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09/15/2025
PASCO, Wash. – The City of Pasco is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 through October 15, 2025, as proclaimed by the city council.
09/15/2025
PASCO, Wash. – The City of Pasco proclaimed September 15, 2025, as a day to honor Charlie Kirk.
09/15/2025
PASCO, Wash. – During a special September 15 meeting, the Pasco City Council selected Joe Cotta for the open Council Position No. 4 seat.
09/15/2025
TRI-CITIES, Wash. – The Tri-Cities are gearing up for the second annual Ironman event, set to take place this weekend. More than 2,500 athletes from across the country and the world will compete in the event, which includes a 1.2-mile…
09/15/2025
RICHLAND, Wash. – Northwest United Protestant Church is closing its doors but leaving a significant legacy for Jefferson Elementary School students.
09/15/2025
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Wash. – A man was arrested over the weekend in connection with gunshots fired at Juniper Dunes in Franklin County.
09/15/2025
UPDATE: September 15 at 4:30 p.m.
09/15/2025
TRI-CITIES, Wash.- Friends of Disabled Veterans is a nonprofit run completely by volunteers bringing veterans and their families closer together. FODV developed a 140-acre ranch in Prosser where veterans and their families can come out to enjoy the land and…
09/14/2025
RICHLAND, Wash. – Local Scouts of America Troop 248 held a special ceremony today, honoring four members who achieved the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout. Skyler Alexander, Blain Galloway, Tyler Melvin and Nathan Klosterman were inducted into the Scouts' highest…
09/14/2025
PASCO, Wash. - Several agencies responded to a three-car crash on U.S. Highway 385 and Crestloch Road Sunday at around 1:15 p.m.
09/14/2025
WEST RICHLAND, Wash. - The IRONMAN race taking place in the Tri Cities next Sunday, September 21 will cause some road closures and detours to make way for competing athletes.
09/14/2025
KENNEWICK, Wash. - West Clearwater Avenue was temporarily closed Sunday morning from North Taft Street to North Quay Street while police investigated a crash involving a car and semi truck.
09/14/2025
RICHLAND, Wash. - The roundabout on Swift Boulevard and Wright Avenue will be closed from September 16 through 19 for final asphalt repairs, according to the city of Richland.
09/13/2025
KENNEWICK, Wash. – The W 5th and S Rainier St. was briefly closed while a traffic unit investigated a collision with an injury.
09/13/2025
PASCO, Wash.–A motorcyclist suffered minor injuries after being hit by a car.
09/12/2025
KENNEWICK, Wash. – A claim by a Desert Hills Middle School student about having a firearm led to an investigation by the Kennewick Police Department (KPD) on Friday. Authorities reported that no firearm was found.
09/12/2025
HANFORD, Wash. – The Hanford Vitrification Plant, a project decades in the making with billions invested, faces an uncertain future as the Department of Energy considers pulling the plug.
09/12/2025
PASCO, Wash.-- Fiery Foods Festival 2025 kicks off this Saturday, September 13.
09/11/2025
KENNEWICK, Wash. – A fire broke out in a travel trailer used as a residence Thursday afternoon on West Bonnie Avenue. Fire crews responded to the scene around 2:21 p.m., the Kennewick Fire Department (KFD) reported.
09/11/2025
KENNEWICK, Wash. – Residents gathered at the Southridge Sports Complex to honor the memory of the 9/11 attacks with a monument crafted from over 30 feet of steel from the World Trade Center.
09/11/2025
KENNEWICK, Wash. – The City of Kennewick and Southridge Sports and Events Complex hosted their annual commemoration event for the lives lost on September 11, 2001.
09/10/2025
RICHLAND, Wash. – FEMA and local officials are working to update the flood risk map for Benton County. This effort aims to help communities understand flood risks and protect homes and businesses.
09/10/2025
RICHLAND, Wash. – Samuel Wang, a Hanford High School freshman, has been named one of the top 300 innovators in the 2025 Thermo-Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge. He was selected from a pool of 2,000 students nationwide.
09/10/2025
KENNEWICK, Wash. – Benton County is inviting the community to a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of construction on the grandstands at McDaniel Arena, located in the Benton County Fairgrounds and Event Center.
09/10/2025
TRI-CITIES, Wash. – The Benton-Franklin Council of Governments (BFCOG), along with Benton County and the cities of Kennewick, Pasco, Richland and West Richland, is collaborating on a climate planning project to address natural hazards such as wildfire smoke, drought and…
09/10/2025
BENTON COUNTY, Wash. - A woman was injured and transported to the hospital after a hit-and-run collision on I-82 Wednesday morning.
09/10/2025
KENNEWICK, Wash. - The Kennewick Police Department (KPD) arrested a man in connection to 16 outstanding theft cases after locating a stolen car, the department said.
09/10/2025
RICHLAND, Wash. – The Friends of Badger Mountain and Runners of the Sage are hosting a free kids run Wednesday, September 10 at 5:30 p.m. on Badger Mountain. The event, called "Best the Badger," is a family-friendly run for children…
09/09/2025
PASCO, Wash. - Educational Services District 123 has received funding to enhance after-school and summer learning programs in Benton City, Finley and Dayton.
09/09/2025
KENNEWICK, Wash. – The city of Kennewick is organizing multiple events on September 11 to honor the lives lost 24 years ago. The activities will take place at the 9/11 World Trade Center Memorial located at the Southridge Sports and…