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  • Airports to receive FAA improvement funds

    Roger Harnack, Franklin Connection|Updated Dec 17, 2021

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Several Eastern Washington airports will receive federal grant funds thanks to the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program. The funds can be used to improve airport safety, capacity and security, as well as addressing related environmental issues. This year, $71 million is being disbursed to airports in Washington state. East of the Cascades, airports receiving funding include: • Spokane International Airport, Spokane, $6.43 million • Tri-Cities Airport, Pasco, $3.34 million • Moscow/Pullman Regional Airport i...

  • Pasco man flips car on slick highway

    Roger Harnack, Franklin Connection|Updated Dec 17, 2021

    FINLEY — A Pasco man was hospitalized early Friday morning, Dec. 16, following a crash on Interstate 82. Miguel A. Olguin Rodriguez, 55, lost control of his 2015 Nissan Versa near Milepost 118 of the slick highway, the Washington State Patrol reported. His vehicle overturned and came to rest on its roof in the median. He was transported to a Kennewick hospital, the patrol reported, adding that neither alcohol nor drugs were a factor in the crash. Rodriguez was cited for speed too fast for conditions, the patrol r...