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Rail system fixes will benefit farmers, local officials say

Improvements to Washington state's rail system with the proposal to ship more coal to Asia may benefit Washington farmers, say local officials.

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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Tri-City high schools earn 5th Avenue nominations

Several Mid-Columbia area high schools earned nominations for this year’s 5th Avenue High School Musical Awards.
LATEST NEWS

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.
LATEST NEWS

Fraudulent notices arriving in Richland mailboxes

South Richland residents are receiving fraudulent notices and citations from someone impersonating government agencies.
YAHOO LOCAL FEED

Attorneys representing florist seek lawsuit dismissal

Attorneys representing a Richland flower shop owner are requesting a lawsuit alleging she discriminated against a gay couple be dismissed.
LOCAL NEWS

Kennewick man wins $250,000 in lottery

A Kennewick teacher recently won $250,000 from Washington’s Mega Millions lottery.
CRIME

Man convicted of child molestation living in Kennewick

A Level 3 sex offender convicted of child molestation is currently living on the 1100 block of N. Arthur St. in Kennewick, according to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office.
MUSIC

Obama honors Carole King at White House concert

President Barack Obama, saluting Carole King's five decades as an award-winning singer-songwriter, said Wednesday that music often is a place where people seek comfort and inspiration during trying times.
NATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Photographer and forester Wayne Miller dies at 94

Photographer Wayne F. Miller, who created a ground-breaking series of portraits chronicling the lives of black Americans in Chicago after serving with an elite Navy unit that produced some of the most indelible combat images of World War II, died Wednesday at his home of six decades in Orinda, Calif...
MUSIC

Emails show AEG lawyer called Jackson a 'freak'

A lawyer for the parent company of AEG Live LLC called Michael Jackson a freak on the day the singer signed a multimillion contract for a series of ill-fated comeback concerts, emails displayed for a jury on Wednesday showed.
MOVIE NEWS

Talk of lies, pride as Trump case goes to jury

The lawyer for an 87-year-old woman who accuses Donald Trump of cheating her in a skyscraper condo deal told jurors in Chicago on Wednesday that he was personally repulsed because he felt the "Apprentice" star conned his client and lied about it on the witness stand.