastbound lanes of the interstate east of Prosser. The Washington State Patrol shut down was on eastbound I-82 approximately three miles east of…
You have heard about the severity of COVID-19 and the Delta variant. You have heard about the crisis in our local hospitals; the nursing shortages and the lack of supplies.
SEATTLE — Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson sounded off Tuesday, saying the Biden administration sought to challenge Washington’s law aiding workers compensation access for sick Hanford workers: REPORT: Over 57% of Hanford workers exposed to hazards “The Trump administration…
KENNEWICK, Wash. — A Tri-Cities community initiative is underway to give one lucky service member or veteran a $50,000 smile makeover. Active-duty soldiers and veterans who have poor oral health and may not be able to afford dental treatment can…
About 3,000 Los Angeles Police Department employees are citing religious objections to try to get out of the required COVID-19 vaccination. In Washington state, thousands of state workers are seeking similar exemptions.
4 P.M. UPDATE: Detectives have reached the family of the homicide victim to tell them he is deceased, and have released his name: Hector Cortez-Ballardo of Pasco. He was 33 years old, the sheriff's office said. The Benton County…
Ted S. WarrenFILE – In this Friday, April 17, 2020 file photo, a health worker arrives to take a nose swab sample as part of testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Seattle. With COVID-19 on the rise again and many nursing home staffers unvaccinated, families still lack easy access to crucial Medicare immunization data…
Disney Enterprises, Inc.- Domestic box office (inflation-adjusted): $1,375,730,437 – Worldwide box office: $2,640,596,802 – Movies: 4 – Years: 1994–2019 Opening with what was, at one point, the highest-earning animated film of all time, “The Lion King” broke records for being the biggest stage and screen franchise to ever exist at the time, pulling in more than $11.6 billion at its…
KITTITAS, Wash. — Not all students, teachers and staff in the city of Kittitas have been wearing masks in school, the health department says. Now there's a COVID-19 outbreak, and the department is stepping in to try to contain it.…
FILE - In this April 1, 2021, file photo, Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Marco Gonzales throws to a San Francisco Giants batter during the first inning of a baseball game in Seattle. A person familiar with…
Amazon plans to hire 125,000 permanent warehouse and logistics workers in the United States ahead of the holiday shopping stretch, pledging higher wages, new benefits and sign-on bonuses for some of the jobs to draw staff in a tight labor…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — During the weekend, Oregon surpassed 300,000 confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, the state health authority reported on Monday. Although COVID-19 related hospitalizations have declined since Friday, 93% of Oregon’s hospital…
TUESDAY UPDATE: KAPP-KVEW's Neil Fischer spoke with the family of the dog that passed: One dog dies, two recovered from potentially toxic algae in Columbia River After further investigation, the Benton-Franklin Health District tells KAPP-KVEW one dog has died, and…
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SEATTLE (AP) — Washington is facing its own COVID-19 crisis and has little capacity to help neighboring Idaho deal with an overwhelming surge of cases driven by unvaccinated people, state hospital executives and doctors said Monday.
KENNEWICK, Wash. — The Tri-Cities area tallied 668 new COVID-19 cases in the last three days, one of the highest-ever local three-day counts, the Benton-Franklin Health District reports. Benton County's 434 new cases pushed the county to another milestone: 25,000…
