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Fire crews put out a fire that caused extensive damage to a Pasco home but everyone was able to get out safely. Pasco Firefighters say when they arrived to the home off the 500 block of South Douglas Avenue Wednesday morning, the back side was fully involved in flames and a portion of the front of the home...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The Spokane Police Department has fired an officer who was arrested on domestic violence charges last year. The Spokesman-Review reports that while criminal charges were dropped, an internal investigation found Officer John Scott had violated department policies...

A Seattle artist recently completed a 50-foot mural of the native Tri-Cities environment for a Richland elementary school. School officials say the painting was completed thanks to a grant from the Washington State Art in Public Places program...

SILVERTON, Ore. (AP) - Oregon wildlife officials were forced to trap and euthanize a cougar in response to several sightings of the animals in and around the town of Silverton. The Statesman Journal reports Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman Michelle Dennehy says the cougar was euthanized because it was considered a "public safety risk...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon's unemployment rate did not budge in February. The state Employment Department said Tuesday the jobless rate was 4.1 percent - the same as in December and January. The month saw strong job gains in retail, construction and health care...

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - Authorities say a Yakima police officer shot and wounded a pit bull terrier that ran toward the officer after a dog fight. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports two pit bulls that live in adjacent houses began fighting Monday morning...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Multnomah Falls' lower viewing platform has opened to the public for the first time in over six months. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the platform opened on Monday. The viewing platform, which sits at the base of the falls, was closed in September by the Eagle Creek fire...

The Grant County Sheriff’s deputy that accidentally shot his wife agreed to plead guilty to a charge of reckless endangerment in a deal with the Franklin County Prosecutor’s office who investigated the case. Deputy Kyle Foreman said Deputy Jose Rivera will be reinstated. “Sherif...

A search for two missing preschoolers in Benton City resulted in one of the children being found safe, the other has died after being found in the Yakima River. According to our news partners at KEPR Action News, the boys, ages two and three, were missing from their home near Benton City at 4:30 p...

School officials say a school shooting threat was found written in a middle school bathroom Monday. Kennewick Police were notified after a student at Horse Heaven Hills Middle School reported seeing the writing stating there would be a school shooting on 3/24...