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Fireworks shows planned over the Columbia River in Kennewick and at Gesa Stadium in Pasco are two ways Tri-Citians can have fun and safe Fourth of July celebrations, authorities said.

A Pasco man reportedly beaten by his prison cellmate this week was targeted for trying to turn his life around and do the right thing, his sister told the Herald.

MATTAWA, Wash. -- Three apple pickers have filed a class-action lawsuit against a Connell-based pilot for allegedly spraying dozens of workers in Mattawa last year with a toxic herbicide.

Fireworks sales begin Sunday in some areas of the Mid-Columbia, and firefighters in the region will be on alert because of high danger of wildfires and inconsistent laws in area cities and counties.

Police are seeking information on this man, who has black hair and a black goatee.

Steve Taylor, who has been on the Spokane Valley City Council as long as there has been a city council in the Valley, is calling it quits.

CONNELL, Franklin County - A State Patrol bomb squad destroyed two suspicious packages delivered to the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center.

Tri-Cities rolled out a fresh batch of graduates last weekend, but the mutual feeling on the photo staff opposed the impending pomp and circumstance in the days leading up to commencement ceremonies - none more so than I, who had to head back from Boston the day before my kid sister's college graduation to help cover our local high schoolers' ...

Eight area players have been selected to play in this weekend's All-State baseball series at Parker Field in Yakima.

High school seniors from Richland to River View received applause, advice and their diplomas Friday during graduation ceremonies throughout the Mid-Columbia. Family and friends of graduates packed stadiums or auditoriums across the region to cheer or shed a few tears for graduating seniors from Richland, Hanford, New Horizons, Connell, River View, ...

Graduation season started a few weeks ago, but the biggest outpouring of Pomp and Circumstance comes in the next few days.

"That can't still be Rainier. Is it Mount Saint Helens?" I aksed about the snow-covered volcano looming over green hills.

All the streets downtown are open again, and the 71st annual Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torch Light Parade is in the books.

Float winners Community Sweepstakes: Deer Park. Queen's Award: Rosalia, first; Freeman, second; Tekoa, third.

Recent rain has washed some worry away for Mid-Columbia wheat growers, but others still are dealing with damaged crop because of drought and a long, cold winter.

With all the talent floating around the Tri-Cities, it's easy to overlook some real gems on the diamond in the surrounding area.

About 60 T-shirts designed by sexual assault victims are hanging on clotheslines around the Tri-Cities this week.

Kitsap school administrators who participated in a video conference Tuesday with state Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn came away with few answers to burning questions about the effect of proposed budget cuts on their districts.

Highlights of some of the cuts suggested in the House Democrats' budget proposal: -HIGHER EDUCATION: House Democrats propose a $683 million reduction in higher education, significantly higher than the Senate Democrats proposal of a $513 million cut.

A father has been arrested after reportedly beating and shackling his teenage daughter after she was picked up by Connell police for being a runaway.