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Tourism promotion in the Yakima Valley tends to focus on the region’s abundance of agricultural delights and sunshine. Less touted is the lure of something else that has become locally…Click to Continue »

The Cystic Fibrosis Cycle for Life event Saturday in the Tri-Cities raised about $70,000, ranking third in the nation just below Chicago. The top fundraiser for the Tri-City event was…Click to Continue »

Firefighters are preparing for a potentially difficult day Aug. 24 on the Grizzly Bear Complex of fires burning about 20 miles southeast of Dayton.Click to Continue »

A 30-year-old man is accused of watching a Kennewick woman inside her bedroom by stacking up crates outside her window.Click to Continue »

A 24-year-old woman charged with raping a young teen boy claims she may have been “black out drunk” when it happened, court documents show.Click to Continue »

The closure has forced addicts to try to find the potentially life-saving help elsewhere in the region, something that can be extremely difficult due to health insurance restrictions and long…Click to Continue »

In 2014, Janine Stange made history when she completed a two-year quest to sing the anthem at live events in all 50 states, just in time for the song’s 200th…Click to Continue »

A Richland woman is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from an elderly man she befriended through her job as a waitress.Click to Continue »

Meeting agendas for Mid-Columbia cities Aug. 24-27.Click to Continue »

The meeting is 9 a.m. at the C.L. Booth Education Service Center, 1215 W. Lewis St.Click to Continue »