Jenna Kochenauer
Officers: Three arrested after tying up woman, stealing guns from her home
A 21-year-old man and two teens are in jail, booked on charges stemming from a home-invasion robbery Sunday night in Kennewick.
Investigators say the 73-year-old victim was asleep in her living room recliner when the trio broke in, put a pillow case over her head and duct-taped her to the chair. The...
Ancient skeleton to return to Native Americans for reburial
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - One of the oldest and most complete skeletons found in North America will be given back to American Indian tribes in Washington state for reburial.
President Barack Obama signed a bill Monday with a provision requiring the ancient bones known as Kennewick Man be returned to tribes within 90 days...
Kadlec opens new Express Care Clinics in Tri-Cities
It can be hard to make a same-day appointment with your doctor when you come down with a bug and instead of heading to the urgent care, Jim Hall with Kadlec says they have opened two Express Clinics.
“Same day appointments, they could actually do walk-ins if they wanted to, but they can access it via online scheduling or they can call a toll free number to schedule an appointment as easy as in the
Closures and Delays for Thursday, December 15, 2016
All non-essential Energy Northwest employees are on a two-hour delay (this includes all training). Only essential Energy Northwest employees should report at their normally-scheduled shift time.
All nonessential Pacific Northwest National Laboratory staff located in Richland and on the Hanford Site will report to work at 10 AM. Onl...
Coroner’s Inquest jury finds police involved shooting of Zambrano Montes justified
The jury reached a verdict Wednesday at the Coroner's inquest, finding that all three Pasco Police officers were justified in shooting and killing Antonio Zambrano Montes.
Special Deputy Coroner Michael Fox says jurors were asked to answer 14 different questions in their verdict...
Weather Closures and Delays for Wed./Thur. December 14-15, 2016
Weather Closures and Delays for Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 14-15 2016:
Christ the King School : Closed. Wednesday night Religious Education classes canceled.
Pasco School District: All after school activities and events cancelled for Wednesday...
WA electors seek to avoid fine for anti-Trump effort
SEATTLE (AP) - Two Democratic presidential electors from Washington who want to see Donald Trump denied the presidency are asking a federal judge to ensure they don't get fined for ignoring the results of the popular vote here.
Bret Chiafalo and Levi Guerra took a voluntary pledge to vote for their party's nominee - Hillary Clinton - if she won Washington, which she did...
Coroner’s Inquest wraps up with Pasco police officers testimony
The jury began deliberating Wednesday after last of the witnesses testified at the Coroner's inquest into the shooting death of Antonio Zambrano-Montes.
Before the jury started, a spokesperson for media, Gary Warnock, confirmed juror #6 was dismissed for reports it appeared the juror was sleeping during the inquest yesterday...
Washington unemployment rate down to 5.3 percent
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Washington state's unemployment rate dipped to 5.3 percent last month and the state added 3,600 jobs. November's unemployment rate was the lowest since June 2008.
The unemployment rate in October was 5.4 percent.
According to the latest numbers released Wednesday by the Employment Security Department, the private sector added 4,700 jobs, while the public sector saw a decrease
REPORTS: Trump offers Montana’s Zinke interior secretary, instead of McMorris Rodgers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has offered Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke the job of interior secretary, though it's unclear whether the congressman has accepted.
That's according to two people with knowledge of the offer.
Zinke, 55, a retired Navy SEAL, was an early supporter of Trump and met with the president-elect Monday. He's
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