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Fuse logo April dates set for Launch Weekend, a 52-hour competition taking to market new ideas and businesses Natalie McQuade Delta Junior Natalie McQuade advances to Poetry Out Loud state competition after winning Regional Championships park map stand Richland, Kennewick spend over $30,000 on graffiti cleanup Coming soon sign for PAC at construction site Power Athletics Compound and Orange Theory Fitness to open in Kennewick. Kickboxing fitness center, 9Round, now open Liberty Christian School bans cell phones. Administrators say it’s had a positive impact

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Richland Arts Commission accepting nominations for awards recognizing local contributions supporting arts Benton County Sheriff’s employees denounce Sheriff Hatcher in shared letter announcing third party investigation Landscape photo of empty plot of land to be used in Pasco Yakama Nation objects to Colville casino or water park construction in Pasco Animal shelter room with a dog in a cage and a woman at the end looking into a cage New Tri-Cities animal shelter may house fewer pets. Shelter volunteer leads charge for bigger facility Eye specialists donate services and new glasses at Tri-City Union Gospel Mission Accounting firms PorterKinney PC and Marple & Marple CPAs merge for growth ‘Reel Rock 14’ rock climbing adventure film showing Sat. at Richland High School Firehouse Subs opens new location on Broadmoor Blvd. in Pasco Hanford high cheer defends national champions title in Orlando Uncle Sam's Saloon collects dog and cat food donations for pets of Meals on Wheels recipients during February

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portrait of fire chief Vince Beasley Kennewick picks Vancouver firefighter, Chad Michael, to be new chief after controversial ousting of former chief Vince Beasley 3d rendering of vista field clinic $20 million clinic shows what’s possible at Vista Field Energy Northwest considering a second nuclear reactor near the Tri-Cities Award-winning author, C Mark Smith, leads fundraising charge to ensure list of 100 books that helped James Mattis are in WSU Tri-Cities’ veteran’s center library News anchor Tracci Dial, retired PNNL exec Peggy Vasquez are 2020 Athena Award honorees for encouraging women in their careers There’s a good discussion happening with lots of information, history, and perspective on the question of consolidating Kennewick, Pasco, Richland

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Linda Cameron standing in her front yard Federal lawsuit forces Richland to drop unconstitutional street-fees Kennewick’s Mayor Pro-Tem wants to revive the renaissance fair Explore Washington State visits Vinny’s Bakery, Café & Bistro in Pasco The Emerald of Siam sign Moser Works making documentary on Tri-Cities music, bands New U Women’s Clinic and Aesthetics open on S Louisiana St in Kennewick Tri-Cities lawyer, Shelley Ajax, campaigns for Benton-Franklin Superior Court judge seat Academy of Children's Theatre to perform Freaky Friday musical, beginning Feb. 21 Mirror Ministries wants to open home for sex trafficking victims in Pasco. Neighbors say ‘it’s just not the right place’ 2020 Tri-Citian of the year nominations now accepted