SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit against a Corvallis, Oregon-based company and its owner for illegally robocalling Washington state residents in an ironic attempt to sell a service that blocked spam phone calls. According to a release…
RICHLAND, Wash. — Digital media is now the dominant platform for creators around the world, and that won't slow down any time soon. That's why Hanford High School has presented an opportunity for students to master these platforms through…
Facebook's week just went from bad to worse. Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp all suffered outages midday Monday, according to public statements from the three Facebook services. "We're aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products," Facebook said…
UPDATE at 5:30 p.m.: The City of Richland Government says that power has been restored to all substations and that residents should have their power restored. If your power wasn't restored automatically, try flipping your breaker. If your power still…
KENNEWICK, Wash. — You soon won't be able to dial (or tap, as it were) a seven-digit number to make a local phone call. Starting October 24, we're transitioning to 10-digit dialing here in the '509' and several other area…
(Start at 04:16:30) [videoembed][/videoembed] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX aimed to blast a billionaire into orbit Wednesday night with his two contest winners and a health care worker who survived childhood cancer. It’s the first chartered passenger flight for Elon…
Amazon plans to hire 125,000 permanent warehouse and logistics workers in the United States ahead of the holiday shopping stretch, pledging higher wages, new benefits and sign-on bonuses for some of the jobs to draw staff in a tight labor…
Apple has updated its software for iPhones to address a critical vulnerability that independent researchers say has been exploited by notorious surveillance software to spy on a Saudi activist. Researchers from the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab said the software…
This summer's viral craze of stacking milk crates in a pyramid and trying to climb them like stairs has been banned by the app that helped give life to it. TikTok has deleted search results for the hashtag "milk crate…
Elon Musk said Thursday night at Tesla's AI Day that the company is building a humanoid robot, and will probably have a prototype next year. "It's basically going to start dealing with work that is boring, repetitive and dangerous," Musk…
OnlyFans, a site where fans pay creators for their photos and videos, is planning to ban “sexually explicit” content.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Governor Jay Inslee, an advocate for reducing the nation's carbon emissions, backed a commitment from President Joe Biden and the U.S. auto industry to increase the number of electric cars produced and sold in the United States.…
As if Elon Musk isn't running enough companies, he once may have suggested taking over as CEO of America's most valuable business, Apple. Five years ago, in the midst of manufacturing delays and other issues plaguing Tesla's planned Model 3…
Facebook on Tuesday reaffirmed its intention to build an Instagram for kids under 13, despite pressure from lawmakers to back down on the plan, while simultaneously announcing new updates to address concerns about the safety of younger users on its…
RICHLAND, Wash. - Line crew workers with the City of Richland and IBEW 77 Local have been in the negotiation process for nearly 10 months. It's been a…
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried 88 satellites into orbit in one fell swoop on Wednesday, marking the company's second dedicated rideshare mission. The rocket took off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 3:31 pm ET and flew…
KENNEWICK, Wash. - As the Tri-Cities continues through an extreme heat wave, KAPP KVEW decided to check out some of the coldest places in the area. Have you…
There's been a sharp rise in cyberattacks in recent weeks, often disrupting services and products that are essential to everyday lives. In May, the ransomware attack that forced a six-day shutdown of Colonial Pipeline — a key East Coast line…
KENNEWICK, Wash. - The triple digit weather has officially reached the Tri-Cities and surrounding region, but before you crank up with air conditioner, Benton PUD has some tips for…
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Since the start of the year, the new fire station in west Kennewick has been burglarized three times with thousands of dollars worth of equipment stolen. Kennewick police investigators have been on the case and recently made…
RICHLAND, Wash. - They're the men and women who brave all conditions, even risk their lives to make sure our power stays on: the line crew, but…
PASCO, Wash. — The National Association of Rocketry (NAR) hosts a Student Rocketry Challenge every year, but this year looked different due to COVID. Instead of hosting a large event near Washington,…
