The City of Walla Walla decides against a marijuana moratorium. The city council voted four to three in a meeting last night. Instead, Walla Walla will just keep it's interim zoning ordinance, which are local regulations it will have for…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- A measure to raise Washington state's minimum wage for adults to $12 an hour over the next three years has been introduced in the state House.Rep. Jessyn Farrell of Seattle introduced the measure on Thursday. At…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- A bill introduced in the House would lower class sizes in Washington state and hire more public school teachers and other staff members.Rep. Roger Goodman, sponsor of House Bill 2589, said the goal is to make…
From the Pasco School District: Chiawana High School's 4A State championship football team will be recognized with a resolution by the State House of Representatives on Jan. 27 in Olympia. The resolution reads, in part, "…BE IT RESOLVED, That the…
WASHINGTON, DC - House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) today announced that House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) will deliver the Republican Address to the Nation following the State of the Union…
UPDATE: UPDATE: The Benton County Prosecutors office has charged Tieja MacLaughlin with one count of felony harassment with domestic violence for threatening the Tri-City Americans Jackson Playfair. Bail is set at $50,000 and MacLaughlin will be in court tomorrow at…
Trios Health Physical Therapy will expand its services to the Trios Care Center at Vista Field (former KGH Medical Mall) beginning Monday, January 27, 2014. Services will be offered Monday through Friday with appointments available 7am to 6pm. Two staff…
The staff members involved in the decision to remove the "letters" from Fran Rish Stadium and Carmichael Hill recently will not be disciplined by the Richland School District. Below is a memo sent out by Dr. Rick Schulte, the Richland…
SEATTLE (AP) -- Washington state's unemployment rate is at its lowest point in more than five years.The state Employment Security Department said Thursday that the jobless rate had fallen to 6.6 percent in December, down from 6.8 in November. The…
From the Benton County Sheriff- DATE: January 22, 2014 TYPE OF INCIDENT: Residential Burglary - ArrestsLOCATION OF INCIDENT: 5400 Block W. Umatilla Ave., Kennewick DATE / TIME OF INCIDENT: January 21, 2014 NARRATIVE OF INCIDENT:On January 21st, 2014 at about…
Two small children are taken to the hospital with minor burns after a house fire in a manufactured home Grandview this morning. Benton County deputies said a space heater is most likely to blame. The fire started in the children's…
A 69-year-old Pasco woman said she may very well be the Seattle Seahawks #1 fan in the Tri-Cities. She has all the memorobilia to prove it and has been to a countless number of games, including the NFC Championship Game…
The police arrested two men after a newspaper carrier saw them burglarizing a home under construction in Richland. They believe these are the same two men that broke into three homes in Kennewick. The newspaper carrier saw a van parked…
Hundreds of women from around Mi-Columbia attended the third annual Women in Business Conference.This is the largest career development event for women in Eastern Washington. Over three hundred women spent their day at the TRAC for the event. The day…
Washington Closure Hanford reaches a clean-up milestone today as the final test reactor is being removed from the 300 area.The plutonium recycling test reactor was used in the 1960's to test alternative fuels for commercial nuclear reactors. Demolition of the…
Local police departments have recovered stolen items from recent burglaries of houses under construction and model homes. The release below was issued by the Kennewick police department.-------------------------------On Monday January 20th, the Richland Police recovered stolen property that was linked to…
A 25 year old WHL reporter is in the Benton County jail after allegedly making threats against the Tri-City Americans Jackson Playfair. Court documents show that Tieja MacLaughlin, who has worked for The Daily Courier and Castanet Media in British…
Superintendent Rom Castijella has resigned as superintendent of the Kiona-Benton School District, effective immediately. Below is a portion of a release issued by the district this morning:================ Superintendent Castilleja will be on an educational sabbatical leave until that date (June…
One Kennewick teen will have the opportunity to shape teen programs across the country. 14-year-old Monyae Rizzuto is one of ten teens across the country selected to serve on the Boys & Girls Clubs of America's 2014 National Teen Advisory…
The Pasco City Council approves a 30% increase in the base water rate and a 5% increase in the water consumption rate. Starting next month, Pasco residents will see their water bill raise from $12.50 to $16.25. The city council…
The Washington state Auditor's Office is investigating missing funds from a Franklin County cemetary and the former pro tem mayor, Monica Pruett, may be to blame. Pruett worked as a business manager at the cemetary and it's determined she did…
MATTAWA, Wash.- An 18-year-old Mattawa woman is in custody for phoning in a false threat concerning Wahluke High School in Mattawa Jan. 16. Jennifer Lopez was arrested this morning after a joint investigation by Mattawa Police, the Grant County Sheriff's…
The city of Milton-Freewater may be looking at spending millions of dollars to provide water to a trailer park outside of city limits after the county said the water may be contaminated with E.coli bacteria. City Manager Linda Hall tells…
A newly proposed bill in Olympia could ban people under the age of 18 from using tanning beds in Washington state. If it passes, violators could be fined $250. Kelly Fennell, owner of Soleil Ami tanning salon in Richland said…
