West Richland News

Sunday kicked off the start of fireworks sales. They're legal in Richland, Benton City, and West Richland, but Pasco and Kennewick have them banned.

The Benton County Mosquito Control District plans to do aerial spraying for mosquitoes over Mabton and rural areas near Prosser, Grandview and West Richland starting about 9 p.m. today.

Mosquito control officials plan to spray aerially tonight in the Lower Valley. Weather permitting, Benton County Mosquito Control District crews will begin spraying at 9 tonight in Mabton and rural areas around Prosser, Grandview and West Richland.

The Benton County Mosquito Control District will use trucks to spray for mosquitoes in southwest neighborhoods of West Richland and throughout Mabton starting about 9 p.m. tonight, if weather permits.

The stirring music of patriotism will fill the air at Flat Top Park on July 3 when the Mid-Columbia Symphony, under the direction of Nick Wallin, performs its annual Independence Day concert.

Hundreds of motorcycles of all makes and models rolled into the Bombing Range Sports Complex in West Richland on Thursday for the annual Hogs & Dogs bike show.

4:00 pm to 10:00 pm Live music with local favorite "I V", Hot Dogs, & Beer Garden!! Free Park & Ride Shuttle Service from Enterprise Middle School and Wiley Elementary!!

Kennewick, WA- A change of plea in the case of a West Richland teenager about to stand trial for murder.

Mosquitoes in West Richland have tested positive for the West Nile virus - the first confirmation of the virus in Benton County this year.

Richard Morton loved cars as much as he loved flying fighters in the Air Force. So when he was in Japan 50 years ago, he bought a special seafoam-colored Mazda R360.

West Richland, Washington - June 19, 2009- Benton County Mosquito Control will be ground spraying areas of Richland, Kennewick, West Richland, and Mabton on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, weather permitting.

Michelle Marcum is on the cover of a national golf magazine. But the owner of West Richland Golf Course didn't know she was featured on the front of Golf Business until this week, when golf pros from around the country started calling her and talking about her story in the magazine's latest issue.

Roberta Sanders sat quietly as she watched flames destroy the home she's lived in for 20 years.

West Richland, Washington - West Nile virus has now been detected in 10 mosquito samples collected in Yakima County near the Yakima/Benton County border.

Two fisherman are safe after their boat went over the Horn Rapids Dam on the Yakima River.

Dave Cox said he had just gotten home from work on a Friday evening in April when a Benton County sheriff's deputy pulled up to the home he shares with his wife, Karla.

Are your kids looking for something to do this summer? Here are some of the camps offered in our area.

Hundreds throughout the Mid-Columbia filed to run for public office. Open offices included West Richland mayor, city council, and three state representative positions even though those typically are elected in even-numbered years.

The fourth in our year-long series of informal coffee chats around the Tri-Cities is set for Thursday.

Business in West Richland continues to grow despite the economic recession. The city's latest effort to expand it's economic development is a destination boutique at the Kadlec clinic on Keene Road.