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The Pasco School District finished well behind statewide averages in new testing, while Richland did better in several categories.Click to Continue »

Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Sunnyside, will play host to a “Dish with Dan” community luncheon Aug. 19 at the Country Gentleman in Kennewick.Click to Continue »

Former Franklin County Sheriff Richard Lathim sits 75 votes ahead of former Othello City Councilman Kenneth E. Caylor with just under 200 votes estimated to be counted in the race…Click to Continue »

From right, Tessa Eslick, 12, Corinne Moddrell, 11, and Amber Moddrell ride their horses Monday along the banks of the Yakima River.Click to Continue »

An appeals court has upheld the 85-year prison sentence for a man who helped kill an Outlook family of four when he was 14 years old.Click to Continue »

Pasco offers online learning parent session…Click to Continue »

Grandparents are admitted for free on that day with one paid admission from a grandchild. General swim hours are 1 to 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.Click to Continue »

Cost is $69 for Pasco and Richland residents and $86 for non-residents, including transportation, guides and kayaks.Click to Continue »

Benton County and Kennewick law emergency officials are investigating a drowning in the Columbia River of Hedges Road in Finley on Monday afternoon.Click to Continue »

The public can comment Aug. 18 before the Richland City Council takes the first of two planned votes on an electric rate increase.Click to Continue »