West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes at the Benton-Yakima County border, the first report of the virus in Washington this year, officials said Thursday.

The murder trial for a Kennewick woman accused of killing a pregnant woman to steal her nearly full-term baby was delayed Thursday for nearly seven months.

A naked Kennewick man reportedly coming off a meth high trashed his mother's home and had to be shocked several times with a Taser to be subdued, police said.

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., added nearly $2 million Thursday to the 2009 Senate Agriculture Appropriations Bill to support agriculture research throughout Eastern Washington and money to build a new Agricultural Research Service facility at Washington State University.

The discovery of mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus near Prosser heightens concerns in south Benton County, where there is no organized mosquito control.

The U.S. Department of Energy announced Thursday that Hanford's cut of a $62.5 million supplemental funding bill approved last month will be $25.5 million.

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Maria Cantwell has blocked three nominations to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, saying the federal agency has failed to regulate oil markets even as the price of gasoline hits new highs almost daily.

A 20-year-old Eagle Scout from Richland received an award Thursday from President Bush in recognition of his volunteer service.

MOSES LAKE -- Moses Lake police arrested a 23-year-old man suspected of spray painting graffiti on 17 downtown businesses late Wednesday.

OTHELLO -- Grant County sheriff's deputies are investigating how an 18-year-old Othello man got shot in the hand with a shotgun.

Dan Danko kept grinding out the organ music, while Big Top the Clown fashioned balloon sculptures for children and Kennewick city staff manned carnival booths Thursday evening at Highland Grange Park.

The Pasco West Lions Club will receive its charter from Lions Clubs International on Saturday.

Fifteen Mid-Columbia libraries are among the more than 800 nationwide that have received $8.1 million in grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

A Pasco man suspected of driving drunk, crashing into a car and then trying to flee officers was being sought by police after he ran out of a hospital reportedly wearing only a hospital gown, authorities said Thursday.

WASHINGTON -- Rural communities could see improved air ambulance service under a bill introduced Thursday in Congress by Washington Republican Reps. Doc Hastings and Cathy McMorris Rodgers.

Bill Thackaberry likes to ride his 1976 Triumph Bonneville to work when the weather is nice.

OLYMPIA - A collection of environmental groups is asking its supporters to thank Gov. Chris Gregoire "for standing up for our health, safety and our environment by raising concerns over nuclear wastes from a uranium enrichment plant," once proposed for Richland.

A Kennewick woman accused of slaying a pregnant woman to steal her baby was in court again Wednesday, but the hearing on a defense motion was delayed until today so she could talk to her Seattle attorney.

Gov. Chris Gregoire will announce a $95,000 grant for the Kennewick Irrigation District to study the best way to get water out of the Columbia River and to KID users.

Kennewick police and Tri-Cities Crime Stoppers are continuing to look for a Richland man suspected of robbing a Walgreens store by saying he had a bomb in his backpack.

WASHINGTON - The leaders of France, Germany and Britain personally lobbied President Bush over a controversial $35 billion contract for U.S. Air Force aerial refueling tankers that was originally awarded to a team that included a European aerospace firm but is now being re-competed.

A Kennewick man was arrested after allegedly walking around a hotel lobby naked and later reportedly touching his genitals while standing by an open window in his room.

Spencer Bush of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory was renowned globally for his work in nuclear metallurgy and the safety of nuclear power plants.

Judge Craig Matheson refused to reduce the bail in Franklin County for a man accused of molesting five boys in Benton and Franklin counties.

The Benton Franklin Health District's 2008 budget was balanced Wednesday, thanks to a more than $322,500 contribution from Benton and Franklin counties.

A hearing to release a Pasco man who successfully appealed his robbery conviction has been delayed.

An Ellensburg man pleaded innocent to one count of vehicular homicide stemming from an accident last year in Franklin County that killed his passenger.

The trial date for a Pasco teen accused of injuring a girl after he fired a gun at her home has been moved to Sept. 10.

A 32-year-old Kennewick man who reportedly was mad that his girlfriend didn't return home on time from a night out on the town left two young children home by themselves early Wednesday while he went out to find her, police said.

