Mesa News

Two teenagers are shot in Kennewick last night in what police believe was a gang related shooting.

Nearly 15,000 starter marijuana plants were seized by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office after a landowner found them on his farm near Mesa.

A four-vehicle collision near Mesa injured six and blocked Highway 17 in both directions for about three hours this afternoon.

Voters will see familiar names in a couple of races for state representative this fall as family members of two late lawmakers run for office.

Mesa made the national news this week when the Wall Street Journal reported on the town's discussions with Franklin County about whether to dissolve its municipal corporation.

Rep. Don Cox, R-Colfax, announced today he has no plans to run this fall for the Eastern Washington legislative seat he took over from the late Rep.

A judgment for violating the state open records law against the small Eastern Washington town of Mesa has officials there considering bankruptcy or disincorporation.

A body has been found in a burned out car near here. Someone called 911 about 6 a.m. Thursday to report a vehicle fire in the remote area of Smith's Mesa, Washington County sheriff's deputies said.

Pat Hailey, widow of the late Rep. Steve Hailey, R-Mesa, announced this week that she'll seek the seat her husband held until his Dec.

November is more than eight months away, but candidates already are stepping forward for two legislative seats that will be up for grabs in special elections this year.

Voters should support the North Franklin School District's request for an $18.75 million bond next month.

Former state Rep. Don Cox will return to the Legislature this week to fill the 9th District seat left open by the death of Rep.

For two years in a row, Franklin County has collected significantly more money from building permits than expected, but officials hesitate to count on an increase again this year.

The Washington Department of Ecology has denied a petition from an environmental law group that opposes a water use plan for a 30,000-head cattle feedlot in Franklin County.

The state Legislature will be missing two members when it resumes Monday. The recent deaths of Reps.

Former state Rep. Don Cox, a Republican from Colfax, may be headed back to the statehouse.

The first agricultural show of the year is coming to Pasco this week and the public is invited to check out the newest industry gadgets and technology that will be on display.

Five hundred friends joined the family of Stephen Vey Hailey, a longtime Mesa farmer and a state legislator, to say goodbye Saturday.

The former bookkeeper of a Pasco frozen vegetable packing plant is accused of cashing unclaimed employee checks and pocketing the money.

State Rep. Steve Hailey has died, almost exactly one year after he announced he was battling colon cancer.