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Week in Photos - June 16-22, 2013
Check out these photos from the Tri-City Herald for the week of June 16-22, 2013.
Week in Photos - June 9-15, 2013
Check out these photos from the Tri-City Herald for the week of June 9-15, 2013.
Local News
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LOCAL NEWS
Former WSU Tri-Cities employee awarded $100,000 in lawsuit
A former employee of Washington State University Tri-Cities received $100,000 in damages from the school after a jury agreed she had to work in a hostile work environment created by a former supervisor.
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LOCAL NEWS
Richland to improve access to industrial tract
The Richland City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to spend about $385,000 to improve access to 25 acres of industrial land on Kingsgate Way.
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LOCAL NEWS
2 Kennewick councilmen suggest changing ward system
Confusion about what Kennewick city code requires when a city council vacancy occurs led two councilmen to suggest taking another look at the city's ward system.
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HANFORD NEWS
Report faults Washington for lax oversight on Hanford cleanup
YAKIMA -- A new report released Tuesday faults Washington for lax oversight at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site, saying the state employs too few inspectors and gives advance notice of inspections to the federal agency charged with managing the cleanup.
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LOCAL NEWS
Crossing guard cat Sable missing from new home
Sable, a crossing guard cat who made national news last year, is missing.
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LATEST NEWS
CBC to receive nearly $1.8 million for energy costs savings projects
Columbia Basin College will receive $1.76 million to pay for projects that will improve energy efficiency and save the school tens of thousands of dollars each year.
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CRIME
Benton City man sentenced for pointing gun at Walla Walla officer
A Benton City man has been handed a time-served sentence for pointing a loaded handgun at a Walla Walla police officer in 2011 while seemingly delusional.
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CRIME
Man with no 'boundaries’ gets prison in Walla Walla child sex case
A 23-year-old area man was sentenced Monday afternoon in Superior Court to four years in prison for having sexual contact last fall with a 13-year-old girl he had just met.
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LATEST NEWS
Fire destroys shed, damages two homes in Pasco
Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire in Pasco this morning but not before it destroyed a storage shed and caused heat damage to two nearby homes.
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LOCAL NEWS
Bridge games to benefit Alzheimer's research
The Richland Duplicate Bridge Club plans an event Friday called "The Longest Day."







