A dangerous weekend on Mid-Columbia roads left families and friends mourning the loss of three young people, troopers investigating multiple crash scenes and two drivers behind bars.

Ted Sturdevant, a Washington State Department of Ecology employee, was named the state's new ecology director Monday by Gov. Chris Gregoire.

Jay Clough, a 33-year-old former Marine, announced Monday that he's running for Rep. Doc Hastings' seat in the U.S. House of Representatives next year as a Democrat.

If you're planning to fly to be with loved ones during the Thanksgiving weekend or over Christmas, hurry up.

KENNEWICK -- A rhythmic whir resonated from a room full of tables overflowing with vivid fabric strips.

RICHLAND — A doctor who left marijuana behind at a motel told varying stories about why he had the pot and where it came from, Richland police said Monday.

Expense juggling within Pasco's 2010 budget means eliminating two police positions but likely adding staff to the city fire department and municipal court.

Benton PUD is holding a rate information meeting at 6 p.m. today. The meeting will be in the auditorium at Benton PUD's 10th Avenue headquarters in Kennewick. The public utility will provide customers with information on issues that could affect rates in the coming years.

An in-depth two-hour campus tour of Washington State University Tri-Cities in Richland starts at 11 a.m. today.

The nuclear power plant outside Richland was taken offline Saturday night after hydraulic fluid was found leaking from an O-ring.

The Columbia Basin Veterans Coalition honored volunteers and supporters during an awards dinner Monday at the Clover Island Inn in Kennewick. About 90 people attended.

PROSSER -- The Prosser City Council will vote tonight on an ordinance giving nonunion employees a 2 percent cost of living wage increase.

RICHLAND — A car plunged off the Interstate 182 bridge over the Yakima River in Richland on Sunday morning, killing a 16-year-old Kennewick boy.

Hens don't stop laying, bees producing honey or bakers baking when the Richland Farmers Market closes for the season.

WEST RICHLAND — There's no one in the world Jaime Conrad Picker loves more than her 2-year-old daughter Cadence.

PASCO -- The city of Pasco's proposed 2010 operating budget may be 10 percent less than this year's but capital projects and other improvements still have a green light.

PASCO -- Negotiations between Pasco and Mid-Columbia Libraries are on hold while they wait for an opinion from the state attorney general.

West Richland Police are asking people to be on the lookout for three suspects in a small, white car who reportedly offered sex and drugs to three boys.

More aggressive deadlines for emptying radioactive waste from leakprone underground tanks should be included in a proposed settlement agreement, the Hanford Advisory Board says.

KENNEWICK -- The watercolor of a bouquet of flowers that hangs in Chuck Watson's living room was the second-most valuable gift his friend George Walker gave him.

KENNEWICK -- With three new members elected to the Kennewick City Council last week, the new year will bring a new mayor, mayor pro-tem and perhaps new curbs on city spending.

PASCO -- Local hospital and community health officials were surprised to learn that parents with young children were among those most likely to use an emergency room as their primary source of medical care.

KENNEWICK -- Carl Isaacson calls it the "Hard-brake Helix."

Chinese hot mustard, like horseradish and habanero, is best consumed in small portions.

Grapes from one of Washington's original wine regions won best of show Saturday night at the 31st annual Tri-Cities Wine Festival.

The Pacific Northwest Mustang Club won the grand prize Saturday at the 10th annual Regional Veterans Day Parade in West Richland.

YAKIMA -- Two state agencies responsible for livestock and clean water have a new agreement they say will allow them to be more effective regulators.

A Grandview woman died early Saturday after her car was hit head-on by a vehicle going the wrong way on Interstate 82 in Benton County near the Yakima County line, the Washington State Patrol reported.

RICHLAND -- For most 6-year-olds, the card accompanying a birthday gift is an afterthought.

KGTS-FM, Positive Life Radio 91.3, is seeking community support for its annual Rice for Cambodia Campaign from Wednesday to Friday.

A bank error left many employees of new Hanford contractor Mission Support Alliance without their direct deposit paychecks when they were expecting them Friday.

KENNEWICK -- When entering the Tri-Cities' newest ballroom, make sure to check your extra left foot at the door.

PASCO -- Riley Hughes is determined to one day don a black robe and sit on the nation's high court as a Supreme Court justice.

Former West Richland resident Jason Alves will be joining other military veterans from the Northwest in Washington, D.C., on Veterans Day to share their experiences.

