Serving Franklin County, WA
Serving Franklin County, WA
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PASCO — Two Connell residents, including a 9-year-old girl, were taken to the hospital this morning, July 21, following a crash on U.S. Highway 395. According to the Washington State Patrol, Consuelo Cardenas, 49, and her passenger, Agimar Cardenas, 9, were both injured in the 8 a.m. crash at Foster Wells Road. Their conditions were not available. The driver of a second vehicle, Dylan B. McElderry, 19 of West Richland, was not injured, the patrol reported. The crash occurred when McElderry, who was eastbound on Foster Wells R...
PASCO — Democrat Ana Ruiz Ramirez Peralta has raised the most campaign contributions in her bid to fill the Franklin County District No. 2 commission seat. According to the state Public Disclosure Commission, Peralta has raised $15,198.73 and spent $7,710.75 in her bid to fill the seat being vacated by Commissioner Robert “Bob” Koch. Republican Rodney “Rocky” J. Mullen has raised $10,075, in his effort, documents show. He’s spent $6,338.40 to date. The remaining Republican candidates, Cliff MacHugh and Terry Ryan Cissne, are...
BASIN CITY - Fire crews were dispatched to Sagehill Northwest about 12:30 a.m. today for a reported fire. Crews arriving on scene found a large structure burning as well as multiple hay stacks, according to Franklin County Sheriff's Office. Officials said the hay continued to smolder this morning. The fire remains under investigation....
There are two legal options to respond to a state budget deficit: The governor orders across the board budget cuts, or a special session of the Legislature occurs liquidating the deficit. The first is a blunt instrument allowing no thoughtful response. The second provides the people's legislative branch of government the opportunity to deliberate a more surgical response. ov. Jay Inslee, however, has made it clear he doesn't plan to call a special session to allow lawmakers...
PASCO — A local woman was hospitalized Monday evening, July 20, after she crashed her car on Interstate 182. Emma Garcia-Chavez, 51, was eastbound on the interstate when her vehicle, a 2004 Nissan Sentra, left the roadway and struck an embankment at U.S. Highway 395, the Washington State Patrol reported. She was wearing a seatbelt and neither drugs nor alcohol are factors, the patrol said. Garcia-Chavez was cited for speed too fast for conditions, the patrol said. Her vehicle was towed from the scene by AE Towing of Pasco, t...