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KENNEWICK -- A woman's serene face in watercolors smiles from beneath a cascading headdress of

RICHLAND -- Ron Kathren taught his first class at what's now Washington State University Tri-Ci

A Pasco educator is one of more than 100 people recognized this week by President Obama for excellen

Work should begin this month to dig up another Cold War burial ground at Hanford used to dispose of

The lawyer for a longtime kennel owner accused of neglecting hundreds of dogs on her Kennewick prope

The Longview City Council on Thursday decided to ask citizens in November whether they would support further exploration of consolidating services between the cities of Longview and Kelso.

The city of Longview will receive $1.1 million from the federal Department of Transportation to repair the CUBS bus garage and purchase new public transit vehicles.

Toledo’s annual Cheese Days Festival resumes Firday and continues through the weekend. Here’s a partial schedule. All events take place at Toledo Middle School unless otherwise noted.

A Ridgefield, Wash., man was killed and a Vancouver man seriously injured in a one-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon about nine miles east of Woodland.

Breanna Ball, a Kelso eight-year-old, wanted to know all about the town’s mayor, David Futcher. “Do you have a mansion? Do you have kids? ... What is your favorite meeting?” Breanna wrote in a letter to Futcher on Thursday morning.

After nearly 20 months of construction, the $100 million Chiawana High School is almost ready to open its doors.  KNDU takes you on a sneak-peak tour.

A woman is dead tonight after a fatal car accident on Coffin Road. It happened about a mile east of Interstate 82 in Kennewick just before noon.

SELAH, Wash. -- A coroner has confirmed to one person died after jumping off the Fred Redmon Bridge in Yakima County.

SELAH, Wash. -- A coroner has confirmed a Tri-Cities man died after jumping off the Fred Redmon Bridge in Yakima County.

RICHLAND, Wash - The city of richland is finding ways to be more ecologically friendly.. And create new business opportunities at the same time.

FILE PHOTO: Rich Guerin, top, trains with Jacob Trovillo in preparation for his mixed martial Arts fight at Legends Casio in Toppenish on Saturday at Yakima Mixed Martial Arts Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Guerin will compete in the main event.

YAKIMA, Wash. -- The suspect in a Thursday morning drive-by shooting that left one person with a head wound was acquitted last month of an attempted murder charge in a Toppenish shooting.

An illustration of how the solar panels of the Teanaway Solar Reserve would look on the proposed land northeast of Cle Elum.

Mary and Doug Holgren and their grandchildren wave at the Model T cars as they arrive in Ellensburg, Wash. July 9, 2009. Fifty Model Ts are driving from New York to Seattle to commemorate th 100th anniversary of the New York to Seattle Ocean to Ocean Endurance Race, the first-ever cross-country car race.

Scratch the border collie checks out the rows of mown hay left behind as Justin Armstrong cuts Gerald Thomas' field off Cottonwood Canyon Road Wednesday, July 8, 2009. It was the second cutting of the season for the field.

A proposed large-scale solar energy preserve in the Teanaway area could potentially create hundreds of jobs in the county and push Kittitas County to prominence on the national renewable energy map.

Who doesn’t dream of winning the lottery? A recession is just as good a time as any to hit it big. But people aren’t buying more lotto tickets in a down economy. In fact, Washington’s Lottery reports overall sales are down about 6 percent in fiscal year 2009, which ended June 30.

SOUTH CLE ELUM — Organizers expect more than 1,000 people to show up when the Cascade Rail Foundation rolls out the 2009 Rails to Ales Brewfest at the historic South Cle Elum rail yard Saturday.

ELLENSBURG — For its 11th season, the Valley Musical Theatre is bringing to the community perhaps its most ambitious and lavishly staged musical ever — Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The King and I.”

SOUTH CLE ELUM—Ida Bakeman of South Cle Elum has been playing the same lottery numbers since 2003. Her numbers are a combination of family birthdays, anniversaries and other important dates.

WALLA WALLA -- The City Council on Wednesday approved creating a jug-handle connector for Myra and Dalles Military roads, which could one day be the only way for motorists to turn on to either road from that intersection.

