https://www.tri-cityherald.com/video/article315850613.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/f2fc3318-35bf-4605-aa82-bc5e3401b233/1_th.jpg Judge finds Franklin County Sheriff in contempt Walla Walla Superior Court Judge Brandon Johnson ruled at a hearing Thursday that Sheriff Jim Raymond is violating a court order and will personally have to pay a fine for every day he delays turning over some county-owned property. https://www.tri-cityherald.com/video/article315850613.html/video-embed 263 2026-05-22T01:50:04Z no https://www.tri-cityherald.com/video/article315819339.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/4d5cb4c8-7397-42cf-914b-76686e7e26e4/1_th.jpg Big Red ends heavy lifts at one Hanford facility, waits for next assignment Big Red, a 680-ton-crane, has completed its final lift at the High Level Waste Facility at the Hanford nuclear site's vitrification plant. It was used to lift some of the heaviest equipment into the building that remains under construction. It has been relocated to a nearby staging area for possible future use. https://www.tri-cityherald.com/video/article315819339.html/video-embed 89 2026-05-20T00:29:21Z no https://www.tri-cityherald.com/video/article315817333.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/cf9b326d-16f7-41b9-9d5b-38ddc7abcbc7/1_th.jpg Longtime Thai restaurant and event venue seeks community support Brenton Nundahl, general manager of The Emerald of Siam, talks about their GoFundMe to raise funds for a new $100,000 ventilation hood over the cooking area of the Thai restaurant and event venue in Richland's Uptown Shopping Center. A recent routine inspection concluded it’s out of code and needs replaced. https://www.tri-cityherald.com/video/article315817333.html/video-embed 36 2026-05-19T22:56:01Z no https://www.tri-cityherald.com/video/article315843956.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/d03fb3ba-10e6-47f7-bb4a-433c4799a435/3_th.jpg Tips to safely merge on Highway 395 north of Pasco Over the past several years, US 395 north of Pasco has seen several serious injury and fatal crashes. The Washington State Department of Transportation, the Washington State Patrol, and the Washington Traffic Safety Commission have partnered to create this short educational video to show drivers how to safely use the acceleration and deceleration lanes along the corridor. https://www.tri-cityherald.com/video/article315843956.html/video-embed 191 2026-05-21T22:28:37Z no