New plan allows some businesses to expand into the street
WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- The Walla Walla City Council reportedly approved a plan to allow some businesses, including restaurants to set up tables in the street and expand their dine-in services.…
Kennewick restaurant owner doesn't believe they'll reopen anytime soon
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- The owner of Woody's Bullpen Bar & Grill believes that the restaurant in Benton County will not reopen before June. "Personally I don't think it's going to happen June 1. I got a feeling that our Governor…
Ben Franklin Transit, Second Harvest to hold more food distributions for transit riders next week
TRI-CITIES, Wash. -- Ben Franklin Transit is once again partnering with Second Harvest to hold food distributions for transit riders at four locations on Wednesday, May 27. The events will be held at the Tree Rivers Transit Center in Kennewick,…
Benton REA donates $20k to local food banks
Prosser, Wash. -- Benton REA has teamed up with CoBank to provide $20,000 worth of food to local families. Benton REA received a $10,000 matching grant from the CoBank Sharing Success program to help provide meals through three organizations within…
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Larsen Farms in Pasco sells purple asparagus curbside to raise money for Alzheimer’s Association
PASCO, Wash. -- It’s a disease that isn’t slowed by social distancing or using hand sanitizer, and it can touch the lives of anyone. “Every time I stutter on a word or something like…
Ben Franklin Transit partners with Second Harvest to provide food for transit riders
PASCO, Wash. -- A food distribution was held Tuesday in Pasco to facilitate those in the community without a car. Ben Franklin Transit and Second Harvest, with the help of National Guard members, held the event at the 22nd Avenue…
Diners at this reopening restaurant can get social with dressed up mannequins
(CNN) — When a three Michelin-star restaurant in Virginia opens its doors back up from the Covid-19 pandemic, reservations will be made for mannequins. The Inn at Little Washington -- an inn and restaurant about an hour and a half…
Kennewick-based energy drink startup could win $50,000 grant with your help
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- A Tri-Cities startup is in the running for a $50,000 grant, and they need the help of the community to pass the finish line. Bissy is a fair trade energy drink…
Red Mountain Kitchen teams up with local chefs to cook meals for nursing home staff
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Community members are using their unique skills to ensure a different kind of “hero” is being cared for - those working at assisted living centers and nursing homes. For over a month now, Red Mountain Kitchen has…
Free food distribution for those in need, Wednesday's during May
TRI-CITIES, Wash. -- Approximately 500 families received free food at the Toyota Center on Wednesday thanks to Second Harvest, the National Guard, and Three Rivers Convention Center. Second Harvest partnered with the National Guard and the Three Rivers Convention Center…
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Tri-Cities Helping Heroes gets food, resources into the hands of military members
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- A local real estate agent has started a military-focused nonprofit right from her Kennewick driveway. “I’m now married to a marine, my brother-in-law is a marine, and my family comes…
More than 370 workers at a pork plant in Missouri tested positive for coronavirus. All were asymptomatic
(CNN) -- 373 employees and contract workers at Triumph Foods in Buchanan County, Missouri, have tested positive for coronavirus. All of them were asymptomatic, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The state…
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Tri-Cities Food Bank adjusts to ‘new normal’
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- The Tri-Cities Food Bank is one of the many nonprofit organizations having to adjust to a nationwide pandemic. “We’re trying to be very flexible,” said VJ Meadows, executive director of the Tri-Cities Food Bank. “This is a…
Second Harvest receives 38,000 pounds of food from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
PASCO, Wash. -- On Tuesday, a 53' semi-truck loaded with food arrived at Second Harvest in Pasco. Twenty eight pallets of dry goods including pastas, macaroni & cheese, cake mixes, and flour was donated by The Church of Jesus Christ…
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Tri-Cities Farmers Markets will make some changes but open for season
TRI-CITIES, Wash. -- Despite social distancing restrictions in place, the show will go on for local farmers markets. Deemed essential under Governor Inslee's “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order, farmers markets are allowed to operate though many are making some changes…
The well-known asparagus & pepper jack cheese tamale is back
UNION GAP, Wash. -- Los Hernandez Tamales announced on Friday that they have started making their critically acclaimed asparagus and pepper jack cheese tamales. "We're ready for you, come and get your asparagus tamales. Get plenty, we got plenty, we'll…
