Eltopia News

A 75-year-old Eltopia man died while cleaning up scrap metal on a property out in north Pasco.

A man was killed in an accident on a farm near Eltopia. The Franklin County sheriff's office says 75-year-old Everett D. Monk was cutting scrap metal in a field with a torch Saturday when his clothes caught fire.

Gary Middleton, owner of Middleton Organic Orchards and Middleton Organic Specialty Foods in Eltopia, was recently elected to a two-year term on the Board of Directors of the Tilth Producers of Washington.

The Pasco City Council voted Monday to approve a controversial Planned Parenthood permit application, despite the condemnation of many in the standing-room only crowd.

Mosquito traps set up around Franklin County have collected 37 mosquito samples that tested positive for the West Nile virus.

If anyone embodies the phrase "cowboy up," it's McCall Lovejoy, daughter of Diane Lovejoy of Eltopia.

Two brothers were arrested in Othello on Tuesday for their suspected involvement in the burglary of Mr.

Two brothers were arrested in Othello on Tuesday for their suspected involvement in the burglary of Mr.

The record cherry harvest expected this year in Washington state may seem like sweet news.

With the abundance of cherries this season, a local group is taking full advantage and giving the produce to those in need.

Rudy Vidal Vidal is wanted for a felony warrant for Escape from Community Custody.

A group of farmers joined two environmental groups in filing a lawsuit Tuesday to block a proposed feedlot from using a well that is exempt from requiring state permits to water up to 30,000 cattle.

We hope the next six months are productive for a group of lawmakers, dairy and feedlot operators, environmentalists and Native Americans.

A proposed Franklin County feedlot has finally obtained a water right to begin construction on a facility that will house 30,000 head of cattle.

I'm new enough at my job to still have aspirations of greatness. It remains to be seen if I actually have the talent and persistence to make an indelible impression in photojournalists' lore, and though self-doubt and cynicism slowly seeps into me, I haven't given up yet.