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A Prosser man is now the only certified flight instructor in powered parachutes in Eastern Washington, and he hopes his new business will show people how fun they are to…Click to Continue »

The state budget includes $695,377 for Benton County to purchase the Candy Mountain land, which would need to be matched with at least that amount in local money.Click to Continue »

Pasco School Board is considering whether more town hall meetings, another Facebook page or an online suggestion box could help it better communicate with the public.Click to Continue »

SIGN designs, manufactures and donates surgical implants, instruments and training to under-resourced hospitals in developing countries.Click to Continue »

Prosecutors were correct in using evidence that killer Grant W. Scantling had assaulted his Kennewick victim a few months before the fatal shooting because it showed both motive and intent,Click to Continue »

School’s out, which means a new group of interns are settling into summer research assignments with mentors at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland. Last year,Click to Continue »

Pasco City Council, 7 p.m., 525 N. Third Ave.: receive a recap on the legislative session, discuss the legislative consultant agreement and emergency aircraft landings, and view presentations on customer…Click to Continue »

Officials in central Washington are encouraging about 100 people to leave their homes Sunday in the path of a fast-growing wildfire.Click to Continue »

A fisherman discovered the body of a middle aged man in the Columbia River east of the cable bridge about 10 a.m. Sunday morning.Click to Continue »

The shooting happened at about 6 p.m. on the 200 block of South Date Street. A red mid-sized pickup truck was seen leaving the area, police said.Click to Continue »