WASHINGTON, D.C. – State representatives are teaming up to propose a bill that would make it easier to permit projects focused on using hydropower to generate renewable energy…
TRI-CITIES, Wash. — The National Weather Service (NWS) is warning residents of Southern Washington and Northern Oregon about possible sub-freezing temperatures in the early morning of Tuesday, April 20. EVENING NEWS FORECAST FROM JEFF JACOBS: Freeze warning for most overnight…
PROSSER, Wash. — If you are a Benton PUD customer in the Prosser region, you may be impacted by a seven-hour planned power outage scheduled for Saturday, April 17 into Sunday, April 18. This planned maintenance period was rescheduled from…
UPDATE: The blowing dust is beginning to impact visibility on some local roadways. Washington State Patrol Trooper John Bryant is urging caution in the…
OLYMPIA, Wash. — In an update to the 'Healthy Washington' advisory from Governor Jay Inslee and the Washington Department of Health (DOH), three counties were moved back to Phase 2 of re-opening. None of the counties that previously constituted the…
PROSSER, Wash. — Officials from the Benton PUD (Public Utility District) announced that customers in Prosser will experience a seven-hour planned power outage on Saturday night. From Saturday, April 10 at 11:00 p.m. to Sunday, April 11 at 6:00 a.m.,…
SUNNYSIDE, Wash. - In November, the FDA gave Emergency Use Authorization to monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19 patients. Pharmacist with Astria Hospital in Sunnyside Jessica…
WAPATO, Wash. -- Yakima County code enforcement had been there before, tagging the house "Do Not Occupy." Now it is gone. The house caught fire early Tuesday. The single-story house at 1300 Ashue Rd. between Parker and Wapato went…
UNION GAP, Wash. — Two men who died in a suspicious fire that's being investigated as a homicide were identified by Yakima County Coroners on Friday. According to Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice, the victims were 66-year-old Roger Harrington and…
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. — Heritage University is helping with local vaccination efforts by loaning a freezer to the State Fair Park mass vaccination site to store vaccine doses. The Yakima Health District picked up the freezer from the university Friday…
WAPATO, Wash. — The FBI is investigating a fatal shooting that happened Tuesday night on the Yakama reservation. Authorities responded to a shooting about 11 p.m. at a house in the 3100 block of South Wapato Road, near McDonald Road,…
BONNER CO., Idaho — A Zillah man was killed in a one-vehicle crash in Bonner County early Monday morning. The Idaho State Police identified the man as 34-year-old Michael Riggs. ISP said Riggs was driving on Riley Creek Road just…
SEATTLE (AP) — A coalition of Northwest tribal leaders calling on President Joe Biden and Congress on Thursday to remove four massive dams on the Snake River to help restore salmon runs. In a letter Thursday to the administration and…
GRANGER, Wash. — Four people died and a child was critically injured in a two-vehicle, head-on collision Wednesday morning two miles south of Granger. Washington State Patrol…
GRANGER, Wash. -- Washington State Patrol is investigating a fatal head-on crash near Granger that left four dead, and another critically injured early Wednesday morning. Trooper Chris Thorson with WSP says the crash happened near SR 22 and SR 223…
BENTON COUNTY, Wash. — After a brief investigation, Benton County detectives have made an arrest after a wanted man allegedly fled from the police and fired several shots at law enforcement officers in a public space. According to a press…
Washington State University's frost forecasting program is designed to help tree fruit farmers in Central Washington understand temperature changes in order to protect their crops from cold weather. The online tool…
KENNEWICK, Wash. - The latest Coronavirus Relief Bill provides $635 million dollars for childcare centers throughout Washington. It also gives families who make under…
GRANDVIEW, Wash. — Sources familiar with the situation say that the 77-year-old man reported missing out of Grandview was found deceased in Sunnyside on Wednesday. It had been over a week since any of his four children had seen or…
TOPPENISH, Wash. — An elderly man passed away following a three-vehicle accident that occurred in Yakima County earlier this year. Now, the victims and specifics of the incident have been released by local authorities. According to a memo issued by…
GRANT CO., Wash. — Health officials have reported the first case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) in a child in Grant County on Friday. The child — who is under 10 years old — spent several days in the Intensive…
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.…
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…
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…
