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  • Martinez to highlight chamber luncheon

    Franklin Connection|Updated Jun 14, 2021

    PASCO — Mayor Saul Martinez will be the keynote speaker today, June 14, at the Chamber of Commerce meeting. The meeting begins at 11:45 a.m.; Red Lion Hotel is hosting. Martinez was selected mayor in January 2020 by his peers on the City Council, but recently announced that he will not seek re-election. He represents city District No. 3 as a councilman. Martinez is a Mesa native and a graduate of Connell High School. He received an associate of arts degree from Columbia Basin College. Outside of City Hall, Martinez is an e...

  • Richland family hurt when rear-ended on I-182

    Updated Jun 13, 2021

    PASCO – Tailgating led to five people being injured in a collision on Interstate 182 on Sunday afternoon. A blue 2011 GMC Acadia was following a white 2006 Ford Expedition too closely and struck the Ford when it slowed for traffic, according to the Washington State Patrol (WSP). The driver of the GMC was blamed for the collision by the WSP. Martin G. Villanueva, 57, of Kennewick, was injured and taken to Lourdes Medical Center in Pasco. A Richland family was in the Ford and a...