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Franklin County jail roster Aug. 4, 2015

Franklin County jail roster Aug. 4, 2015…Click to Continue »

 

Benton County near bottom of state in ballot returns

Benton County had the fourth lowest ballot return rate of any county in the state, as of Tuesday morning, while Franklin County was above the state average.Click to Continue »

 

Pasco Teachers rally before contract negations with Pasco School Board

Pasco teachers Edith Lau, right, and Beth Austin join in Pasco Association of Educators rally Tuesday morning at the Red Lion in Pasco.Click to Continue »

 

Friends mourn Richland hairstylist slain in drive-by shooting

Jessica Rodriguez died at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle hours after the shooting in Toppenish. She leaves behind a 7-year-old daughter.Click to Continue »

 

14 more Tri-City schools to offer full-day kindergarten

Fourteen Tri-City elementary schools will add full-day kindergarten this fall as the state seeks to get hundreds of students more time in the classroom.Click to Continue »

 

Lady Washington crew keeps up sea shanty tradition

Across oceans and ages, sailors of all races and creeds would sing shanties as they worked — the tunes helping them load cargo, pull anchor and finish other tasks in…Click to Continue »

 

Pasco council gives green light to consolidate 911 dispatch centers

Five months after an agreement to create a regional 911 dispatch system failed to get full approval, a revised version is making the rounds. On Monday, Pasco became the first…Click to Continue »

 

Kennewick man organizing rap battle to benefit teen shelter

Travis Rybarski knows he could have relied on Kennewick teen homeless shelter My Friends Place if he had ever needed to. And that’s why he’s organizing the High Noon rap…Click to Continue »

 

Idaho company buys Kennewick-based fuel distributor

An Idaho-based fuel distributor has bought Wondrack Distributors of Kennewick, a move the buyer said will allow it to expand in the area.Click to Continue »

 

Franklin County land near TRAC being auctioned

Three Franklin County-owned parcels near TRAC will be auctioned off Aug. 6. The land is in a growing area near two new hotels.Click to Continue »

 

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