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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
11/03/2026
PASCO, Wash. — A Pasco man, Heriberto Carrillo, has been sentenced to nearly 37 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of an assault that left the victim with 14 broken bones, including 11 ribs and three bones…
11/01/2026
YAKIMA, Wash. — The Yakima Health District announced a Yakima County resident died November 1, 2026, after being hospitalized with severe illness linked to avian influenza exposure at a dairy with infected cattle.