Crime
Update: ‘What about the trooper?’ No charges 6 months after deadly Richland crash
Updated August 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Tri-City Herald Reality Check
In our Reality Check stories, Tri-City Herald journalists focus on bringing truth and transparency to local news events. These newsroom-wide efforts deliver fast facts about the issues that matter to Tri-Cities residents to hold officials and institutions accountable.
Local
Benton Co. fairground changes have fair supporters worried about its future
Updated August 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
National Business
Trump promised to end tax on tips. Who gets tax breaks on tips and overtime?
August 22, 2025 at 9:59 AM
National
Alligator Alcatraz contractors have links to allegations of fraud, price-gouging
Updated June 17, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Northwest News
Did Bryan Kohberger utter victim’s name during attack? Idaho police say no
Updated August 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Local
Is ‘sit-lie’ zone near Kennewick WinCo working? What the crime numbers show
August 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Washington State
Viral list claims 14 rural WA hospitals at risk of closure due to cuts. Some disagree
Updated July 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
National
Who’s in charge at Alligator Alcatraz? ‘We’ve gotten a lot of runaround’
Updated July 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Sports
Big player in media deals helped UNC navigate conference reshuffling, bills reveal
Updated July 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Washington State
Do Bellingham’s tiny home shelters generate more 911 calls? Here’s the data
Updated September 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Health & Science
1,100 jobs could be cut at U.S. national lab in Tri-Cities under Trump budget
Updated February 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
National
Giant bugs, heat and a hospital visit: Inside Alligator Alcatraz’s first days
Updated July 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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