RICHLAND, Wash. -- The annual Tumbleweed Music Festival in Tri-Cities will not be held in-person this year due to the pandemic. Organizers announced this week that the festival - usually held at Howard Amon Park in Richland - will be…
WAPATO, Wash. — It’s been more than 24 hours since police said a father grabbed his 3-year-old daughter away from her mother at a Wapato home, brandished a knife and fled in a minivan. According to Wapato police, 32-year-old Jose…
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…
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. -- A power outage that affected KAPP-KVEW’s ability to broadcast to Yakima and Kittitas counties has been fixed. RELATED: Power outage affecting KAPP transmission site Pacific Power has restored service to our Ahtanum Ridge transmission site. The…
Update: All power has been restored. Benton PUD believes the outage was caused by a tree. --- KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Benton PUD crews are responding to a power outage in the area of 27th Avenue and Gum Street in Kennewick.…
MOSES LAKE, Wash. -- The Grant County Health District is seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks. An outbreak at the Summer Wood Alzheimer's Special Care Center in Moses Lake has left one individual hospitalized with…
YAKIMA, Wash. — Five people were injured over the weekend in violent incidents across Yakima County. Police responded to shootings Friday night in Wapato and Yakima, a shooting Saturday in Sunnyside and a stabbing Sunday in Toppenish. According to police,…
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…
UPDATE - A firefighter has been found dead after going missing while on a hike on the west side of Peoh Point. The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office says 24-year-old Marcus Caroll's body was found while teams were searching with a…
Update: As of Sunday at 5 p.m., 7,000 customers have had their power restored with 8,300 expected to be back in service by Monday evening. --- YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. Power outages affecting thousands of customers in the greater Yakima area…
BENTON COUNTY, Wash. -- A wildfire that has spread more than 1,000 acres on Bureau of Land Management land near I-82 will continue to burn throughout the night, officials told KAPP-KVEW. Officials say the initial report is that the fire…
UPDATE (10:30 p.m. Sunday) — A new estimate from MSA puts the contained fire at 9,000 acres. _______ UPDATE (8:15 p.m. Sunday) — The vegetation fire at the Hanford Site has been contained, according to Patrick Conrad with Mission Support Alliance.…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Uncle Sam's Saloon announced that an employee has tested positive for the coronavirus. The announcement was made on their Facebook page around noon on Sunday. The post said that the business will close until all of their…
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced a 5 p.m. curfew for the entire city Saturday and Washingon Gov. Jay Inslee activated the National Guard after rioters torched police vehicles and spilled onto Interstate 5, forcing the freeway’s temporary…
Agricultural employers in Washington state must now provide their workers with face masks, more hand-washing stations and information about the coronavirus under new rules by the governor's office. “We are very pleased…
YAKIMA, Wash. — For several months, Yakima Police Chief Matt Murray has been working to find community members to join an independent investigative unit dedicated to examining officers’ use of…
WEST RICHLAND, Wash. -- A West Richland ultramarathon runner is turning disappointment into motivation to be creative. Before Friday, Lance Harpe had done a few 50Ks and 50-mile races. He ran his…
HERMISTON, Ore. -- Businesses are seeing an increase in pool sales as public pools remain closed throughout Oregon and Washington. The owner of Inland Pool and Spa Centre in Hermiston said…
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. — As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to climb in Yakima County, officials have been working to make testing more accessible. “It’s a benefit to the community because…
WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- The Walla Walla City Council reportedly approved a plan to allow some businesses, including restaurants to set up tables in the street and expand their dine-in services.…
WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- On Wednesday, some restaurants in Walla Walla started serving customers for dine-in meals for the first time in months. Officials announced on Wednesday that Walla Walla County was…
RICHLAND, Wash. -- A generous donation from Tri-Cities rotary members is helping the YMCA continue to provide safe and affordable childcare during the pandemic. The Pasco-Kennewick Rotary Club recently gifted the YMCA of the Greater Tri-Cities with a $10,000 grant.…
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…
Walla Walla County has been granted a variance for reopening under Phase 2 of Washington's Safe Start plan, county officials announced Wednesday morning. All businesses in the county prepared to follow Governor Jay Inslee’s guidelines are now allowed to reopen,…
