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Pasco woman hits and hits and runs

A woman spent the night in the Franklin County jail after she hit another car and then a pole -- twice -- after buying some beer at a Pasco mini-mart.

NASA's planet-hunting telescope has found 10 new planets outside our solar system that are likely the right size and temperature to potentially have life on them, broadly hinting that we are probably not alone.

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Manager files complaint against PNNL with DOE Office of Inspector General

PNNL manager Aleta Busselman makes a statement about the whistleblower complaint she filed with her attorney Jack Sheridan against the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Busselman is accusing the contractor operating the Richland lab of retaliation after she refused to change a report that blamed lab management for a $530,000 theft of government money.

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Trove of suspected Nazi relics 'unheard of' in Argentina

In a hidden room in a house near Argentina's capital, police believe they have found the biggest collection of Nazi artifacts in the country's history, including a bust relief of Adolf Hitler and magnifying glasses inside elegant boxes with swastikas.

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A machete-wielding Florida homeowner faces off with armed robbers

Three armed men broke into his home, watch him take control of the situation

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Crews prepare to recover victim of fatal wreck after car plunges down I-82 embankment

Trooper Chris Thorson of the Washington State Patrol releases preliminary details about a fatal single-vehicle wreck on I-82 about five miles south of Kennewick. The sedan left the roadway and careened down a steep embankment.

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Woman killed after car plunges off Interstate 82

A woman died Monday afternoon when she lost control of her car on Interstate 82 south of Kennewick and crashed down a steep embankment.

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Massive tractor-trailer fire on Pennsylvania interstate

A Clearfield, Pa., business owner captured the drama while passing by the scene of a tractor trailer fire recently along Interstate 80 near Bellefonte, Pa. No injuries were reported, but eastbound traffic was backed up for miles.

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Retiring Edison Elementary Principal Bruce Cannard

Bruce Cannard, retiring principal of Edison Elementary School in Kennewick, reflects on his career as an educator and school principal.

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Mao the big fat cat gets adopted

The Benton-Franklin Humane Society's Internet celebrity cat Mao was adopted less than a day after he was surrendered.

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