Pasco
Weed-burning starts 4-alarm fire at Pasco motel
PASCO -- A man who was burning weeds was arrested for investigation of reckless burning after a four-alarm fire burned a Pasco motel under renovation.
Date: 05/29/2012 | Northwest
8-year sentence for Pasco shooting
PASCO -- A Pasco man was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in prison for a shooting that paralyzed his neighbor.In a plea deal with Franklin County prosecutors, 54-year-old Froilan Campos-Gonzalez pleaded guilty to attempted assault in the December shooting of 24-year-old Gregg Warehime.
Date: 05/09/2012 | Northwest
County OKs feedlot near Mesa for 3,500 cows
PASCO -- Franklin County commissioners approved a permit Wednesday for a dairy to expand a feedlot five miles east of Mesa.The Coulee Flats Dairy plans to have up to 3,500 cows on the 646-acre site.
Date: 05/03/2012 | Northwest
Franklin jury pools asked about immigration views
PASCO -- During two recent Franklin County murder trials, potential jurors were asked whether they believe immigrants are causing problems in America.
Date: 04/22/2012 | Northwest
Jury backs Pasco police in injury arrest
PASCO -- Pasco city officials are pleased with a federal jury's verdict that four police officers did not violate the rights of a paraplegic man when they arrested him five years ago.
Date: 03/13/2012 | Northwest
Police arrest roommate in Pasco stabbing death
PASCO -- Police arrested a roommate in connection with the stabbing death of a man Tuesday night at a Pasco mobile home used for housing the mentally ill.
Date: 03/07/2012 | Northwest
Man found guilty of Pasco killing
PASCO -- A Franklin County Court jury has convicted a man of fatally stabbing his 21-year-old ex-girlfriend in 2010.
Date: 02/27/2012 | Northwest
Inmate died in jail at Pasco of water intoxication
PASCO -- The Franklin County coroner says a man found dead at the county jail in Pasco died of accidental water intoxication.Coroner Dan Blasdel said 55-year-old Henry Montelongo was taking medication that caused him to feel thirsty and drink excessive amounts of water.
Date: 02/17/2012 | Northwest
Child cut from womb in Kennewick now 3 years old
PASCO -- Salvador Campos was brutally brought into the world in 2008 when his pregnant mother was attacked at a Kennewick park and he was cut from the womb.His mother died but he survived and is being raised by his father in Pasco.
Date: 01/06/2012 | Northwest
Pasco school bus driver retires after 43 years
PASCO -- The year the first Boeing 747 was delivered and The Beatles' "Hey Jude" topped the charts, Marilyn Van Hollebeke took a temporary job driving a school busy for the tiny Star School District northeast of Pasco.
Date: 12/26/2011 | Northwest
Franklin County Jail inmate found dead in his cell
PASCO -- Franklin County Corrections officers say there was no sign of foul play in the death of an inmate at the jail in Pasco.Officers found 55-year-old Henry Montelongo about 10 p.m. Thursday on their hourly rounds. He was alone in his cell.
Date: 12/23/2011 | Northwest
Guilty plea in Pasco machete killing
PASCO -- A Pasco man who killed his sister with a machete pleaded guilty Thursday in Franklin County Superior Court to domestic violence murder.The Tri-City Herald reports Aaron Velasco, 29, faces more than 10 years in prison when he is sentenced Jan. 9
Date: 12/15/2011 | Northwest
3 accused of kidnapping woman in Pasco
PASCO -- Three people are held in the Franklin County jail, accused of kidnapping a woman in Pasco over a stolen cell phone.
Date: 10/20/2011 | Northwest
Pasco School Board approves year-round schooling
PASCO -- The Pasco School Board has approved a plan for year-round schooling for elementary students to reduce overcrowding.KNDO reported that the system could start in the 2013-14 school year. There would be four tracks, with students having different times off.
Date: 10/12/2011 | Northwest
Officer shoots suspect in Pasco burglary
PASCO -- Police are investigating a shooting after a Pasco police officer shot an alleged burglary suspect while on patrol.
Date: 09/16/2011 | Northwest
Attendance drops at state park in Pasco
PASCO -- Attendance at Sacajawea State Park in Pasco dropped by half in the first month Washington began requiring the new Discover Pass to visit state parks.The Tri-City Herald reported that 3,000 cars were counted at the park in July, compared to 6,000 in July of last year.
Date: 09/06/2011 | Northwest
Autopsy shows Pasco woman was bludgeoned to death
PASCO -- A 22-year-old Pasco woman whose older brother was arrested in connection with her death died of severe blood loss.
Date: 06/12/2011 | Northwest
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