PASCO -- Veterans attending Columbia Basin College will be honored during a ceremony at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the Gjerde Center on the CBC campus in Pasco.

Restaurant worker Alma Montes wants to find a second job during the holiday season.

SUNNYSIDE -- To help prevent the spread of the H1N1 flu to pregnant women and babies, Sunnyside Community Hospital is restricting visits to its family birthing center.

WALLA WALLA -- Time takes its toll on everything, and treasured books and documents are no exception.

An 18-year-old Prosser woman crashed into a motorcyclist Thursday night when she swerved back onto the highway after drifting onto the shoulder, the Washington State Patrol said.

AARP is holding Senior Driving Classes in November.

TOPPENISH -- Because of his commitment to providing an education to underserved populations, John Bassett was named as Heritage University's new president this week.

Former Marine Jay Clough of Kennewick plans to announce Monday that he will run as a Democrat for the 4th Congressional District seat currently held by Republican Doc Hastings.

Boardman is sponsoring a communitywide cleanup through November.

The Umatilla-Morrow Education Service District will sponsor two free workshops Nov. 16 aimed at helping parents of children with disabilities.

Parades and feasts across the Mid-Columbia will honor veterans starting today.

Free child identification kits will be available today at a Richland grocery store.

PROSSER -- Two Prosser High School seniors have been appointed student representatives to the Prosser School Board.

The monthly Family Pancake Breakfast sponsored by the Kennewick Senior Center is from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

A longtime Benton Franklin Fair Board member killed in a tragic tractor accident Wednesday night is being remembered for his passion for the annual county fair, his love of agriculture and his avid support of Pasco High School sports.

There are few seasonal flu shots to be found in the Tri-Cities after an early rush of people wanting to be immunized, health officials said.

A 30-year-old Kennewick man is in jail on $200,000 bail on charges he sexually assaulted a grade-school girl numerous times over 21/2 years.

RICHLAND -- Video from the Richland Public Library's surveillance system helped clear up a "he said, she said" dispute about an alleged assault on an autistic boy, but some have questioned why it took so long to find the visual evidence.

A Kennewick company will share the spotlight Sunday on ABC's hit TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

Benton-Franklin Superior Court officials may have the miracle they hoped for this week after shuffling dollars so that the adult drug court and a child advocate program survive next year.

A safe house for victims of domestic violence could open in Pasco as early as next fall.

WALLA WALLA -- A final report recommending how the state Department of Corrections can eliminate more than 1,500 prison beds still contains options that would close Washington State Penitentiary's 100-plus-year-old main institution, but it'll cost the cash-strapped state $41 million.

HERMISTON -- An Oregon judge has sided with the state of Oregon and the Army, ending a lawsuit by activists who challenged whether incineration was the best way to destroy mustard agent at the Umatilla Chemical Depot.

The number of H1N1-related deaths in the Tri-Cities is now up to three -- two adults and a 5-month-old Pasco boy who died in mid-October in Spokane, officials said.

The Washington State Liquor Control Board canceled a $409,000 contract with a Seattle private security firm last week, leaving 25 state-run liquor stores without armed guards until a substitute company can be hired.

Franklin County commissioners believe they have scrimped, saved and squeezed enough out of next year's budget to avoid raising property taxes.

RICHLAND -- Martha Rosenberry spent much of her first year teaching photography part time at New Horizons High School asking herself, "What am I doing?"

PASCO -- Vickie Valdez was devoted to her students at Pasco High School.

After meeting for more than a year in temporary quarters on Vineyard Avenue, members of the Living Room Church in Kennewick were ready to relocate to a permanent house of worship a few blocks away next to Schuck's auto parts store at Fourth Avenue and Olympia Street.

A California developer's offer to purchase 23 acres of land in two parcels in Kennewick’s Vista Entertainment District with hopes of building a long-desired convention center hotel is a dream gone bust.

PASCO -- A sales tax increase to help pay for a jail expansion and public safety enhancements in Franklin County appears to be failing, but officials said they're hopeful that ballots still left to count will trend in their favor.

The most sweeping plan yet from anti-tax activist Tim Eyman was soundly rejected Tuesday as voters appeared unwilling to put government on a forced diet of limited spending.

Democrats appeared to have lost their only foothold in rural Eastern Washington in preliminary results in the 16th District election released Tuesday night.

Kennewick councilmen Steve Young and Bob Parks appear to have held onto their positions while voters were ousting three other incumbents Tuesday in favor of Don Britain, Sharon Brown and John Hubbard.

