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Structure Fire in Pasco overlooking the Blue Bridge
Structure Fire in Pasco overlooking the Blue Bridge
Structure Fire in Pasco overlooking the Blue Bridge
Pasco Firefighters were quickly on scene as smoke poured out of a building overlooking the Blue Bridge at the 3800 block of West Havstad Street 1:48 Friday afternoon. Neighbors standing nearby say the house is empty and the cause of the fire is not yet determined...
The Reach Museum offers free admission day
The Reach Museum offers free admission day
The Reach Museum offers free admission day
The REACH Museum opens its doors free of charge on Saturday September 22, 2018. The free admission day is a part of Smithsonian magazine’s fourteenth annual Museum Day Live! Participating museums across the United States will follow in the footsteps of the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington DC facility, which offers free admission every day. To receive free admission on ...
Hanford vapors litigation comes to an end after settlement reached
Hanford vapors litigation comes to an end after settlement reached
Hanford vapors litigation comes to an end after settlement reached
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Tuesday that the Department of Energy and Washington River Protection Solutions, LCC reached a settlement in regard to lawsuits. The State of Washington, Hanford Challenge, and Local 598 of the United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters filed the lawsuits to address concerns about potential health risks posed by vapors vented from mixed
College dorm room fire safety
College dorm room fire safety
College dorm room fire safety
Back to School time means there’s a higher chance for dorm room fires; college students need to think about fire safety. Many live off campus in converted rooms so they need to make sure when cooking to watch and stay in the kitchen area with their food.  The old ...
One dead in confrontation with Walla Walla Police
One dead in confrontation with Walla Walla Police
One dead in confrontation with Walla Walla Police
One man is dead following after a confrontation with Walla Walla Police. Sergeant Kevin Braman says officers responded to a report of a suicidal person at about 7:15 Sunday night, and found the man in a car... then he drove away. "After a short pursuit, the subject stopped the vehicle on Myra Road...
Cougar killed near Hunchback Trail at Mt. Hood
Cougar killed near Hunchback Trail at Mt. Hood
Cougar killed near Hunchback Trail at Mt. Hood
Officials with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife an adult female cougar was shot and killed by at approximately. 3:15 p.m. Friday on the Hunchback Mountain Trail Area of Mt. Hood National Forest. The cougar’s carcass is being taken by Oregon State Police to the U.S. Fi...
Student in custody after making threats toward Milton-Freewater school
Student in custody after making threats toward Milton-Freewater school
Student in custody after making threats toward Milton-Freewater school
A McLoughlin High School student is in custody after making threats that forced all schools in the district to close down. According to a press release from the Milton-Freewater Unified School District, Principal Mindi Vaughan received an email at 11:00 PM Thursday evening, September 13, advising that a student at McLoughlin High School threatened to shoot up the  school the next day. The threat w
Tire blowout injures four in rollover accident
Tire blowout injures four in rollover accident
Tire blowout injures four in rollover accident
About 10 am Friday, a vehicle traveling westbound on Interstate 182 between Rd. 68 and Rd. 100  had a tire blowout, with two adults and four children in an SUV. The driver lost control and went to the inside shoulder, then came back and rolled their vehicle onto the right shoulder. Fou...

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