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Former Franklin County Sheriff Richard Lathim has a 47-vote advantage for second place in the primary for District 9 state representative. His close margin means he will face a recount…Click to Continue »

Benton County Coroner John Hansens has ruled the death an accidental drowning.Click to Continue »

Benton County jail roster Aug. 18, 2015…Click to Continue »

Franklin County jail roster Aug. 18, 2015…Click to Continue »

Pasco firefighters put plastic trash bags in their masks Tuesday to simulate zero visibility while performing search and rescue training at the old air traffic control tower at the Pasco…Click to Continue »

The beloved hillside letters removed a year ago at Fran Rish Stadium in Richland are being returned Tuesday.Click to Continue »

On Monday, a crew of 10 workers from the Washington State Department of Ecology Conservation Corps, most of them AmeriCorps volunteers, spent the day in the river.Click to Continue »

Sheila M. Crouch of West Richland faces a Sept. 28 trial on allegations she sent at least 200 vulgar and harassing text messages to the man with whom she was…Click to Continue »

Columbia Basin College will break ground Aug. 18 on what will be the first new large classroom building added to its Pasco campus in years.Click to Continue »

The NAMI Washington conference is Aug. 21-23 at Shilo Inn in Richland. The theme is “Mental Health in Sync: Working Together to Improve Lives.”Click to Continue »