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07/26/2024
KENNEWICK, Wash. - Everyone loves to have fun at the boat races, but it’s necessary to slow down and remember that hydroplane racing is a dangerous sport. That's why safety professionals are always on standby at each race.
07/26/2024
TRI-CITIES, Wash. - The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Fri., July 26 that it is starting to negotiate with Hecate Energy LLC to bring a solar power project to the Hanford Site.
07/26/2024
BENTON CITY, Wash.-Traffic on I-82 near Benton City is moving slowly due to a chase involving the State Patrol.
07/26/2024
MISSION, Ore.-The top three finishers in the 2024 Tri-City Water Follies Apollo Columbia Cup will split $17,500 thanks to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
07/26/2024
TRI-CITIES, Wash.-Washington State Patrol Troopers, working with the WSP airplane over I-82 south of Kennewick stopped three cars at speeds of over 100 miles per hour on the morning of July 26, according to Trooper Chris Thorson.
07/25/2024
KENNEWICK, Wash. - A teen was arrested in Kennewick for an outstanding warrant on Thursday, according to the Kennewick Police Department.
07/25/2024
BENTON COUNTY, Wash. - Due to a heavy amount of wildfire smoke in Benton County, the Benton Clean Air Agency has issued an air quality alert for the county.
07/24/2024
KENNEWICK, Wash. - The Tri-City Water Follies are just days away, and the City of Kennewick has been preparing for the crowds months in advance.
07/24/2024
TRI-CITIES, Wash.-The Tri-City Americans have traded defenseman Lukas Dragicevic to the Prince Albert Raiders.
07/24/2024
TRI-CITIES, Wash. - The Ben Franklin Transit is offering shuttles to Water Follies and the Art in the Park festival in the Tri-Cities from July 26 through 28.
07/24/2024
HERMISTON, Ore. - The Tri-City Water Follies kicks off in a few days. A former Tri-City resident now living in Hermiston provides artistic touches for the drivers and their boats.
07/24/2024
TRI-CITIES, Wash.-Two Northwest favorites, coffee and boat racing, will combine at the Water Follies Apollo Columbia Cup this year thanks to a lifelong hydroplane fan and Washington business owner.
07/23/2024
GRANDVIEW, Wash. - A Richland man was allegedly shot and killed by his daughter's ex-boyfriend in Grandview on July 3, according to a press release from the Yakima County Sheriff's Office.
07/23/2024
KENNEWICK, Wash.-A Kennewick man suspected of a hit-and-run that hospitalized a bicyclist has been arrested.
07/23/2024
TRI-CITIES, Wash.-Bike paths along the Pasco and Kennewick sides of the Columbia River will be closed for Water Follies starting Wednesday, July 24.
07/23/2024
FINLEY, Wash.-A teenager is dead after being hit by a train on Sunday, July 21.
07/23/2024
TRI-CITIES, Wash.-UPDATE. JULY 26.
07/22/2024
FINLEY, Wash. - Fire crews from Benton County Fire District 1 and the Pasco Fire Department put out a two-acre wildfire in Finley on Monday.
07/22/2024
PASCO, Wash. - The City of Pasco announced a traffic update on Monday that will affect Sylvester Street.
07/22/2024
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Wash. - Franklin County Fire District 3 has proposed a levy lid lift that will appear on the August 6 primary ballot.
07/22/2024
KENNEWICK, Wash.-The 2024 National Horseshoe Pitchers Association World Tournament will be held in Kennewick July 29 through Aug. 3.
07/22/2024
TRI-CITIES, Wash.-Traffic is backed up on the Blue Bridge due to a crash on the afternoon of July 22.
07/22/2024
KENNEWICK, Wash. - The Tri-City Water Follies is five days away. Fans come from all over to watch the rooster tails fly. Safety is the name of the game, according to the American Power Boat Association Risk Manager Jennifer Cushing.
07/21/2024
PROSSER, Wash. - Update July 21 8:43 p.m. Benton PUD restored power to more than five hundred homes nearly two hours after an outage began late Sunday evening.
07/21/2024
FINLEY, Wash. - Benton County Fire District 1 responded to a manufactured home fire crews believe started from an electrical problem Sunday morning.
07/21/2024
FRANKLIN CO., Wash. - A 500-acre fire near Kahlotus prompted state fire mobilization early on the morning of July 22.
07/20/2024
TRI-CITIES, Wash.- The NF Lampson Pits are being prepared for the 2024 Tri-City Water Follies. Volunteers began setting up with the docks on Saturday.
07/19/2024
KENNEWICK, Wash. - A duplex on West 6th Avenue in Kennewick caught fire on Friday, forcing its residents to be displaced.
07/19/2024
PASCO, Wash. - Businesses worldwide struggled this morning because of a major tech outage, but the Tri-Cities Airport worked through it.
07/19/2024
PASCO, Wash. - The City of Pasco announced that its Broadmoor Corridor project is continuing on Mon., July 22 with upgrades to the intersection of Broadmoor Boulevard and Burns Road.