A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect For Umatilla and Hermiston, OR until 4 pm PST Friday.* snow accumulations: An additional 3 to 5 inches of snow are possible across the lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and the Eastern Columbia…
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- A state corrections officer has recommended that the father-in-law of missing Utah woman Susan Powell serve 60 days in jail for failing to get court-ordered sexual deviancy treatment. The officer says Steven Powell continues to put…
With more winter weather heading our way, many are asking, "How much snow will I get?" Here's a breakdown from the National Weather Service. Yakima - Thursday Snow likely after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Wind chill…
Kennewick Police Dept.-Press Release Winter will be upon us shortly. We went from the leaves are changing colors to the mornings are colder and we are about to experience snow. To help all of us prepare for the winter and…
KAPP/KVEW-TV's parent company, Morgan Murphy media, is launching Phase 3, a new digital agency, next week. Below is more information on this new effort. The launch is on November 18th: The newest member of the Morgan Murphy Media Family in…
NEWS RELEASE: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife OLYMPIA - The public will have more time to review proposed changes to fishing rules for the Columbia River Basin under an extended comment period announced today by the Washington Department of…
With cold weather and a snow advisory anticipated to hit our area of the state this week, the Yakima Fire Department is recommending the following "Top Ten" safety tips to get you ready. Clean your chimney. If you burn firewood,…
UPDATE: Letter from Dan Newhouse Dear Friends,As you can imagine, I have been watching the votes being counted in the race to determine the next representative from the 4th Congressional District. Even though it is only our Secretary of State…
Washington State quarterback Luke Falk is the Pac-12 offensive player of the week. Falk, a redshirt freshman making his first start in place of the injured Connor Halliday, was 44-61 for 471 yards and threw 5 TD's in leading the…
Postal Service Says It Is Victim of Hacking Attack WASHINGTON --By TOM RAUM Associated Press The U.S. Postal Service said Monday it is the victim of a cyberattack and that information about its employees, including Social Security numbers, may have…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- The last mail-in ballots to be counted in Washington should decide whether a class size initiative passes. They'll also determine the extent of Republican gains in both the state Senate and House. Ballots counted last week…
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) -- About 15 Air Force reservists from Joint Base Lewis-McChord are scheduled to deploy Saturday to west Africa to help fight Ebola. The 446th Airlift Wing says they're going to Senegal to help load and…
MARYSVILLE, Wash. (AP) -- Services are being held Thursday and Friday on the Tulalip Indian Reservation for Shaylee Chuckulnaskit, one of the students killed in the shooting at Marysville-Pilchuck High School. The obituary for the 14-year-old (http://bit.ly/1ArkKoV ) says an…
SEATTLE (AP) -- The Washington State Patrol is preparing to roll out new breath-testing instruments to measure alcohol in drivers suspected of drunken driving. The patrol says 83 next-generation instruments will be deployed for the holiday season. The agency also…
With all seven counties reporting, Dan Newhouse (51.67%) is leading in the Dist. 4 Congressional race over Clint Didier (48.33%) by 3,034 votes. Newhouse thanked supporters for carrying him to victory. "I also want to thank my opponent for running…
As of yesterday, the Office of the Washington Secretary of State says more than 1.1 million ballots have been received in Washington's 39 counties. That's 28.5% of 3.9 million issued. Returns in our area of the state are a little…
GOLDENDALE, Wash. (AP) -- The Klickitat County sheriff's office says an inmate escaped about 5 a.m. Monday from the county jail in Goldendale. Charlie W. Loyd, also known as Charles W. Foley, had been jailed on robbery, burglary, kidnapping and…
SEATTLE (AP) -- One of the teenagers wounded in a Washington state high school shooting has died, raising to four the number of fatalities from the moment when a student opened fire in a cafeteria. Officials at Providence Regional Medical…
As of Thursday, the Office of the Washington Secretary of State says more than 860,000 ballots have been received in Washington's 39 counties. That's 22% of 3.9 million issued. Here's a look at our area of the state: Benton Co.…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Most people in the United States are getting an extra hour of sleep this weekend, thanks to the annual shift back to standard time.Officially, the change comes at 2 a.m. Sunday, but most people usually set their…
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- A new report concludes that the U.S. Department of Energy does not have an adequate system to detect whether harmful vapors are sickening workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, the nation's most polluted nuclear site. Dozens…
BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) -- Gasoline prices have dropped below $3 a gallon at some stations in Washington. The AAA auto club reports the average price for a gallon of gasoline in the state is $3.20. That's down 11 cents in…
SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- The Oregon secretary of state's office says Thursday is the last day for residents to put their ballots in the mail if they want them to arrive in time for Tuesday's election. An election day postmark…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The AAA auto club reports the average price of a gallon of gasoline in Oregon is $3.17. That's down 13 cents in a week and 52 cents in a month. But, it's 16 cents higher than…