OLYMPIA -- Washington voters on Tuesday were narrowly approving the state's new "everything but marriage" law that marks a significant expansion of rights for gay couples.

A longtime Richland City Council incumbent appeared to be losing her bid for re-election Tuesday night, while a relative newcomer to the council kept her seat for another two years.

West Richland appears to have a new mayor along with possibly two new faces on its city council, based on the results of the initial vote count Tuesday night.

Five candidates have filed for two seats on the Kennewick Irrigation District board of directors that come up for election Dec. 8.

Kennewick councilmen Steve Young and Bob Parks appear to have held onto their positions while voters were ousting three other incumbents Tuesday in favor of Don Britain, Sharon Brown and John Hubbard.

Benton County Commissioner Leo Bowman stood on a sandy slope next to Highway 395 on Tuesday afternoon and waved his arm at the cars whizzing by on their way from Kennewick to Pasco.

Susan Fagan of Pullman was the apparent winner Tuesday night in the historic 9th District matchup that pitted two Republican women against each other.

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The heated race for two contested Pasco City Council seats was going to the incumbents in votes counted Tuesday.

The president of the Kennewick School Board appeared to be keeping her seat Tuesday night, while an attorney was edging out a worker safety manager for the other spot up for election.

Jeff Losey spent election night in New Orleans, but it was Skip Novakovich who was in a reveling mood after ending Tuesday night leading the Port of Kennewick Commission race.

WALLA WALLA -- A wine auction fundraiser for Planned Parenthood of Central Washington will be held Friday at the Marcus Whitman Hotel in Walla Walla.

A retired Hall of Fame coach accused of hitting an autistic boy at the Richland Library is being cleared because video footage captured the incident.

PASCO -- A special permit for a controversial corn maze didn't receive approval Monday from the Pasco City Council.

A 25-year-old Kennewick woman is in jail after allegedly stealing and then selling a dog from a family who took her in.

Monday had a happy ending for a West Richland mom, but not before her 5-year-old daughter spent an hour "lost" on a tardy school bus.

A Kennewick police officer who's been on paid administrative leave since he fatally shot a Richland man is due back at work Wednesday, officials said.

Goethals Park in Richland soon will be transformed into a wild playland where children can roll down grassy hills, burrow through tunnels or have secret club meetings in a tree fort.

Military veterans in the Tri-Cities are invited to a Veterans Day assembly Nov. 10 at Chiawana High School in Pasco.

PROSSER -- Richland and Benton City's urban growth areas are 60 days away from growing by hundreds of acres apiece.

Benton County's drop boxes will be open through 8 p.m. today at the county courthouse, 620 Market St., Prosser; the auditor's office at 5600 W. Canal Drive, Kennewick; and the auditor's office at 101 Wellsian Way, Suite E, Richland. Franklin County ballots can be dropped off at the courthouse at 1016 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. today; at TRAC at 6600 Burden Blvd., Pasco; and the election center at 116 N. Third Ave., Pasco.

After eight months of construction, state highway officials are ready to celebrate completion of the $16 million Kennewick interchange near the blue bridge.

A Kennewick woman was hurt when her car ran off Interstate 82 near Prosser and down a steep embankment, the Washington State Patrol said.

November in the Tri-Cities should have near normal to slightly warmer than normal temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.

Kennewick planners are recommending approval for a proposal to build 27 luxury homes on 23 acres of a larger 50-acre steep slope parcel overlooking the city from the north side of Thompson Hill.

A medical marijuana advocate is taking the next step toward getting a cannabis growing co-op started in Richland.

RICHLAND -- Living green has never been so chic.

The school year doesn't end for months, yet Richland teacher Matt Leggett already is preparing for summer break.

Making a list and checking it twice may work for Santa, but having a list and checking it more -- much more -- than twice is how Deniece Schofield, a time management expert from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, gets through the holidays.

PROSSER -- They call it the Bulb Eater, and it's hungry for your spent fluorescent lamps.

The next time you're driving north on Highway 395, keep your eyes peeled for some giant wildflowers while passing Connell.

CONNELL -- About 257 volunteers at the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center were honored recently for their work.

YAKIMA -- An elk hunter shot himself in the lower leg when he apparently slipped while walking in Yakima County on Saturday evening, according to the Yakima County Sheriff's Office.

RICHLAND -- Alice in Wonderland and the folks she met down the rabbit hole were no match for Michael Jackson -- in seven incarnations from round-faced boy to the gloved one -- Saturday in Richland.

