PASCO, Wash. — Washington State Patrol (WSP) Troopers confirm that an 18-year-old from Pasco passed away due to injuries sustained in a single-car accident on Monday afternoon. According to a memo by the WSP, the driver was headed westbound on…
UMATILLA NATIONAL FOREST — As of Monday, July 19, the Lick Creek Fire, which combined with the Dry Gulch Fire, has impacted 71,512 acres of land and remains 40% contained. On Monday, crews secured and strengthened containment lines throughout…
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Though it may feel like the pandemic is nearing its end, the Tri-Cities are suffering another spike in coronavirus transmission with 200 new cases reported in the last weekend alone. According to COVID-19 metrics from the Benton-Franklin…
PASCO, Wash. — A suspect was arrested shortly after midnight on Friday morning for allegedly robbing two victims of their cell phones off of S 13th Ln near the Columbia River. According to a Facebook post by the Pasco Police,…
PASCO, Wash. — The family and friends of 27-year-old Allison Mae Galvan have not seen or heard from her since June 7. After six weeks, Pasco Police are asking for the community's help to locate her. According to a…
UPDATE at 3:41 p.m. on 7/19: WSP Troopers released a memo with further details regarding the crash on I-82 in Yakima on Monday. According to the memo, a semi-truck driven by a 63-year-old man from British Columbia was headed eastbound…
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Wildfire season has ravaged land across the state of Washington this year, but Eastern Washington has faced unprecedented fire danger amid record-setting heat and dry conditions. That's why Washington's Commissioner of Public Lands, Hilary Franz, will announce…
RICHLAND, Wash. — The City of Richland is informing community members of a road closure that will take place for four hours starting on Wednesday morning for required traffic signal maintenance. According to the alert by city officials, traffic signal…
PASCO, Wash. — Authorities believe that a 20-year-old male victim from Pasco was targeted by four suspects who yelled at him as they drove by him and fired a round that could've very easily taken his life. According to information…
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Professional Bull Riders (PBR) visited the Tri-Cities back in 2009 and 2010, but never stopped in Kennewick. That's about to change with the Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour’s PBR Tri-Cities Classic taking over the Toyota Center in September.…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- A 61-year-old man has been booked into the Benton County Jail after negligently shooting a firearm, striking another man and injuring him, according to Kennewick Police.…
UMATILLA NATIONAL FOREST — Washington state firefighting efforts have been nonstop over the past few weeks as warm and dry conditions contribute to the spread of flames across the Northwest. In Southeast Washington/Northeast Oregon, a variety of serious fires…
WAPATO, Wash. — Yakima County fire crews are investigating the source of a structure fire that consumed a family's home and most of its contents early on Friday morning. According to a press release issued by Yakima County Fire District…
YAKIMA, Wash. — Level 3 evacuations were ordered after a brush fire ignited along a steep embankment in the Yakima River…
YAKIMA, Wash. — The Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney and police investigators decided against charging a man who shot and killed a 38-year-old home invader after his soon-to-be stepdaughter came home to find the stranger in her bedroom. According to a…
YAKIMA, Wash. — Coastal Farm & Ranch is hosting a free life jacket giveaway tomorrow that will help children in the community stay safe while playing in the water this summer. According to a press release by Coastal, 300 life…
PENDLETON, Ore. — The United States Department of Agriculture's Forest Service decided to close the entire Umatilla National Forest to the public due to extreme temperatures and multiple wildfires in the region. This decision is proactive in nature. By closing…
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Police are investigating the death of an elderly Kennewick man whose body was discovered in his home by a concerned friend on Thursday morning. Local authorities have deemed the death suspicious in nature and an investigation is…
PASCO, Wash. — Police in the Tri-Cities are on the lookout for an identifiable suspect who they believe is connected to four separate crimes that have been committed since June 29. That includes two burglaries, one theft, and an…
UPDATE at 6:02 p.m. on 7/15: KAPP-KVEW's Ellie Nakamoto-White spoke to Benton County Fire District No. 2 PIO Jack Derderian, who confirmed that the fire near Benton City is now contained. Derderian told KAPP-KVEW that the fire is still under…
NEW: Brush fire south of Benton City near N McBee Rd & Webber Canyon Rd NEW: Benton Co. brush fire along I-82 near U.S. 395 entrance to Kennewick KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Someone might be in trouble for accidentally sparking a…
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A 21-year-old man was sentenced to almost 10 years in prison for stabbing a handyman to death in 2018. Anthony Gregory Mallory was found guilty in May of first-degree manslaughter for stabbing Michael Ochoa, 55, in…
BENTON COUNTY, Wash. — Washington State Troopers and Benton County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a fire on the side of I-82 south of the Tri-Cities on Thursday afternoon after a vehicle lost a tire and sparked a brush fire along…
SPOKANE, Wash — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife recently made history by capturing its first female grizzly bear. The scientific team fitted her with a radio collar and promptly released the grizzly back into the wild so they…
