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Political prisoner reunites with family

Myo Aung Thant was a political prisoner in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) from 1997-2011. On Friday, May 24, he arrived in Tri-Cities to reunite with his wife, Khin Mar, daughters May and Mabel Thant, and his three grandchildren whom he'd never met.

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The search for Spooky 21

Spooky 21, a plane carrying Air Force Staff Sgt. Arden Hassenger — the father of Robin Hassenger Hobson of Benton City, Wash. — crashed in Laos on Christmas Eve, 1965.
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Red Dot Paintball in Richland
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Finley students visit Nine Canyon Wind Farm Project
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House moved on Columbia Drive in Kennewick
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Staff Best of April 2013

Check out some frames our staff shooters have published either in the paper or online.
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WSU Tri-Cities graduation 2013

More than 400 graduates walked in the Commencement ceremony for Washington State University Tri-Cities on May 10, 2013, at the Toyota Center in Kennewick. WSU Tri-Cities conferred a total of seven doctoral degrees, 92 master's degrees and 318 bachelor's degrees for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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Slip and sliding practice

The Kiona-Benton Middle School 8th-grade softball team held "sliding practice" on Friday, May 10 in celebration of their 6-2 victory over Othello on Thursday. Coach Ryan Antos, holding the hose, said Othello beat this group last year 20-0 and that he was rewarding their efforts with a fun Friday ...
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Walla Walla Balloon Stampede

The Walla Walla Balloon Stampede officially lifts off at 6:30 Friday morning with launches from 15 Walla Walla schools. The 42 balloons that will launch during the festival, each with crews of five or six people, come from as far away as Texas, with many coming from different parts of Washington, ...
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Sal Mendoza Swearing In Ceremony

Sal Mendoza Jr., was sworn in as Benton-Franklin Superior Court's newest judge Monday. Mendoza is replacing Judge Craig Matheson, who retired April 30 after serving 26 years on the bench. Mendoza, a Kennewick attorney, is a 1990 Prosser High School graduate who went on to get his bachelor's degree...
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Pasco bank robbery