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We're learning more about the drive-by shooting that happened in Pasco late Saturday night, leaving one person with critical injuries. According to Pasco Police, the incident started at the Pasco Walmart shortly before 11:00 pm. Two men were leaving the store when another group of four men possibly misidentified the pair as being members of a rival group...

Pasco Police say one person was seriously injured in a drive-by shooting Saturday night. Dispatchers started receiving calls just after 11 PM about several shots fired in the area of Road 52 and Court Street. "Officers arrived and found that a vehicle was pulled off to the side of the road on eastbound Court," said Sergeant James Thompson...

There have been nine fires in Kennewick's Zintel Canyon this summer that have been ruled as possible arson. Wednesday, October 24th, officials with the City of Kennewick, Kennewick Fire Department, and other agencies will meet with members of the community to go over plans to prevent future fires, and planned improvements for the trail...

If you're thinking that a career as a police officer is on your horizon, you can attend an open house at the Kennewick Police Department on Wednesday, October 24th. You'll learn about the testing process, and have a chance to ask recruiters any questions you might have about becoming a police officer...

The 21-year old daughter of Washington State University professors was shot and killed by a former boyfriend Monday night. Lauren McCluskey was a senior at the University of Utah, and was on the phone with her mother, Jill McCluskey, when she disappeared Monday night...

What happens at city council meetings tend to be fairly routine. But, what happened in Kennewick on and around the September 4th council meeting was anything but routine. Current Kennewick City Councilman Steve Young is facing a recall petition that Benton County Superior Court Judge Bruce Spanner ruled on August 31st could proceed on one of the originally seven charges...

A man wanted in Franklin County for allegedly raping a child is in custody in Arkansas. Pasco Police say US Marshals found 53-year old Johnny Lee Hill in Benton, Arkansas October 17th, after being on the run for more than 15 months. Police in Pasco had originally posted Hill's photo on their facebook page in July 2017, saying the man faced charges for child rape and failure to register as a sex of

Kennewick Police are investigating after a 10-year old boy was hurt when he was hit by a car while walking to school Monday morning. According to Kennewick Police investigators, the accident happened at the intersection of W. 4th Ave and S...

Health officials have confirmed one case of acute flaccid myelitis in the state of Washington so far, with seven other suspected cases under investigation. One of those suspected cases has been reported out of Yakima. The Department of Health said the kids suspected to be suffering from the polio-like illness reportedly had respiratory issues in the week prior to developing symptoms of AFM, includ

At Monday night's city council meeting, council members reviewed information from the vendor that it would likely use to purchase and install red light cameras. In August, city council approved a plan to install red light cameras at just two intersections in the city, 20th Ave at Court Street and Road 68 at Burden Boulevard...