Kennewick News

For most 6-year-olds, the card accompanying a birthday gift is an afterthought. For Amiah Desgranges, it's all she's going to keep.

Police in Anacortes said they suspect a well known dog trainer was murdered, but the man's body has not been found, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.

A 30-year-old Kennewick man is in jail on $200,000 bail on charges he sexually assaulted a grade-school girl numerous times over 21/2 years.

Students and teachers at Highlands Middle School pay tribute to dozens of local veterans today.

Crews were called about 7:30 a.m. to a fire at 115 E. Sixth Ave. The fire apparently started in the basement and spread, said Fire Chief Neil Hines.

A home in downtown Kennewick was severely damaged by a fire Thursday morning and firefighters said it may have started when the homeowner was cooking food and fell asleep.

The Tri-City Herald reports three deaths in the Tri-Cities have been linked to the swine flu, and a 33-year-old Kennewick woman is fighting for her life at Kennewick General Hospital from complications linked to the H1N1 virus.

There is no animal control center run by Benton County at this time. Local leaders have been talking for years to try and set one up.

It is one of the fastest growing areas in the Tri-Cities: Gage Boulevard in both Kennewick and Richland.

Kennewick councilmen Steve Young and Bob Parks appear to have held onto their positions while voters were ousting three other incumbents Tuesday in favor of Don Britain, Sharon Brown and John Hubbard.

Jeff Losey spent election night in New Orleans, but it was Skip Novakovich who was in a reveling mood after ending Tuesday night leading the Port of Kennewick Commission race.

A 25-year-old Kennewick woman is in jail after allegedly stealing and then selling a dog from a family who took her in.

The Kennewick police department says Officer Lee Cooper will return to duty November 4th.

A former Kennewick pastor may be on his way to prison soon for killing a 19-year-old bicyclist in 2003.

Kennewick police took more than 30 reports of overnight damage to cars in a Kennewick neighborhood this morning.

The brother of a pharmacist arrested earlier this week for reportedly altering then filling prescriptions also is in jail.

The Tea Party Express stopped at Southridge High School Saturday, filling the auditorium, which seats 620.

A foundation aimed at promoting literacy and improving students' reading skills has become a topic of debate in the race for two positions on the Kennewick School Board.

Getting elected to the city council or port in Kennewick is a costly venture this year, more than twice as much as it was eight years ago when there also were a large number of candidates.

Radio station 95.7 Star FM became the first radio signal in the region to flip to an all-Christmas music format at 5 p.m. today.