YAKIMA, Wash. — Camp Hope is converting several portable classrooms into temporary housing, which will more than double capacity at its Yakima homeless shelter. The shelter has been hovering near its current capacity of 100 people, but once they're finished…
KENNEWICK, Wash. - As Washington state has reached 5,000 COVID-19 deaths, officials said it's important to not let our guard down against the virus. "Together we will heal,…
BENTON COUNTY, Wash. — After another successful day of operations at the Benton County Fairgrounds, the mass vaccination site is approaching 4,000 vaccine doses administered in the last three days. That includes both second doses from previous patients and first…
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — No, this is not the plot of a Disney cartoon. The Walla Walla Police Department (WWPD) confirmed that they located and saved a pair of animals stuck inside a hot car in the parking lot of…
OLYMPIA, Wash. — While addressing the media on Thursday afternoon, Governor Jay Inslee and a panel from the Washington Department of Health (DOH) provided a glimpse at their potential timeline for COVID-19 vaccinations in the state. The Governor shared a…
YAKIMA, Wash. — Yakima Valley College has been selected as one of the few colleges in Washington state to participate in a summer Running Start program pilot. During the regular school year, Running Start allows high school students to take…
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Today's update from the Benton-Franklin Health District (BFHD) included only a small addition of coronavirus cases in addition to an updated hospitalization rate. According to the latest metrics from the Benton-Franklin Health District, only 29 cases were…
OLYMPIA, Wash. — One day after hitting the grim milestone of 5,000 deaths from COVID-19 in the state of Washington, Gov. Jay Inslee will be joined by a panel of specialists to discuss the state's response to the pandemic. That…
SEATTLE, Wash. — The winter months aren’t stopping lawmakers and elected officials from bracing for this upcoming wildfire season. House Bill 1168 is currently making its way through the Washington State Legislature. Washington’s 2020 wildfire season was one of the most deadly and destructive…
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Officers from the Kennewick Police Department assisted an elderly citizen who was scammed into sending $10,000 to someone misidentifying themselves as a representative of the United States Social Security Administration. According to a post on the Kennewick…
TOPPENISH, Wash. — Are you a healthcare or childcare worker in the Lower Valley looking to receive your COVID-19 vaccination? This weekend, you can visit the COVID-19 vaccination clinic set up at Toppenish Middle School to inoculate yourself against coronavirus.…
PASCO, Wash. -- Thirteen recruits have embarked on a 16-week journey at a local fire academy to become firefighters. The recruits are in their second week of training.…
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the release of suburban Seattle man and prominent member of the Proud Boys far-right group, pending trial on charges filed in connection with the January insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. U.S.…
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima police put a call out on social media Friday morning, asking people if they've seen a 16-year-old runaway. Gabriel Farrar has seemingly gone missing on his own accord. The Yakima Police Department is requesting your help…
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Senate has approved a measure that would prohibit price gouging for certain goods and services during a state of emergency, like the current COVID-19 pandemic. The bill passed on a 29-20 vote and now heads to…
PASCO, Wash — After Governor Jay Inslee announced Tuesday that Washington educators are now included in Phase 1B, local childcare workers said they were excited but wish…
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state has surpassed 5,000 deaths from the coronavirus, a milestone that comes a few days after the one-year anniversary of the first known virus death in the U.S. The state reported 799 new COVID-19 cases and…
CONNELL, Wash. - In a school district with about 2,100 students, when help is needed, people step up, including bus drivers. "Whether it's building our…
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. — Yakima County received about 15,500 COVID-19 vaccine doses this week — its biggest shipment to date. Yakima Health District officials said the shipment includes…
BENTON COUNTY, Wash. — According to officials at the site, over 1,400 vaccinations were administered at the Benton County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. This is an improvement of nearly 500 vaccinations from yesterday. This number was confirmed by…
RICHLAND, Wash. — The public transit authority for the region, Ben Franklin Transit (BFT), is set to resume regular services on three bus routes in the region. To accommodate this move, the Ben Franklin Transit is also discontinuing service on…
YAKIMA, Wash. — Officers at the Yakima Police Department (YPD) are currently searching for two runaway juveniles from the area. While their disappearances came within a short span of each other, the two incidents are expected to be separate. Be…
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Public health officials from the Benton-Franklin Health District (BFHD) announced updated coronavirus positivity rates from the CBC West testing site in addition to updates to the bi-county case count. According to the BFHD, Benton County added just…