MILTON-FREEWATER -- An autopsy has partially matched human remains found in a storage facility last week with a missing Oklahoma girl.

The Washington state Department of Veterans Affairs has been awarded a competitive grant and a renewal grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to provide assistance to homeless veterans seeking employment and a fresh start.

Inland Cellular customers in Columbia County can have the store come to them, in a sense, the second Tuesday of each month starting next week.

COLLEGE PLACE -- You might not recognize it from the outside, but 860 N.E. Rose St. is now home to a salon like no other in town. "C" was designed by Carlie Hatley-Gordon specifically to fit her needs and aesthetics as a hairdresser.

YAKIMA -- Fighters will hit the streets of Yakima Friday night in a mixed martial arts block party. The sport is a combination of kicking, boxing and wrestling. Yakima Mixed Martial Arts is hosting this block party at 7 p.m. to showcase its fighters on Yakima Ave between 4th and 5th Avenues.

YAKIMA -- Investigators say the Fred Redmon Memorial Bridge was the site of a suicide Thursday afternoon. The coroner says 41-year-old Marvin McInturf from Richland is the victim. The Yakima County Sheriff's Office says that around 1 p.m. witnesses saw him pull his car over on the bridge.

YAKIMA -- Driving anywhere can be potentially dangerous, but some particular intersections in Yakima are a lot more hazardous than others. The intersection of South First Street and Nob Hill Boulevard in Yakima, sometimes scares John Widener, who works nearby.

YAKIMA -- Model T’s roared into Yakima last night, making their way across the nation in a historic pilgrimage. Drivers are re-enacting the coast-to-coast race of 1909, the "National Model T Club" will drive more than 50 vintage vehicles from New York City to Seattle.

YAKIMA -- Cheap recreation can be found all over Yakima. There's more than a dozen parks, two pools, a golf coarse and more. The city Parks and Rec Department takes pride in keeping it all clean, but now that could be tougher than ever.

Mom and Pop animal rescues waiting for relief. It's a matter of getting control of animal control. It's going to a vote in Benton County and the help can't come soon enough for local rescue groups.

State budget cuts might be hurting Washington State University and their extension programs, but it's not hurting all of our Washington universities. Central Washington's extension is expanding at YVCC.

They're looking for a quick solution to what could be a big eye sore. Dozens more homeless people are showing up in Yakima and business owners are worried.

They're bucking the trend. While other growers take a hit, mint is bursting. The crop is exploding right now. And their good fortune could save you a lot of money in the end.

He killed a woman after hitching a ride on Interstate 82. The murderer is still out there, and it seems detectives are no closer to catching him.

KENNEWICK -- Due to economic conditions, the Kennewick Police Department will close their office on Saturdays starting July 18th. Civilian positions at the office are being cut and will not be replaced.

PASCO -- A school bus is traveling through Canada and the U.S. in an effort to pick up humanitarian supplies for the Cuban people. The pastor for peace school bus is one of 15 caravan vehicles that will be collecting goods.

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HANFORD -- Washington Closure Hanford awards a multi-million subcontract to clean up a burial ground at Hanford's "K" area. It's going to Dance Designs Incorporated which is a small, woman owned business from Fort Hall Idaho.

KENNEWICK -- Ella Stewart, the woman accused of mistreating nearly 400 american eskimo dogs in Kennewick, pleads not guilty to ten counts of animal cruelty charges today.

A report published in the USA Today gives Kennewick General Hospital gets a bad grade for heart health.

Mom and Pop animal rescues waiting for relief. It's a matter of getting control of animal control. It's going to a vote in Benton County and the help can't come soon enough for local rescue groups.

Action News has made phone calls for months. This week we learned the investigation is over for a deadly wreck that killed two brothers last fall.

A couple will go back to Oklahoma to face charges after investigators said they moved their daughter's body across three states after she died.

Oregon State employment says more green jobs are on the way, but others believe "that" may be wishful thinking.