PASCO -- Though last night's ghouls and goblins have hung up their costumes, some Tri-Citians continue to wait for a visit from some spirits.

KENNEWICK -- Sister Robert Joseph Doucette knew from the time she was a little girl that she wanted to be a Catholic nun.

He claims it started with Sears catalogs as a youth, then escalated as he discovered the rampant pornography on the internet.

Ballots are due Tuesday in a general election that includes two ballot measures, rare off-year state representative races in the 9th and 16th legislative districts, as well as nonpartisan races for city councils, school boards, port commissions and other local bodies.

PASCO -- The Pasco City Council will have a closed-record hearing -- which means council members will take no new testimony -- on a controversial corn maze Monday.

Parents of students in Pasco School District's bilingual and migrant programs are invited to a parent conference at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Emerson Elementary School, 1616 W. Octave.

WALLA WALLA -- Hunting for haunts isn't confined to Halloween for Nick Page and company.

Chief Joseph Middle School in Richland is holding a family science night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday.

Veterans and a number of youth groups and bands are expected to participate Saturday in the annual Regional Veterans Day parade in West Richland.

Former Kennewick pastor Randall Foos may be on his way to prison soon for killing a 19-year-old Kennewick bicycle rider in 2003.

Harold Copeland took an engineering job at the Hanford nuclear reservation in 1947, swayed by a recruiter's pitch that he would be paid a good wage and could live in a house with his wife in the government-owned town of Richland.

KENNEWICK -- Getting elected to the city council or port in Kennewick is a costly venture this year, more than twice as much as it was eight years ago when there also were a large number of candidates.

OLYMPIA -- More than $1.4 billion in federal stimulus money has been spent in Washington, and the influx of cash has helped pay for tens of thousands of jobs, officials said Friday.

A foundation aimed at promoting literacy and improving students' reading skills has become a topic of debate in the race for two positions on the Kennewick School Board.

The Tri-Cities' three police chiefs focused on gangs, education and the impending loss of drug courts while speaking at the Columbia Basin Badger Club's Friday luncheon.

The Benton Franklin Mainstream Republicans will be holding a meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Lampson Building, 607 E. Columbia Drive, Kennewick. The meeting will include speaker Rep. Maureen Walsh of the 16th Legislative District and Terry Nealey running for the 16th Legislative District. The public is invited to attend.

Radio station 95.7 Star FM (KKSR) became the first radio signal in the region to flip to an all-Christmas music format at 5 p.m. Friday.

A Richland father wants the Tri-Cities community to know he appreciates the support he's received after the tragic crash Sunday that killed his wife and young son.

The Army Corps of Engineers will close the Plymouth boat ramp at 6 a.m. Tuesday while it paves the roads and parking lots at the recreation area.

The baby mammoth on display at the Columbia Center mall in Kennewick has been given the name Baby Ems.

A Kennewick couple claimed $250,000 in the lottery Friday.

It's always been frightfully easy for Oscar and Mary Strunk to remember their wedding anniversary.

HERMISTON -- The Umatilla Chemical Depot plans a quarterly emergency drill Wednesday with the Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility and nearby communities. People near the depot may hear sirens sound.

A 26-year-old Walla Walla man was arrested for allegedly stabbing another man during an argument.

BURBANK -- A year has passed since two brothers were killed in a horrific Halloween night crash in Burbank, but a court case against one of the drivers is just beginning.

Organizers of a protest group calling themselves the Tri-Cities Tea Party say they are a nonpartisan grass-roots group that wants to stop excessive government spending.

RICHLAND -- Concerns were raised about whether the state can make the federal government stick to its moratorium on importing certain radioactive wastes to the Hanford nuclear reservation at a public hearing Thursday night in Richland.

PROSSER -- What began as a routine budget meeting Thursday ended with Benton County officials sitting in stunned silence after the commissioners said 2 percent budget cuts are being recommended nearly across the board.

Former members of the private security company HWA in Seattle have been reimbursed by the U.S. government for back pay the company owed them.

YAKIMA -- A learning center in Yakima that Washington State University closed earlier this year is reopening.

If you'd like a vacation, but don't have much time, why not visit New York, Florida, Colorado, or any of the other 50 states?

ECHO -- Echo has been named the winner of the America in Bloom program's award for cities under 4,000.

Law enforcement officers are hoping little ghosts and goblins stay safe as they trick or treat Saturday night.