SUNNYSIDE -- A Sunnyside man was arrested after he allegedly forced his way into his ex-girlfriend's home and assaulted her, police said Wednesday.

OLYMPIA -- Polls indicate Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire has maintained the modest lead over Republican rival Dino Rossi that she opened up once she began actively campaigning this spring.

U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., enjoys a sizable fundraising advantage over Kennewick Democrat George Fearing after both campaigns filed quarterly reports with the Federal Elections Commission this week.

WASHINGTON -- Two state lawmakers asked the Department of Energy on Tuesday to explain why the awarding of a mission support contract for the Hanford reservation has been delayed and when it could be expected.

Cassandra Sanders used the curved back of a spoon to smooth out the surface of the elegant coil pot she'd been working on for weeks.

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Patty Murray urged a National Park System Advisory Board on Tuesday to designate the B Reactor at the Hanford nuclear reservation a national historic landmark.

A Benton County judge is deciding whether charges should be dismissed against a former Richland High School music teacher accused of having sex with a female student.

The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning about critical fire conditions across portions of southcentral and Southeastern Washington and central and Eastern Oregon.

Tri-City Heights-area residents likely will get a chance to talk with Kennewick City Council members about possible annexation in a meet-and-greet session.

Benton County Commissioner Claude Oliver hopes to build on the discussions he recently had in Chicago to promote nuclear energy and medical isotopes.

The Tri-Cities added 700 nonfarm jobs in June and 1,000 nonfarm jobs over the last 12 months, says a report released Tuesday by the Washington State Employment Security Department.

The family of a slain pregnant Pasco woman can start making arrangements for the woman's burial in Mexico.

GRANDVIEW -- About $33,500 more in expenses have been eliminated from Grandview's troubled 2008 budget but additional cuts still are needed.

Workers at the Umatilla Chemical Depot storage have begun moving 8-inch VX-filled artillery shells to the Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility.

Gov. Chris Gregoire has appointed a 2006 Kamiakin High School graduate as Washington State University's student regent for 2008-09.

The Richland City Council started talks Tuesday about whether to give up rights to repurchase a 1.9-acre tract at Columbia Point.

The family of a slain pregnant Pasco woman can start making arrangements for the woman's burial in Mexico.

Bravery in Iraq isn't only demonstrated by American servicemen shooting back at the enemy.

SUNNYSIDE -- A 24-year-old Sunnyside man who allegedly led police on a chase through a residential neighborhood was arrested early Tuesday after he ditched his car and ran.

Wheat harvest is getting started in the Mid-Columbia and officials are optimistic about what they see.

Sheriff Larry Taylor says an audit of 1,400 DUI bookings into his jail in the past year shows that a Benton County District Court judge is wrong in saying releases from eight-hour sobriety holds often occur.

A gun-toting grandmother and her 20-year-old granddaughter are being held without bail after allegedly confronting the younger woman's estranged husband over some money and threatening him with a gun.

The scar in the shape of a plus sign that stretches in both directions across Lonnie Cook's abdomen isn't just a souvenir from a complicated surgery he had in Miami last month.

SUNNYSIDE -- Sunnyside City Council members vowed Monday to keep fighting criminal gang activity even though a new state law forced them to repeal portions of their own ground-breaking gang ordinance.

Angela Zilar has a room full of fuzzy, mewling kittens at Tri-City Animal Control's shelter in Pasco just waiting to be loved.

The Kennewick School District made mistakes in reporting bus ridership in 2006-07 and received more money from the state for transportation than it should have, the state auditor's office found.

A 52-year-old man died early Sunday after flipping his truck between Hermiston and Umatilla.

A 29-year-old Pasco man who reportedly fought with his girlfriend and held her down so she couldn't get away was arrested Friday after police found them walking down the street.

A 33-year-old Pasco man who either had a sweet tooth or was looking for quick cash was arrested after reportedly breaking into a beauty salon to steal a small candy machine early Monday.

TROUT LAKE -- The biggest fire to strike Washington's south Cascade Range in decades continued to grow Monday, as weather forecasters warned of hazardous fire conditions for most of the east side of the state.

