Serving Franklin County, WA
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DUSTY - One person is dead and another injured following a crash on state Highway 26 near Milepost 118. The Washington State Patrol reported the crash at about 3:09 p.m. One vehicle overturned, killing a passenger and injuring the driver, Trooper J. Sevigney said. The driver was airlifted to a Spokane hospital. The name of those involved in the crash and the condition of the driver were not immediately available. The patrol is investigating the crash, Sevigney said, noting...
PASCO — Most of Eastern Washington will remain under a heat advisory through 8 p.m. Thursday night, June 3, as temperatures break into the 100s for the first time this summer. According to the National Weather Service, the Lower Columbia Valley can expect temperatures to remain at or above 100 degrees. The temperature already hit 104 degrees in the Pasco area today, June 2, officials said. "Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses," the National Weather Service advisory said,...
PASCO — A false bomb threat at The Truss Co. prompted an evacuation of two businesses for about three hours June 1. According to a police report, a manager at the 355 N. Commercial Ave. business called police to report a bomb threat received via voicemail. Police, Fire Department and Hanford Patrol responded. Truss Co. employees and workers at the adjacent Great Northwest Transport, 251 N. Commercial Ave., were evacuated to the nearby Kahlotus Korner Shell station, 120 Pasco-Kahlotus Road, police said. Hanford Patrol b...
MESA — After 18 years, a local woman has won several arguments in a major round in court over being denied the right to video tape a City Council meeting and then being arrested. On Tuesday, June, 1, the state Court of Appeals, Division III found in favor of Donna Zink, a local resident who sued following the May 8, 2003, actions of the Mesa City Council and Mayor Duana Rae Ross. Zink sued the city after Mayor Ross illegally ordered Zink to stop recording a public meeting, records show. The mayor also called 911 and asked t...
PASCO — City View Cemetery unveiled a new memorial honoring soldiers who died in war during a Memorial Day observance Monday. The observance included the playing of the "National Anthem," "God Bless America" and "Taps." Mayor Pro Tempore Blancha Barajas attended on behalf of the city. Tim Adams, a U.S. Navy Reserve member, gave the keynote speech. The cemetery is located at 1300 N. Oregon Ave....
The Connell Police Department has a new officer patrolling the city. Andris Ahmed recently took his oath of office and began work....