Benton City News

Do we need animal control services in the rural areas of Benton County? Now voters will make that decision.

It's less than a week until the 4th of July, and that means fireworks stands are now open around the Mid-Columbia. Stands are set up in Richland, West Richland, and in Benton City, as well as Walla Walla county.

The Benton County Mosquito Control District plans to do ground spraying for mosquitoes in the following areas tonight, starting about 9 p.m. - Benton City and surrounding rural areas - Leslie Groves and Howard Amon parks, Richland - Columbia Park, Kennewick and Richland - Horn Rapids Athletic Complex, Richland - Prosser - Grandview The goal is to ...

A Benton City woman, still on state supervision after serving about 15 months in prison for the accidental shooting death of her boyfriend three years ago, is facing a new charge.

When Laurie Ellis walked into the backyard of a Benton City home, she was quickly greeted by four old friends who excitedly jumped, barked and wagged their tails.

Usually when someone is handed one of those giant, oversized checks and it has $100,000 stamped on it, it's a life-changing event.

Tammy Damskov, left, and Melanie McKenna of Sunrise Veterinary in Benton City prepare to anesthetize a red-tailed hawk Thursday before shooting an X-ray to determine damage to the hawk's right wing.

Kiona-Benton City School District is putting its science curriculum in students' hands in an effort to raise sagging test scores.

It was 12:15 p.m., 15 minutes after the Benton City Food Bank opened, and about a dozen people were waiting outside the building's doors.

Dwight McFarlane wasn't sure he'd make it. The single dad was working long hours at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center near Connell.

A 32-year-old Benton City man who had just gotten out of jail yesterday morning ended up back behind bars last night after he sped down a dark country road with his headlights off and crashed into a truck backing out of a driveway, authorities said.

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Dan Oberg and his fiancee Lucy Chavez felt the country's credit pinch firsthand recently when they couldn't get a small-business loan from their bank.

The trial of a teenager accused of being involved with the 2007 murder of his mother and sister is postponed.

In such troubling economic times, many are finding ways to cut back on costs. This weekend in Benton City the entire city was holding a garage sale.

Dave Cox said he had just gotten home from work on a Friday evening in April when a Benton County sheriff's deputy pulled up to the home he shares with his wife, Karla.

You can hear them coming from what seems like miles away. To many, it's nostalgic.

More than 2,000 acres burned Tuesday off the Old Inland Empire Highway near Benton City.

A Benton City councilwoman is working to make her town a destination for local and world travelers.

Seniors from Mid-Columbia high schools closed the first chapter of their lives Saturday.