PROSSER -- Prosser Memorial Hospital has reconvened its Transitional and Long Term Care Committee to revisit its 10-month study of the aging nursing home.

A small wildfire near an orchard north of Pasco sent a thick column of heavy black smoke into the sky that was visible in the Tri-Cities for a short time Monday morning.

Two Pasco men were arrested Sunday in connection with two unrelated burglaries in which DVDs, video games and game systems and a flat screen TV were stolen.

Dinner on the run is not on the menu at a new Italian restaurant near downtown Kennewick.

A free right turn for drivers won't be so free for Pasco, but it's music to the ears of city officials nonetheless.

An Ellensburg man will appear in court today to face charges he killed a passenger when drove drunk last year.

GRANDVIEW -- Some restoration work is under way at the destroyed Wild River Foods potato processing plant in Grandview, but the plant's owners said in a letter Monday that they still haven't decided if they will rebuild.

A 35-year-old Pasco man enjoying an early morning meal at a taco truck was hit with an aluminum baseball bat and repeatedly kicked in an alleged gang-related assault, Pasco police Capt. Jim Raymond said.

A 29-year-old Kennewick man who reportedly dragged his wife around in a chokehold, locked her out of the apartment and then drove away before police arrived Sunday was arrested when he returned home Monday morning.

Wearing an orange shirt might make those around you feel hungry, while using green on a flier can convey a sense of balance and harmony.

The Columbia-Burbank School Board on Monday adopted a $9.5 million general fund budget for the coming school year.

The next time you're pushing your lawnmower under the hot summer sun, imagine doing that for 800 acres -- that's how much grass the city of Richland mows each week, with a crew of four.

PROSSER -- Every kindergartner in Prosser will attend class all day starting this fall.

WASHINGTON -- For centuries, the cedar canoes of the Coast Salish Indians have plied the inland waters of Washington and British Columbia, carrying trading goods, raiding parties and families headed to summer potlatch celebrations.

The state Department of Ecology is planning a study that will broaden a federal effort to consider new reservoir sites in the thirsty Yakima Basin.

Walla Walla County firefighters battled grass fires near Dodd Road and a boat fire at Hood Park on Sunday afternoon.

Richland’s Kristin Cox was named first runner-up in the Miss Washington pageant Saturday night in Tacoma.

The Benton-Franklin Volunteer Center is asking local business to help with its SHAKE -- Seniors Helping All Kids' Education -- project.

Organizers of the annual Alternative Energy Expo are seeking more community involvement for next year's event.

WALLA WALLA -- A mail thief is on the loose in Walla Walla. Police report mail has been stolen from several homes and warn there could be dozens of other victims.

GRANDVIEW -- A 23-year-old Sunnyside man has died after wrecking his motorcycle Friday afternoon near Grandview.

Skyrocketing hay and grain prices, coupled with a struggling economy that's forcing people to dig deeper into their pockets, are taking a toll on the horse industry.

An incident that started as a routine drunken driving arrest has touched off a confrontation between the Benton County sheriff and one of the county's District Court judges.

The Richland legacy of the famous Dupus Boomer will be celebrated in a new Washington State University restaurant that bears his name and being opened by Tri-City businessman and Cougar alum Greg Markel.

When Kennewick police officers arrived at work June 27, they had no clue they were going to be investigating a gruesome crime that shocked the community and later would make international headlines.

In the days since he learned of his wife's murder and the alleged attempted kidnapping of their unborn son, Juan Campos-Gomez has cried for happier reasons too.

LIND -- The Adams County Sheriff's Office, acting on a complaint, seized more than 100 dogs and found the carcasses of four others at a home here Saturday.

Kicked-in doors, orange graffiti and burn marks were not what Paula Mercer Butterworth wanted to find in her south Richland housing development one day in June.

The cosmos lined up just right Friday for Susan Palmer and her new iPhone 3G.

When D.D. Cline stopped by Kennewick's T&T Market to buy her usual 2-liter bottle of Pepsi, she could tell something was off.

What's written on some of the ancient scrolls buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in Italy in A.D. 79 still is a mystery, despite the best efforts of the director of MRI and radiology at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland.