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Kennewick, WA
Kennewick teachers could risk fines if they strike Tuesday
tri-cityherald.com - By Cameron Probert
Kennewick teachers and the district returned to mediation for a third day Friday as parents and students wait to hear if there will be class …
Washington State
A Pasco man thought he might be the target of a sting. He still tried to have sex with a teen
tri-cityherald.com - By Kristin M. Kraemer
A Pasco man thought he might be the target of a sting. He still tried to have sex with a teen A Pasco man nabbed in the 2017 Net Nanny sex sting …
Obituaries
Tri-City Herald death notices for Aug. 24
tri-cityherald.com - By Tri-City Herald staff
Stanly Leo Kelly, 69, died Aug. 17 at home in Prosser. He was born in Aberdeen and lived in Prosser for 26 years. Prosser Funeral Home and Crematory, …
Policing
Prosser man wanted his wife out of the house, so he poured 5 gallons of gas on it, say police
tri-cityherald.com - By Kristin M. Kraemer
Prosser man wanted his wife out of the house, so he poured 5 gallons of gas on it, say police A Prosser man allegedly poured a 5-gallon can of …
Tri-cities, WA
A woman was hospitalized after crashing into a dead elk on the Hanford Reach
tri-cityherald.com - By Cameron Probert
A woman was hospitalized after crashing into a dead elk on the Hanford Reach A dead elk in the middle of a Highway 24 sent a Pasco woman to the …
She was found in the river 2 months after she went missing. Her boyfriend admitted killing her
tri-cityherald.com - By Kristin M. Kraemer
She was found in the river 2 months after she went missing. Her boyfriend admitted killing her A 28-year-old man is going to prison for helping kill …
Kennewick, WA
There are 3 new thrill rides at the fair. Can you ride them all?
tri-cityherald.com - By Maya Leshikar
There are 3 new thrill rides at the fair. Can you ride them all? Tri-Cities thrill-seekers have been given three new opportunities to fly, twist and …
Chinook Salmon
Tri-Cities anglers can rejoice. Fall Chinook season to open on the Snake River
tri-cityherald.com - By Paul Krupin
Tri-Cities anglers can rejoice. Fall Chinook season to open on the Snake River The Snake River will open to fall chinook salmon after all. The …
Kennewick, WA
Tri-City Herald death notices for Aug. 23
tri-cityherald.com - By Tri-City Herald staff
Beverly Jean Reinecke, 86, of Richland, died Aug. 19 in Richland. She was born in Athol, Mass., and lived in the Tri-City area since 1985. Edward Floyd …
Sunglasses
He stole more than $1,200 in sunglasses. Do you know who he is?
tri-cityherald.com - By Cameron Probert
Kennewick police are searching for a thief who stole more than $1,200 in Ray-Ban sunglasses from a Columbia Center mall store. The theft of seven …
Kennewick, WA
Richland woman slips the cops twice in one day with the same trick
tri-cityherald.com - By Cameron Probert
Richland woman slips the cops twice in one day with the same trick A Richland woman escaped police twice in two cities in a to a search for a white …
Kennewick, WA
The Simon & Garfunkel Story is coming to Kennewick
tri-cityherald.com - By Wendy Culverwell
The Simon & Garfunkel Story theater production is coming Oct. 8 to the Toyota Center in Kennewick. Tri-Cities tickets go on sale Friday, Aug. 23. …
Energy Storage
Tri-Cities lands multi-million-dollar electric grid security complex
tri-cityherald.com - By Annette Cary
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been picked as the site of a new national Grid Energy Storage Facility by the Department of Energy. The …
Kennewick, WA
Strike deadline looms as Kennewick teachers, district meet with mediator
tri-cityherald.com - By Cameron Probert
Strike deadline looms as Kennewick teachers, district meet with mediator Kennewick teachers and administrators returned to mediation Thursday as …
School Administration
Just 34 votes decided who will square off with Richland Mayor Bob Thompson this fall
tri-cityherald.com - By Wendy Culverwell
Just 34 votes decided who will square off with Richland Mayor Bob Thompson this fall Richland voters will choose this fall between Lillian “Randy” …
