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Mayor Pro Tempore Steve Lee took my lunch debt Benton County informs park visitors "Summit Road" at Badger is not maintained by the county Local elementary wins national award for inclusive design New Fairchild Cinemas in Kennewick tentatively plans to open in November Kennewick City Council contemplates bringing in Lime Advocates encourage Kennewick City Council to remove breed legislation against Pit Bulls Winter wear needed for Early Childhood Education Assistance Program Costco's food court expands Dust Devils release 2020 schedule

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Tumbleweird is working on an infographic showing how candidates lean in policy and decision making Multi-million dollar hotel projects will add over 300 hotel rooms in the Tri-Cities Tri-Cities Academy of Ballet and Music owner concerned that potential GWW reroute will hurt business Zirkle Fruit Co. to layoff hundreds in Prossor beginning Oct 17 as apple packing line closes Lummi and Yakima nations call for removal of Bonneville, John Day and Dalles dams, citing that they violate 1855 treaty

Investigation into Benton County Sheriff Jerry Hatcher began six months ago after female employees filed complaints against him. Meanwhile Benton commissioners plan to vote on separating the jail from Sheriff's office due to unpaid jail bills and unresponsiveness .

Local YouTube celebrity builds career in video games You can now subscribe to receive City of Pasco government city council meeting agendas via email WSU Tri-Cities requests shrine exhibits for celebratory Día de Los Muertos art show ‘Rise and Shrine’ Pasco wants to know what 3 movies you'd like to see during its Family Film Fridays series next summer Tour d'Arts invites you to tour workspaces of 37 local artists

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Pasco Police add “bad guy burrito” to takeout menu Pasco City Council workshop covered Federal Communication Commission 5G Preemption, Northwest Area Sewer LID and the Public Works bid process Richland City Council candidate Lisa Thomas pickets outside Richland police department Kennewick mom experiences lung injury from using vape to quit smoking Hanford union workers to receive raise with contract extension Kennewick company UNIBEST goes public this fall Contamination listing of old gas station on Gage causes Roasters to rethink new location Hidden in Plain Sight event will teach parents to identify risk behaviors in teens, Oct 17 at the Kennewick Police Station Periodic Closures on Amon Park Drive until mid November Richland city council candidate Lisa Rector Thomas accuses Benton County Prosecutor Andy Miller of inappropriate touching. Miller calls Thomas’ timing into question The DOE and EPA hold public comment period for Hanford long-term cleanup plan in 100-BC area Sheriff Hatcher handing over day-to-day operations Tumbleweeds gives a look at how they’ll be adjusting prices based on Jan minimum wage increase Protesters picket Kennewick city hall supporting ousted fire chief Audubon Study: More Than Half Of Washington Birds Species Risk Extinction From Climate Change PNNL contributed $1.46 billion and more than 7,000 jobs to the state economy over the past year Washington Health Department has some good reasons to stop licking pet turtles. (Actually, just one: salmonella) DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research award goes to WSU student AJ Krzysko Author and wild-food lecturer Langdon Cook presents on foraging food Oct 16, 7 pm at the Reach Badger Club hosts Trump impeachment debate, Oct 17, 11:30 a.m. in Richland CBC bolsters ranks with running start students The rubber meets the roof: maverick tire crashes through roof in Kennewick

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Franklin Democrat Chair Jeffrey Robinson mourns the loss of Benton Republican Chair Bill Berkman City of West Richland purchases Tri-City Raceway to create new police station Benton County Sheriff Jerry Hatcher denies abuse allegations Benton County Auditor will close its office next to Richland Fred Meyer after the November election National engineering publication takes a look at Hanford: “Worst U.S. Nuclear Waste Dump Inches Closer to Cleanup” Construction crews make progress on Amistad Elementary in Kennewick, opening Aug 2020 Your child could be buying a Benton County surplus sewing machine online. Here's what parents need to know. Protesters picket Kennewick city hall supporting ousted fire chief Audubon Study: More Than Half Of Washington Birds Species Risk Extinction From Climate Change PNNL contributed $1.46 billion and more than 7,000 jobs to the state economy over the past year Washington Health Department has some good reasons to stop licking pet turtles. (Actually, just one: salmonella) DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research award goes to WSU student AJ Krzysko Author and wild-food lecturer Langdon Cook presents on foraging food Oct 16, 7 pm at the Reach Badger Club hosts Trump impeachment debate, Oct 17, 11:30 a.m. in Richland CBC bolsters ranks with running start students More than 500-acre wildfire burns near Mesa, Washington, shutting down southbound lanes of 395 City of Richland will present 2020 budget Oct. 17 at the Richland Community Center Richland library is now lending WiFi hotspots Downtown Trios hospital considered for possible drug treatment and detox center Pasco Police Chief, Ken Roske, takes oath of office Fiesta Foods and Ok Auto Sales partner to host Day of the Dead celebration Nov 1 Tri-Cities man who was kidnapped by Mexican cartel is the subject of a documentary set to premiere at Sundance

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Western Restaurant Supply opens new location in Richland Benton County sheriff accused of strangling and threatening his wife Japanese gravitational wave detector joins LIGO in search of shakes in space and time Level Up arcade bar changes its' name to "Power Up" after a lawsuit from Eugene bar that already uses the "Level Up" name Construction underway for new $6mm Tapteal Drive hotel, Woodspring Suites Spokane prosecutor files felony and gross misdemeanor charges against Sheriff Hatcher 11 Kennewick schools awarded for 90% of students at/above grade level in reading and math PNNL included in Department of Energy center to tackle artificial intelligence limitations Port of Benton has an RFP out for a redesign of its website Richland School District offering free, Pre-K program in January Scaregrounds is open. It’s a play on the words “fairgrounds” and “scare” because it’s a giant fright maze with Halloween party mascots spanning the Benton-Franklin fairgrounds. Benton County asks Spokane County prosecutor's office to take over investigation against Sheriff Hatcher Affirmative action initiative on Nov ballot could be confusing. Know how you want to vote. The Tri-Cities real estate market has started to balance out Past council candidate Abel Campos and PNNL Chief InfoSec Officer Jerry Cochran named to Pasco planning commision Kennewick released an interactive map of current and future infrastructure projects, with details Richland woman suing city for ability to renovate home Walla Walla teacher, Lori Parnicky, named Columbia Basin Region Music Educator of the Year CBC receives $20,000 funding computer science education for teachers Chairman of the Benton County Republican Party, Bill Berkman, has died Record lows predicted could damage plants and sprinklers Kennewick man receives surprise guest WSU Tri-Cities professor works with NASA to detox rocket test sites Benton County Administrator David Sparks retires

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Harbor Freight Tools comes to Kennewick Avenue Richland’s CityView wins national award for the 20th year in a row, but still doesn't include council workshops SAILS outlet sells costumes for $1 and directs proceeds to My Friend's Place CBC hires new head women's basketball coach Emergency rule bans flavored vaping products in Washington

Local vape shop weighs in. Green2Go recently tested their entire product line of vape products.

Franklin Democrat Chair Jeffrey Robinson mourns the loss of Benton Republican Chair Bill Berkman City of West Richland purchases Tri-City Raceway to create new police station Benton County Sheriff Jerry Hatcher denies abuse allegations Benton County Auditor will close its office next to Richland Fred Meyer after the November election National engineering publication takes a look at Hanford: “Worst U.S. Nuclear Waste Dump Inches Closer to Cleanup” Construction crews make progress on Amistad Elementary in Kennewick, opening Aug 2020 Your child could be buying a Benton County surplus sewing machine online. Here's what parents need to know.

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