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Check out these photos from the Tri-City Herald for the week of May 12-18, 2013.

A message in a bottle washed ashore in Northern Scotland this week with a note inside from a Tri-City girl. 3 hours ago

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Kamiakin discus thrower dances the distance

Elisa Grandemange is one of the best discus throwers in the state. The reason why she excels isn’t necessarily what you’d think. The Kamiakin High junior doesn’t have the typical body build of a thrower, nor does she have years of experience. Rather, the Kennewick 16-year-old uses ...
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Businesses worried about plans for Road 68 in Pasco

Those who attended two Wednesday meetings about upcoming Pasco road projects expressed concern about what they could mean for their businesses.
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Daughter won't testify in Stuart trial

A young girl who may have witnessed her grandmother's fatal shooting more than two years ago will not be called to testify in her mother's upcoming murder trial, the Franklin County prosecutor said Wednesday.
EDUCATION

New Richland schools chief signs contract

Rick Schulte signed his contract to be the Richland School District's new superintendent Wednesday night, agreeing to a salary of $155,000 per year.
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Pasco schools administrator retiring after 30 years

Calaine “Cal” Bacon, who has served as the Pasco School District’s assistant superintendent of teaching and learning since 2010, will retire at the end of June.
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Aquatics facility tax to be on August ballot

The one-tenth of 1 percent sales tax increase to pay for a regional aquatics facility and water park will appear on the August ballot as planned.

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Highway 240 backed up following crash

Eastbound and westbound lanes of Highway 240 are backed up following a one-car rollover just east of the Edison Street overpass.

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EDUCATION

Parents happy with Kennewick schools

More parents of graduating Kennewick seniors are saying they are happy with how their children's schools educated their kids and prepared them for the next phase of their lives.
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Fraudulent notices arriving in Richland mailboxes

South Richland residents are receiving fraudulent notices and citations from someone impersonating government agencies.
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Norovirus outbreak proved in Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE -- The Grant County Health District says the stomach illness that prompted the temporary closure of Longview Elementary School in Moses Lake earlier this month was norovirus.