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Judges Say County Not Liable for Man Tortured by Gang After Prison Release
Ahmet Hopovac requested protection from Grant County against local gang members after he was released from a five-year jail sentence. He asked to be assigned parole in Idaho because he had no home in Grant County, but was denied. He then asked permission to carry a gun, but was denied...
Former Pasco Cop Accused of Raping Niece Starts Retrial
Richard Aguirre's retrial is scheduled to start Wednesday. The former "Pasco Officer of the Year" is charged with third-degree rape and fourth-degree assault of a female relative. He denies the charges.
He also has trials pending in Spokane, where he's accused of murdering a prostitute decades ago in a cold-case file...
‘ABCs of Tri-Cities’ Gives a Virtual Tour of Our Community
All the time people post to social media pages, "I'm moving to Tri-Cities in a couple of weeks, what's it like?" Now you can just send them this page for a full summary!
Oregon Midwife Falsifies Birth Certificates to Skirt Laws
Sherry Lee Dress faced two charges for practicing midwifery without a Washington license. She falsified the birth certificates of the children she helped deliver saying they were born in Oregon.
The first charge was labeled a gross misdemeanor and because she's done this more than once, the second charge was a felony...
Local Doctor Accidentally Finds Enormous Tumor in 4-Year Old
Bella Burton was recently diagnosed with cancer when her family doctor decided to give her a check-up on a whim.
The family was originally there for their son, but just for convenience, the doctor offered to give Bella a look, too. What they found was near devastating...
Did You See the Crazy Photos From Stanfield’s Fire?
A local pet food plant erupted in flames when the potato dryer malfunctioned, and the fire soon traveled to other areas.
The Umatilla Firefighting crew had to hand stretch all the hoses because of the region's muddy soil. Talk about heavy lifting...
Prosser High Went Viral With Amazing Buzzer-Beater Shot
Prosser High School was all over the web Valentine's Day week! A video of one of their games literally went viral.
Logan Hatfield and his team of basketball players were famous for an incredible team play that beat the clock by a split second...
Tri-Cities Valentine’s Day Events for 2017
Check out this list of events going on throughout the Tri-Cities for ideas of what to do this Valentine's Day!
Washington Woman Makes History on First Day in Congress
Pramila Jayapal has become the first Indian-American Congresswoman for the United States.
She has replaced U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott who had served since 1988.
Jayapal beat Brady Walkinshaw for the 7th District seat and won with 57 percent of the vote...
Sunnyside Boy Disarms Step-Father on Christmas Morning
On Christmas Day, a 12 year old boy ended a domestic violence situation after his step-father threatened his mother with a fully-loaded gun.
The boy and his younger brother locked themselves in the bathroom with the gun and contacted police...
Deputies Find 2 Tons of Junk in Umatilla Homeless Camp
Authorities cleaned out a popular transient camp last Thursday along the Umatilla River.
The county sheriff's office was aware of the illegal squatting, but complaints from people living in the area didn't start until late August. Six people known to be regulars in the tent camp were found and a few were arrested on old warrants...
Dropping Temperatures Leaves Mid-Columbia Basin Quivering in Its Boots
It's a winter blunder land outside in the Mid-Columbia Basin for the next week with below freezing temperatures, and wicked piles of snow covering our little shrub steppe.
The cold weather with infrequent snowfall will be continuing for about a week, and the icy air will be becoming even nippier...