TRI-CITIES, Wash. --- Local health officials announced an increase of almost 200 new COVID-19 cases ahead of Thanksgiving tomorrow. Benton County increased by 129 new cases for a total of 7,635 cases while Franklin County increased by 64 for a…
PASCO, Wash. — Columbia Basin College was approved for a $2.3 million grant by the U.S. Department of Education. This funding will be used to supplement the High School Equivalency Program (HEP), which enables members of the community to obtain…
RICHLAND, Wash. - Fourth and fifth graders in Richland will not be going back to class after Thanksgiving break. At their meeting Tuesday night, the Richland School Board voted 4 to 1 to return those grades back to online learning…
PASCO, Wash. - Nearly a hundred people gathered outside the Franklin County Courthouse on Tuesday morning to protest the state's latest COVID-19 restrictions.…
RICHLAND, Wash. - The Little Fence of Hope has returned to Richland. Last year, Mary Arquette and her family realized there were several kids and teens walking…
Hundreds of cars lined up at the Toyota Center in Kennewick Tuesday morning for a chance to receive one of 1,000 free Thanksgiving dinner boxes. This was 2nd Harvest's 5th annual turkey…
RICHLAND, Wash. - At Ethos Bakery and Cafe, preparing for Thanksgiving is a marathon. "A lot of chaos and craziness but there's also just this energy in the…
PASCO, Wash. --- In a unanimous decision during their Nov. 24 meeting, Pasco School District Board members voted to stick to remote learning for middle and high schoolers indefinitely. The decision came after board members reviewed current local and state…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — There were a record number of voters participating in this month’s election, but the overall turnout percentage fell just shy of the record 84.6% set in 2008. While 84.8% of the state’s nearly 4.9 million voters…
KENNEWICK, Wash. – Today's release from the Benton-Franklin Health District announced 242 new cases of COVID-19 in the area. Public health officials revealed that Benton and Franklin Co. individually surpassed noteworthy milestones. The total number of cases in Benton Co.…
RICHLAND, Wash. - The Tri-City Bible Bookstore in Richland has been serving customers for decades, but that will come to an end this winter. According to a post on their Facebook page, the store will be closing for good on…
RICHLAND, Wash. -- The City of Richland is holding a surplus sale this Friday through Sunday, Nov. 27 - Nov. 29. Items up for sale will include office furniture, shelving, tables and more. Everything must go, and no reasonable offer…
KENNEWICK, Wash. - Over a month after surgery on her left Carotid artery, mother to six, Barbie Beeks is grateful for the person who finally listened.…
UPDATE FROM OFFICIALS: Due to unforeseen events the traffic pattern will not change on Tuesday November 24 as previously stated in an email earlier. We apologize for any inconvenience the notice may have caused. We are concerned about the traffic…
TRI-CITIES, Wash. --- Coronavirus cases rose by almost 600 over the weekend, according to health officials. Benton County saw an increase of 360 cases for a total of 7,358 while Franklin County increased by 235 for a total of nearly…
PASCO, Wash. --- A donation in Pasco this holiday season is making it possible for 277 Robinson Elementary families to have a Thanksgiving meal. Molina Healthcare, a partner in Pasco School District's PEAK! Program, donated $5,000 to buy food for…
KENNEWICK, Wash. - Local firefighters helped five cats suffering from smoke after a fire started in a Richland home. The fire broke out on Saturday night at a home on West Yellowstone Avenue. Richland and Kennewick firefighters responded and…
PROSSER, Wash. -- West Benton Fire Rescue responded to multiple car accidents along I-82 near Prosser Monday morning. According to WBFR, the first crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. Accidents were attributed to slick conditions and drivers failing to slow down.…
KENNEWICK, Wash. - A fire broke out in an apartment in Kennewick early Monday morning. According to Battalion Chief Mike Barnett with the Kennewick Fire Department, the fire started…
PASCO, Wash. -- As up to 50 million Americans are expected to travel by air this Thanksgiving holiday, the Tri-Cities Airport is letting local travelers know what to expect in the pandemic-era. Masks are still required throughout all parts of…
UPDATE (3:00 p.m.): Kennewick Police say the boy has been found and is safe. KENNEWICK, Wash. -- The Kennewick Police Department is asking for the community's support in locating a missing child who was last seen wearing an orange shirt…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- The Kennewick Police Department is investigating a hit and run that occurred early Friday evening leaving a 76-year-old man seriously injured. Kennewick Police say the man was struck while in his wheelchair around 5:25 p.m. Friday at…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- The holidays will be different for the Robbins family. They'll be missing a key family member, 16-year-old Christian Robbins. "We were…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Hundreds of cars lined up hours before the Kennewick Police Department hosted a food distribution on Friday. Kennewick Police told KAPP-KVEW people started lining up before…