Kennewick, WA
Throwback Thursday: A look back at the fair
tri-cityherald.com - By Bob Brawdy
Lori Lancaster, 10, hugs her registered Columbia ewe as she prepared for the opening of 1978 Benton Franklin County Fair & Rodeo. Lancaster is now the …
Hermiston, OR
Tri-Cities Cancer Center opens satellite office in Oregon
tri-cityherald.com - By Tri-City Herald staff
The Tri-Cities Cancer Center has opened a satellite office in Hermiston to help patients who have been driving up to the Tri-Cities. “With many of our …
Poultry
You haven’t seen this animal before at the Fair & Rodeo. He’s friendly
tri-cityherald.com - By Maya Leshikar
You haven’t seen this animal before at the Fair & Rodeo. He’s friendly Allen the emu got all the way to the fitting championships at the Benton …
Washington State University
Pasco is close to picking its police chief. Background checks ongoing
tri-cityherald.com - By Cameron Probert
Pasco is close to picking its police chief. Background checks ongoing Officials are wrapping up candidate background checks, City Manager Dave Zabell …
A Franklin inmate is accused of trying to strangle a man with a jail towel
tri-cityherald.com - By Kristin M. Kraemer
A Franklin inmate is accused of trying to strangle a man with a jail towel A 37-year-old who recently was found to be faking mental illness is accused …
Kennewick crash paints intersection white
tri-cityherald.com - By Cameron Probert
A crash at a major Kennewick intersection hurt one person and left a coat of white paint across a newly paved street. Police and firefighters were …
Tri-City Herald death notices for Aug. 22
tri-cityherald.com - By Tri-City Herald staff
Barbara Jo Colean, 74, of Pasco, died Aug. 3 at Chaplaincy Hospice Care in Kennewick. She was born in Fond du Lac, Wis., and lived in the Tri-City …
Kennewick, WA
Why Dickey’s 3 barbecue restaurants haven’t reopened in the Tri-Cities
tri-cityherald.com - By Wendy Culverwell
Why Dickey’s 3 barbecue restaurants haven’t reopened in the Tri-Cities Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants is looking for a new partner to operate three …
Nuclear Energy
Small Richland business wins $25 million Hanford contract
tri-cityherald.com - By Tri-City Herald staff
A small Richland business has won a subcontract worth up to $24.5 million to do electrical construction at the Hanford tank farms. The subcontract for …
Kennewick, WA
Eugene bar accuses Kennewick business of stealing its name
tri-cityherald.com - By Wendy Culverwell
Mike Miller recalls being behind the wheel when a Ciara song came on. For Miller, a Tri-City restaurateur, the words struck a chord. “Level Up” is a …
Kennewick, WA
Strike update: Mediator called in to avert Kennewick teacher walkout first day of school
tri-cityherald.com - By Cameron Probert
Strike update: Mediator called in to avert Kennewick teacher walkout first day of school A mediator is stepping in to avert a strike that could shut …
Doughnuts
Zombies, bacon and $2 plates. Fair & Rodeo has new and classic eats
tri-cityherald.com - By Maya Leshikar
Zombies, bacon and $2 plates. Fair & Rodeo has new and classic eats A new food stand at the Benton Franklin Fair & Rodeo will knock you out with its …
Tri-cities, WA
Tri-Cities schools snag preseason football honors
tri-cityherald.com - By Jeff Morrow
With the first day of WIAA high school football practice beginning Wednesday, the Seattle Times released its preseason poll for the three largest …
Tariffs
Trump praised for energy policies, criticized for trade tariffs at Tri-Cities summit
tri-cityherald.com - By Annette Cary
Trump praised for energy policies, criticized for trade tariffs at Tri-Cities summit The Trump administration has prioritized innovation over …
Sex Crimes
A Richland man confessed to molesting young girls. It wasn’t his first time
tri-cityherald.com - By Kristin M. Kraemer
A Richland man confessed to molesting young girls. It wasn’t his first time A 36-year-old Richland man thought he deserved leniency for molesting …