Recent reports about dismal K-12 test scores should raise alarm in our business community. Nationwide, elementary school math and reading scores fell to levels unseen in 32 years, according to the recently…
UPDATE: Fire in Benton County is now 85% contained
BENTON COUNTY, Wash.- As of 6:15pm Saturday, the fire is 85% contained off S Meals Rd and S Piert Rd. Crews are on scene to continue monitoring. Dozers and Hanford fire are…
Dodger Legend Maury Wills was a Spokane Indian Great First
Los Angeles Dodger alum and MLB stolen base champ Maury Wills has passed away, it was announced Tuesday. He was 89 years old. Wills was born in 1932, in that other Washington…
Othello man arrested for string of burglaries, car prowls
September 20, 2022 11:04 AM Posted: September 20, 2022 11:04 AM POLICE LIGHTS – Eastern Washington BASIN CITY, Wash. — A 28-year-old Othello man was brought into custody on Tuesday morning in…
Business Briefs – September 2022
2022 apple crop will be smaller Washington’s celebrated apple industry is projected to produce 108.7 million 40-pound boxes in 2022, an 11.1% decrease from 2021’s 122.3 million boxes. The Washington State Tree…
Rascal Rodeo is back at the Benton-Franklin Fair and Rodeo
KENNEWICK, Wash.- The post Rascal Rodeo is back at the Benton-Franklin Fair and Rodeo first appeared on Fox 11 Tri Cities Fox 41 Yakima. Source link
Suspect Bogs Stolen Car in Wet Cement, Flees with Baby and Booze
City of Lakewood WA InstagramCity of Lakewood WA Instagram The City of Lakewood, which is about two miles southwest of Tacoma, experienced a little delay in the completion of a…
Kennewick standoff lands out-of-state felon behind bars
September 20, 2022 12:47 PM Posted: September 20, 2022 12:47 PM KENNEWICK, Wash. — Special investigators offered details from their findings in relation to a police shootout and subsequent standoff at an…
Longtime health officer resigns to take state job
Dr. Amy Person Dr. Amy Person, the longtime health officer of the Benton-Franklin Health District, has stepped down to serve as a regional medical officer for the state Department of Health. Jason…
UPDATE: S Meals Rd fire is fully contained
BENTON COUNTY, Wash.- As of 9:00pm Saturday, we’re told the fire off S Meals Rd and S Piert Rd has been fully contained. The roads are back open to traffic and all…