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Fewer than 100 days are left for Congress to renew the 50-year-old Land and Water Conservation fund, which has helped preserve land in Washington from Mt. Rainier to Juniper Dunes.Click to Continue »

The visit coincides with a new exhibit at the Reach celebrating 50 years of hydroplane racing in the Tri-Cities.Click to Continue »

One man is confirmed dead and another was taken to Prosser Memorial Hospital after they were reported struggling Wednesday evening in the Yakima River between Prosser and Benton City.Click to Continue »

Members of the public invited to learn about peas, bees and more during Blue Mountain Land Trust’s Learning on the Land tours.Click to Continue »

Teachers from several Mid-Columbia schools are taking part in a new science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, centered training program aimed at better teaching those subjects in classrooms.Click to Continue »

Hermiston Chamber of Commerce’s 10th annual downtown Funfest is July 11, and organizers are seeking vendors.Click to Continue »

Western Governors University of Washington announces new scholarship for current and aspiring teachers…Click to Continue »

A helicopter delivers herbicides Tuesday in the Yakima River delta near the Columbia River to combat the spread of phragmites — noxious weeds also known as common reed.Click to Continue »

Work is progressing on the rebuilding of Desert Hills Middle School on Clodfelter Road in Kennewick.Click to Continue »

Prosecutor Shawn Sant is scheduled to meet with the Zambrano family and their attorneys before the records are released.Click to Continue »