SEATTLE (AP) -- Some state lawmakers are pushing to toughen Washington's decade-old distracted-driving laws. The Seattle Times reports (http://bit.ly/2hLStql ) that two lawmakers are drafting a bill that seeks to ban virtually all use of handheld devices by motorists. It's…
You don't have to go far to see a healthy snowpack. Scott Pattee with the Natural Resources Conservation Service says the mountain snowpack was at 110 percent of normal. Just two years ago, the snowpack was well below 100 percent…
A battle more than a decade in the making is in its final stretch, with an impact on every single American shopper. The federal government is considering an end to a commonly used pesticide on U.S. crops, and farmers in…
Delays and Closures for Tuesday 1/3 Tri-Cities Area School Districts Bethlehem Lutheran School: Closed. Before/After School Care is closed St Joseph School and the Children's Center - 2 hour delay. There will be no AM preschool classes, PM preschool will…
Going back to work on Monday in the snow is a challenge for drivers, street crews and law enforcement. But Triple A has some tips for driving in the slushy stuff. Accelerate and decelerate slowly. Drive slowly. Following driving distance…
The Seattle Seahawks will take Detroit in a wildcard game next Saturday at 5:20 PM at CenturyLink field. This weekend's game with San Francisco marked the fifth consecutive 10-win season. And in Seahawk fashion, they came from behind to beat…
State Patrol and Pasco police are investigating a hit-and-run involving a traffic sign at the off-ramp to Court Street from 395 southbound on New Year's Eve. It happened around 10:28 PM. The driver took black Suzuki onto the off-ramp too…
ECHO, Ore. (KVEW-TV) -- Fire damaged a shop warehouse at Madison Farms early Saturday morning, as multiple agencies rushed to help. Echo Fire Department called for mutual aid from Umatilla Fire District #1, Boardman, Heppner, City of Umatilla and Irrigon…
PASCO, Wash. (KVEW-TV) -- Dozens of volunteers joined together Saturday to help build two wheelchair ramps for a Pasco family in need. [Watch full video on KAPP-KVEW's Facebook page.] The Ramos family's 3-year-old fraternal twins, Harper and Hendrix, were diagnosed…
According to the press release, Patricia Johnson, 72, died from cardiac tamponade; due to hemopericardium; due to ruptured mycoardial infarct; due to occlusion of left anterior descending coronary artery branch. Patricia's mother, Edna Wisher, 93, is believed to have died…
A Richland man faces charges of threatening a supervisor at the U.S Citizenship and Immigration services office in Yakima. William Quigley is charged with threatening to shoot an official and cut off his head. He also threatened attorneys during a…
Washington state Governor Jay Inslee has issued a reprieve for a convicted murderer and rapist from Whatcom County. Inslee issued the reprieve for Clark Richard Elmore, who is currently in the Walla Walla State Penitentiary. He has been sentenced to…
The start of the flu season has already proven deadly in Snohomish county. According to the Everett Herald four people died last week in Snohomish county due to the flu. Those who died include a man and woman - both…
The new year will also bring a new area code to Western Washington. T-Mobile says the 564 area code will be issued throughout the region when current numbers run out. The North American Numbering Plan Administrator projects the 360 area…
Washington State assistant basketball coach Curtis Allen suffered a heart attack. Six weeks ago, the former Wilson High School standout was running on a treadmill in a hotel fitness room before WSU's "Paradise Jam" tournament game in the U.S. Virgin…
Officials say the number of people in the greater Seattle area believed to have mumps is now 108. Public Health Seattle & King County said Wednesday that 35 cases of mumps have been confirmed while 73 are probable cases. Officials…
Police have arrested a suspect in the random stabbing of a tourist in New York City earlier this month. Twenty-three-year-old Connor Rasmussen, of Puyallup was stabbed in the back of the head on Dec. 18. Police announced the arrest Wednesday…
December a month for family gatherings and celebrations and A-1 cab driver Hazel Arvizu knows that often time that comes with drinking. "We will have the max number of Taxi's out I mean every taxi in town will be out,"…
Senators Maria Cantwell and Alabama Senator Richard Shelby have a friendly wager on the outcome of the Peach Bowl set for Saturday at 12 pm. If the Huskies win, Senator Shelby will provide two racks of ribs from Dreamland BBQ…
It was a night of chaos, that started with a rhythmic knock on his front door at his apartment on the 1100 block of North Buchanan Street in Kennewick. "As soon as I stepped that foot in the house a…
Officials say a Bellingham man has died in an avalanche near White Pass Ski Area south of Mount Rainier. The Bellingham Herald reports 31 year old Adam Roberts was skiing out of bounds Tuesday when he triggered an avalanche Tuesday…
A hole in the Wildcat Creek bridge has forced the closure of the east bound lane. Flaggers will direct alternating traffic on the Highway 12 bridge and start making repairs at daylight. There is no estimate as to when the…
The city of Gig Harbor is resuming its Nativity debate in the new year, this time at a parks commission meeting. The Tacoma News Tribune says an advisory body will hold a public hearing Jan. 4 on placing holiday-themed displays…
Twenty people have been killed in homicides in Yakima county in 2016.That is one short of 2015 totals. Two women, gunned down at a Yakima business. A young mother, brutally beaten to death with a baseball bat. .A missionary student,…