PENDLETON -- A nonprofit organization that hopes to build a homeless assistance complex in Pendleton has sent out at least $30,000 in bad checks, and police are investigating whether it's fraud or an honest mistake.

The Pasco City Council discussed changes to the Kurtzman Park neighborhood local improvement district this week at the city council workshop.

The Three Rivers Community Foundation has a new grant opportunity that is separate from its normal grant cycle.

WALLA WALLA -- Walla Walla Public Schools Deputy Superintendent Bill Jordan has announced he will be retiring June 30 at the end of the school year.

Seattle-based special interest groups are twisting the truth in the race to elect the next state representative from the 16th District.

PASCO -- Less than 10 percent of former Hanford construction workers who likely would qualify for compensation for illnesses have applied to a federal program, said a Building Trades National Medical Screening Program official.

PASCO -- Mayor Joyce Olson remembers when the city's northside processing center was called a "field of dreams."

KENNEWICK -- Two teens were arrested early Wednesday after breaking into or vandalizing about 30 cars in Kennewick, authorities said.

PROSSER -- The auditor's budget report to the Benton County commissioners was supposed to end the Wednesday morning workshop on a quiet note.

SPOKANE -- Two Franklin County corrections officers have been released from federal custody pending trial on drug conspiracy charges.

Rachel Jasper, of Richland, was recently sworn in as a member of Volunteers in Service to America, the nearly 40-year-old national service program dedicated to helping fight poverty. She has been assigned to Benton County Emergency Services as its volunteer coordinator.

The Mid-Columbia's future could be as a smart energy center, says the first public look at plans being developed by a coalition of area business leaders led by the Tri-City Development Council.

Kadlec Regional Medical Center will have a Kids A Thon from 6 a.m. today until 6 p.m. Friday to raise money for its new pediatric center.

PROSSER -- Prosser High School's dance and drill team is putting on a "Pink Week" of activities this week to raise money and awareness to fight breast cancer.

YAKIMA -- A convicted scam artist accused of targeting senior citizens was sentenced to 10 years in prison, more than double the standard range.

The Tri-Cities' top cops will talk about public safety at a public forum put on by the Columbia Basin Badger Club.

Students at Kennewick High School are creating and displaying sculptures, posters and other pieces of art in honor of Red Ribbon Week, which promotes drug and alcohol awareness.

A golf tournament fundraiser for the Marine Corps League is Saturday at Horn Rapids Golf Course in Richland.

Safe Kids Benton-Franklin and the Kennewick Fire Department will offer car seat checks from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday at the Kennewick Fire Station, 7400 W. Quinault St.

The Richland Housing Authority may drop to two part-time employees to save money after giving up management of two federal housing programs.

WASHINGTON -- Two years ago, Benay Doolittle of Kennewick was making $100,000 as an information technology worker.

The Department of Energy is adding another type of radioactive waste to those that won't be sent to Hanford until the vitrification plant is fully operational.

PROSSER -- Budget cuts on both sides of the Columbia River may lead to the end of juvenile drug court in Benton and Franklin counties.

PROSSER -- Benton County has owned the fairgrounds for nearly six decades, but county commissioners decided this week to look at the possibility of selling the 126-acre parcel of land to the Benton-Franklin Fair Association.

Discussions on whether Pasco will renew its contract for library services will continue today between representatives of the city and the Mid-Columbia Library District.

Emilio Vasquez, 18, of Kennewick, went into a Pasco store to buy milk but he left a richer man.

A $20.8 million, eight-year plan for creating a "smart grid" electrical system in Richland was laid out for the city council at a meeting Tuesday.

Three longtime members of the Kennewick City Council face a final showdown Nov. 3 against three of the original seven challengers from the primary election.

Survivors of domestic violence, their families and friends plan to gather Thursday night for a candlelight vigil that aims to raise awareness about verbal and physical abuse.

A Benton County dispatcher is being recognized today for helping direct a 911 caller on how to perform CPR on his wife after she stopped breathing.

SUNNYSIDE -- A ground breaking for New Life Homes of Sunnyside, an affordable, first-time home-buyer housing project, is planned for 3 p.m. Thursday at Beckner Alley and McClain Drive in Sunnyside.

Franklin County residents have another reason to be spooked on Halloween: Property taxes for the second half of the year are due Saturday.

Ground work for significant Hanford cleanup is laid out for decades to come in a draft version of a massive new environmental study of Hanford released in the Tri-Cities on Monday.

