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Animal-rights worker arrested for taping rodeo

A member of an Illinois-based animal-rights group has been arrested after refusing to stop videotaping at an annual Eastern Oregon rodeo where horses are roped by the legs in an event the state Legislature is considering outlawing.

NORTHWEST NEWS

FBI: No arrests in Spokane, Wash., ricin case

The FBI said Monday that no one has been arrested after last week's discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin in Spokane, but the agency remained tight-lipped about the investigation and a weekend raid at a downtown apartment building.

LOCAL BUSINESS

Tri-Cities sees unemployment decline in April

April brought the Tri-Cities a shower of nonfarm jobs that helped the area see year-over-year nonfarm job growth.

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LATEST NEWS

Cooler, damp weather in Tri-City forecast

Cooler and damp weather is expected through the rest of the work week in the Mid-Columbia, according to the National Weather Service.

CRIME

Search for burglary suspects shuts down Moses Lake airport

Police arrested two burglary suspects Sunday at the Grant County International Airport after a three hour search that caused the airport to shut down.

CRIME

Police: Alcohol, speed factors in Mattawa collision

Alcohol and speed were factors in an early morning collision Monday in Mattawa that left three men with serious injuries, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.

CRIME

Umatilla man stunned multiple times with Taser during traffic stop

A wanted felon from Umatilla had to be stunned multiple times with a Taser as troopers arrested him during a traffic stop, according to Oregon State Police.