Prosser News

A botanist brings a species of alfalfa from Siberia, to the United States. His hope? The plant survives, and leads to a new winter-hardy alfalfa.

The people of Portland take pride in being creative trendsetters. But when it comes to weekend getaways, most Portlanders end up at the coast or visiting the big city of Seattle.

Experts and photos available on this topic! Newswise - Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - A botanist brings a species of alfalfa from Siberia, to the United States.

BENTON CITY, Wash. --Benton County fire investigators are trying to figure out what caused a string of fires near Benton City and Prosser Sunday.

PROSSER, Wash. - Jared Carr, 30, of Walla Walla died early Sunday on the Old Inland Highway east of Prosser when he was struck by a car while riding a bicycle.

Units from Benton County Fire No. 1 and 2 responded at 3 p.m. to a string of fires along the westbound lanes of I-82 between Benton City and Prosser.

A bicyclist is dead in Benton County after being struck by a car. The driver said he swerved to avoid a skunk.

A wagon wheel sits amid grass and sagebrush on the McWhorter Ranch in Benton County, northeast of Prosser, Wash.

The 2012 Washington State University Cherry Field Day is planned June 4 starting with a noon barbecue lunch in the picnic area at the WSU Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Prosser.

The historic towns of Prosser and Walla Walla continue to revitalize their downtowns, and leaders in each community will receive Washington Main Street Program awards today in Chelan.

Miz Dee, of Miz Dee's BBQ & Catering, mixes barbecue sauce while talking with a customer at the Bonair Winery in Zillah, Wash., during the Spring Barrel Tasting event Saturday, April 28, 2012.

The hills above the Columbia River's Washington shore, 150 miles east of Portland, show glimmers of green only a few weeks each spring.

There's no better way to spend a summer evening then sipping a glass of white wine while preparing a light dinner on the grill.

A former Washington's Lottery employee avoided jail time during her sentencing Thursday as part of a negotiated plea deal to a charge that involved threatening to bomb and burn down the Lottery building in Olympia.

Prosser's dispatch center will be hanging up for good next year. Benton County leaders voted to go with a regionalized dispatch center in Richland The move is expected to save Prosser $220,000 a year..more than enough to cover the predicted shortfall in the upcoming budget.

One of the few Republicans to vote in favor of same-sex marriage in the Legislature now has a fellow Republican opponent in her bid for re-election. Mary Ruth Edwards of Prosser filed Tuesday to run against incumbent Rep.

PROSSER, Wash. -- The City of Prosser is expecting a big turn out at Tuesday's city council meeting where they'll determine the fate of the city's dispatch center.

Legislators from the 16th and 8th districts savored scenery and wines Monday during a half-day tour of Benton County's premium grape-growing region along the Yakima River.

A 58-year-old Prosser man admitted to inflicting unnecessary pain and suffering on his escaped cows when he hit them with a van.

Retired Benton County sheriff Larry Taylor who said months ago that he would run against Leo Bowman for county commissioner has changed his mind and won't file as a candidate when the filing period opens Monday.