Franklin County commissioners approved the sale May 16 of nearly $20 million in bonds to remodel and expand the jail and upgrade its computer system.
Eleven people were treated May 15 by emergency medical responders at food processor Lamb Weston/ConAgra, Boardman, as a result of an anhydrous ammonia leak that prompted an evacuation there.
A young child was reportedly bit Tuesday night by a rattlesnake in Badger Canyon.
A Finley shop building was destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon that caused some minor damage to a home and mobile home on the property.
Hospice at The Chaplaincy will have a memorial service Thursday to remember people who died in hospice between October and March.
Kennewick City Council unanimously approved an adjustment to the city's 2011-12 budget Tuesday.
The Tri-Cities Tea Party board will have an opening meeting, 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the Benton PUD conference room, 2721 W. Tenth Ave., Kennewick.
The Tri-Cities has a new radio home for the Seattle Mariners. Bob Castle, the programming director at 1340 AM ESPN, announced that the station will adapt an all-sports format, and will take over the Mariners' broadcasts from KALE 960 AM.
Bringing water to properties on the south side of Red Mountain could cost up to $17.2 million with a design being considered by the Kennewick Irrigation District.
PROSSER -- Prosser no longer will be the only Benton County city to run its own dispatch center.
There will be no rockets' red glare flying above West Richland city parks this Fourth of July.
Bile Farah's story is like the quintessential American Dream. The Somali native left his war-torn homeland at age 6, after his parents were killed.
Patrons of Mid-Columbia Libraries could see fewer authors visiting or other special events and presentations at their neighborhood branch in the future.
A custom motorcycle built by a designer featured on Discovery Channel's TV show American Chopper is one of the main attractions of the Health & Safety Expo today at TRAC in Pasco.
A Spokane man admitted he was driving drunk when he was arrested in March for his fifth DUI and got a deal cutting his prison time almost in half.
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