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11/12/2026
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Flu season has some ups and downs, but most years, late fall and winter are the largest peaks.
11/11/2026
KENNEWICK, Wash. — A Veterans Day ceremony at Columbia Park on Wednesday, Nov. 11, brought veterans, active service members and community members together in Kennewick as part of a larger effort for veterans in the community.
11/11/2026
PASCO, Wash. — Chuck Cutrell said a Veterans Day gathering in Pasco gave him a chance to help fellow veterans feel seen and welcomed home.
11/11/2026
WASHINGTON STATE– The cost of healthcare has been the issue front and center at ballot boxes and campaign trails across the U.S., but the issue could go much further than red vs. blue, as insurance companies have more control than…
11/10/2026
Benton City, Wash. — The Kiona-Benton City School District's replacement levy moved into the lead after Benton County counted the last 700 ballots, according to the Benton County Elections Office, with official certification still set for Nov. 23.
11/10/2026
RICHLAND, Wash. — Benton County voters will decide on February 9, 2027, whether to approve a roughly $94 million Richland School District bond for upgrades across several district buildings.
11/10/2026
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Port of Kennewick commissioners announced Marie Mosley as the new District 1 representative on the Board of Commissioners.
11/10/2026
PASCO, Wash. — Pasco declared an emergency over problems at its process water reuse facility after city leaders raised concerns about how part of the system was performing.
11/09/2026
KENNEWICK, Wash. — The Port of Kennewick is scheduled to select one of four finalists for the vacant District 1 commissioner seat during its November 10 meeting.
11/09/2026
WEST RICHLAND, Wash. -- Last week, Amazon Web Services announced that it had purchased land in West Richland, planning to build a data center campus with a 21-buildng capacity near Lewis & Clark Ranch.
11/06/2026
KENNEWICK, Wa. — The race for the 8th Legislative District Senate seat remains unsettled as Nikki Torres holds a lead over fellow Republican Gabe Galbraith.Torres leads with 16,924 votes, or just under 51 percent. Galbraith said he was waiting to…
11/06/2026
KENNEWICK, Wash. - A two-vehicle head-on crash in the 11200 block of West Clearwater in Kennewick this morning was caused by a driver who experienced a medical issue behind the wheel, according to Kennewick Police Sergeant Steve Engel.
11/06/2026
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Emergency crews pulled an SUV from the Columbia River after a passerby spotted it at the Columbia Park East End Boat launch this morning.
11/06/2026
WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- Say you live somewhere around the Tri-Cities, or maybe northern Oregon, and you've heard of the growing food and drink scene over in Walla Walla but haven't been able to make it over there quite yet.
11/05/2026
The Port of Kennewick is considering a small boat for tourism use. Port leaders said they wanted to use it to take investors and other interested businesses onto the water.
11/05/2026
The Tri-Cities' first Nordstrom Rack held a grand opening celebration on Thursday.
11/05/2026
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Kennewick School District voters will decide on a $107 million bond for school improvements and safety upgrades in a February 9, 2027 special election.
11/05/2026
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Wash. — A Washington appeals court has reversed forgery and theft convictions of a bookkeeper in Franklin County after ruling the lack of an available public defender did not justify delaying her trial past the 90-day deadline.
11/05/2026
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- A Tri-Cities native goes viral, all for the cause of shelter pups.
11/04/2026
RICHLAND, Wash. — Richland Fire & Emergency Services reported crews responded to a residential structure fire involving an RV in the 300 block of Abbott Street in Richland.
11/04/2026
SEATTLE, Wash. -- As votes continue to be tallied-- you can expect rumors of "rigged elections" to swirl across the U.S.
11/03/2026
WEST RICHLAND, Wash. — A tense City Council meeting in West Richland drew hundreds of people as council approved interim data center rules while residents pushed for a broader pause on future applications.Frustration from residents disrupted the meeting more than…
11/03/2026
WASHINGTON — Election officials in Washington are discouraging voters from using the mail to return ballots on Election Day and urge them to use a drop box or voting center by 8:00 p.m.
11/03/2026
TRI-CITIES, YAKIMA, Wash. — Native American Heritage Month events are set across the Tri-Cities and Yakima region, with activities starting November 4 at Heritage University.
11/03/2026
KENNEWICK, Wash. — The Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center announced a groundbreaking ceremony for a new VA clinic in Kennewick