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Aerial spraying for adult mosquitoes near Prosser, Grandview and Mabton is planned for July 5, beginning at 10 p.m., reported the Benton County Mosquito Control District.Click to Continue »

A series of five fires burning in the Blue Mountains just south of Bluewood Ski Area has been 95 percent contained.Click to Continue »

Kennewick is attempting to get the Army Corps of Engineers to transfer 60 acres of Columbia Park to the city, but others in the Tri-Cities want to see both banks…Click to Continue »

The Franklin PUD plans a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. July 7 on a proposal to raise electric rates in September.Click to Continue »

Kennewick’s Arrowhead Avenue between Belfair Place and Young Street will be closed during working hours July 8 to 9.Click to Continue »

The Department of Energy Vehicle Technologies recently presented the Distinguished Achievement Award to Chuck Peden and Yuri Hovanski of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Both researchers have displayed leadership in vehicle…Click to Continue »

A manhunt is under way in Central Washington for a gunman who has fired at police officers on two occasions.Click to Continue »

Prudencio Flagos-Ramirez, 25, has been booked into the Franklin County jail on suspicion of two counts of first-degree murder.Click to Continue »

Lexie Wall, 3, and her brother Peyton, both of Kennewick, wave at a marching band Saturday during the Grand Old 4th Parade at Memorial Park in Pasco.Click to Continue »

A wheat field fire on Taylor Flats and Clark roads in north Pasco has been contained, according to a post on the Franklin County Fire District 3 Facebook page Friday…Click to Continue »