PASCO -- Foes of a proposed Planned Parenthood clinic in Pasco are continuing attempts to influence public opinion about the clinic -- and hope their demonstrations will sway the city council's decision in November.

Tri-City health officials say people sick with flu symptoms most likely have swine flu -- even if they tested negative for flu.

Two Franklin County jail guards and the brother of one of them remain in a Spokane County jail on federal drug conspiracy charges.

Jordan Blasdel recruits employees for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

A Richland woman who advocated dog parks around the Tri-Cities died Monday, the day after her 2-year-old son died when their SUV crashed near Wapato.

Traffic on northbound 395 near the Highway 240 roundabout interchange may encounter delays or lane closures this week while construction crews paint lane stripes.

Two people were killed Monday afternoon in a single-car crash on Interstate 84 near Pendleton, authorities said.

Past and present Hanford workers will be honored Friday in Richland during a national day of remembrance for nuclear weapons program workers. A ceremony is planned from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Richland Community Center, 500 Amon Park Drive.

Railroad grade crossing improvements being done on Fruitland Street in Kennewick will require the road closure be extended to Wednesday morning.

As winemakers, they compete for business, but by being close to each other in the Port of Walla Walla Industrial Park they also complement each other.

Beyond the cobblestone entryway and two-tiered fountain, the grand, almost-chaletlike Waterford Place looks a little lonely. That may be about to change.

Learn some new recipes, sample outstanding Mid-Columbia vintages and nosh on tidbits prepared by area chefs all at Savor the Flavor, a fundraiser for Oasis School in Richland.

A 2-year-old boy from Richland died and four other people were injured Sunday night.

An accident just after 4 p.m. Sunday involving four cars at Highway 12 and the Wallula Junction sent four people to area hospitals.

The Tri Cities Republican Women's Club will be hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. today at Tony Roma's Restaurant, 8551 Gage Blvd., Kennewick.

Leadership students from Highlands Middle School in Kennewick are teaming up with the Red Cross to hold a blood drive event today.

In West Richland, two incumbents are defending their seats, and a third seat will be decided between two newcomers.

A Kennewick woman was taken to Kadlec Medical Center in Richland on Sunday evening with injuries from a two-car collision on northbound Highway 395 at the blue bridge in Kennewick.

PASCO -- Sara Gempler can't help smiling while she scrubs, paints, mends sails and tends to the lines on the Lady Washington. The 93-ton, two-masted brig is Gempler's home for the time being as she tends to duties aboard the tall ship during its 10-day stay at the Pasco boat basin through next weekend.

RALSTON -- An autumn chill wafts across broken sod held fast by frost.

PASCO -- On a recent blustery October afternoon, the parking lot at the St. Vincent de Paul food bank in Pasco was bustling.

PROSSER -- Deputy Prosecutor Scott Johnson is feeling a bit sentimental about what he's leaving behind but also looking forward to what's ahead.

KENNEWICK -- A Kennewick mom was arrested this week after being accused of stealing $3,000 from a kids football team.

Bruce Noordhoff worked in Pittsburgh in the '50s to help develop the double-reactor propulsion system that powered the nuclear submarine USS Triton.

HOOD RIVER, ORE. -- The historic Columbia Gorge Hotel in Hood River, Ore., is being bought by Tri-Cities and Eastern Oregon hotel owner Vijay Patel of Kennewick.

The rain over Pasco paused long enough Friday afternoon for the city to celebrate its founding 125 years ago.

PORTLAND -- Six sovereign tribes and the states of Idaho, Washington and Montana have united in telling a federal judge they prefer to work together to save and protect salmon in the Columbia River system instead of arguing about legal issues.

KENNEWICK -- Julie Rivett has only two memories of her famous grandfather, author Dashiell Hammett.

The Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society is beginning a new Teen Audubon group for youth 11 to 18 years old.

A Tri-City motorcycle riding club wants the public's help Sunday in its quest to fill at least seven truckloads of toys for charity.

Second Harvest Tri-Cities and its partner agencies are seeking volunteers to help feed the hungry in the Mid-Columbia.

In an effort to encourage legal permanent residents to become U.S. citizens, the state and an immigrant advocacy group are offering free citizenship clinics across Washington today.

The League of Women Voters of Benton and Franklin Counties and TCI Cable are airing candidate forums for Kennewick races on channel 3.

Molly Barker, author, motivational speaker and founder of Girls on the Run, is the featured speaker at the 2009 Women Helping Women benefit luncheon, which is scheduled to begin at noon Monday at TRAC in Pasco.