Kennewick
Tri-Citians' life spans shorter than average
KENNEWICK -- New health statistics show residents of the Tri-Cities have slightly shorter life expectancies than the state and national averages.The Tri-City Herald reported the differences range from a few months to more than a year.
Date: 04/20/2012 | Northwest
Paper-shredding truck runs into Kennewick bank
KENNEWICK -- Officials say a document-shredding truck lost control and crashed into a bank branch in Kennewick.No one was hurt Thursday afternoon but officials were checking to make sure the Sterling Savings branch was still sound.
Date: 03/29/2012 | Northwest
New complaint filed about Hanford waste plant
KENNEWICK -- Another complaint has been filed claiming a contractor at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site interfered with an investigation into the design and safety of a massive plant under construction to treat nuclear waste.
Date: 03/23/2012 | Northwest
Kennewick teen to be buried in military uniform
KENNEWICK -- A Kennewick 17-year-old who never got his wish to serve in the military will be buried in a uniform.Alfredo Barajas died Thursday of a terminal heart condition.
Date: 03/09/2012 | Northwest
2 Kennewick fire deaths linked to smoking
KENNEWICK -- Investigators say two fatal fires in Kennewick were apparently started by careless cigarette smoking.Fire Marshal Mark Yaden was able to conclude Thursday that a Jan. 23 blaze at a mobile home was likely caused by a cigarette left smoldering on a couch.
Date: 03/02/2012 | Northwest
Kennewick boy expelled for YouTube gun video
KENNEWICK -- A 10-year-old Kennewick boy was expelled from Ridge View Elementary School after administrators saw a YouTube video in which he displays several guns.
Date: 03/02/2012 | Northwest
Gingrich pledges energy independence for America; will rally Friday in Everett
KENNEWICK -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, speaking at an eastern Washington campaign stop Thursday, pledged to open federal lands and offshore areas to oil drilling in an attempt to make the United States energy independent.
Date: 02/23/2012 | Northwest
Woman seriously burned in Kennewick motel fire
KENNEWICK -- Investigators say a woman who was seriously burned in a Kennewick motel fire had been drinking and smoking in bed.
Date: 02/06/2012 | Northwest
9 years since 4-year-old Kennewick girl disappeared
KENNEWICK -- On Feb. 4 it will be nine years since 4-year-old Sofia Juarez disappeared in Kennewick.Police believe she was abducted. There was an Amber alert. Officers searched homes, questioned more than a 1,000 people and chased tips from around the country and Mexico.
Date: 01/27/2012 | Northwest
Hydro plant proposed for Franklin County canal
KENNEWICK -- Franklin County commissioners approved a conditional use permit Wednesday for a Kennewick company's plan to install turbines on an irrigation canal to generate electricity.Percheron Power believes tapping the water flow near Mesa could power about 500 homes.
Date: 01/26/2012 | Northwest
1 killed, 1 injured in Kennewick mobile home fire
KENNEWICK -- Investigators in Kennewick say a woman found dead after a mobile home fire is believed to be the mother of another woman who escaped the blaze with serious injuries.
Date: 01/23/2012 | Northwest
1-year sentence for Kennewick woman who pimped minors
KENNEWICK -- A Kennewick woman who forced underage girls to have sex with men was sentenced Wednesday to one year in jail -- an exceptionally low sentence for the felony charge.
Date: 12/29/2011 | Northwest
New Port Townsend ferry to be dedicated Jan. 6
PORT TOWNSEND -- The new ferry that will be celebrated with a community open house Jan. 6 will not go into service on the Port Townsend-Coupeville route for several weeks after the party, the state ferries system said.
Date: 12/28/2011 | Local News
Benton coroner threatens small claims court
KENNEWICK -- The Benton County coroner says there's been an increase in the number of people who die and whose bodies are never claimed by families, even when families live nearby.Coroner John Hansens told KEPR families who refuse to pay stick the county with a $500 bill for cremation.
Date: 12/01/2011 | Northwest
Hanford cleanup could exceed $115 billion
KENNEWICK -- The Hanford Advisory Board believes $115 billion may not be enough to finish the environmental cleanup work at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
Date: 11/06/2011 | Northwest
Vandals spray-paint clothes at Kennewick Walmart
KENNEWICK -- Police are looking for two teens who grabbed cans of spray paint in a Kennewick Walmart and sprayed them all over the clothing section of the store.KEPR reported that the vandalism Saturday caused more than $1,500 in damage.A reward of up to $1,000 is offered to help catch the two.
Date: 10/06/2011 | Northwest
Professor, planner recalled for serving Granite Falls
Frank Mason, a professor at California State University, Northridge, was so interested in the success of his students, he handed out his home phone number so they could call with questions.
Date: 09/25/2011 | Local News
Coroner: Kennewick woman killed son then herself
KENNEWICK -- The Benton County coroner says 56-year-old Ruth Mertz killed her 28-year-old son, Jason, at his apartment Friday in Kennewick and then shot herself in the head.KVEW reported that he died at the scene and she died at a hospital.
Date: 09/21/2011 | Northwest
Head to Eastern Washington for harvest fun
Take a road trip to Eastern Washington for some harvest festivities in the Tri-Cities and Wenatchee areas. Food, beverages, crafts and entertainment will be offered at several venues from late summer into fall.Tri-Cities
Date: 09/13/2011 | Life
Ferry named for Kennewick to feature local photos
KENNEWICK -- The new state ferry named for Kennewick will feature scenic and historic photos from the city when it begins service in the Seattle area early next year.
Date: 08/27/2011 | Northwest
Kennewick candidate wants illegal immigrants shot
KENNEWICK -- A city council candidate in Kennewick has advanced to the general election on a platform that includes calling for illegal immigrants to be executed if they refuse to leave town.
Date: 08/18/2011 | Northwest
Utility agrees to $425K pipeline safety fine
KENNEWICK -- A utility has agreed to pay a $425,000 fine for pipeline safety violations under a settlement agreement approved by Washington state regulators. The Tri-City Herald reported that Cascade Natural Gas has agreed not to pass the cost of the fine to customers through its rates.
Date: 08/05/2011 | Northwest
Man accused of molesting girl at Kennewick library
KENNEWICK -- Police arrested a 32-year-old man suspected of molesting a 2-year-old girl at a Kennewick library.Officers responded to a report the man was watching small girls in the library Tuesday and touched the toddler inappropriately when her parents weren't looking.
Date: 07/29/2011 | Northwest
Kennewick man sued over failed Facebook romance
LIVONIA, Mich. -- They met while playing Mafia Wars, but now the real fighting has begun.
Date: 07/13/2011 | Northwest
Worker killed at Highway 395 project in Kennewick
KENNEWICK -- The Washington State Patrol says inattention caused a fatal accident at a construction project on Highway 395 in Kennewick.A dump truck backed over a construction worker Saturday night.KVEW reports 51-year-old Brian Lacy of Terrebonne, Ore., died at the scene.------
Date: 07/11/2011 | Northwest
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