A Kennewick couple was sentenced to 30 and 28 years in prison Thursday in federal court in Richland for conspiring to produce child pornography using a Tri-Cities child who was being molested and raped. U.S. Judge Mary Dimke told the victim, who was at the sentencing hearing, that she could not convey how horrendous their […]
New Year’s Eve was relatively quiet after a Christmas weekend marked by drunk drivers and wrong-way crashes. The Washington State Patrol arrested two people for DUI and no reported wrecks. “It was pretty amazing,” Trooper Chris Thorson told the Tri-City Herald, adding that they were happy that no one was seriously hurt over the three-day […]
The father of a 4-year-old girl who died from an apparent fentanyl overdose is also now charged in her death. A $500,000 nationwide warrant was issued for Joseph E. C. Walker, 30, of Kennewick. He is charged in Benton County Superior Court with first-degree manslaughter and with violating a protection order. He had not been […]
Tri-Citians looking to try out new spots to eat will have plenty to choose from in 2024. Here is a roundup of eateries that are expected to open in the new year. As always, send tips to news@tricityherald.com. Kennewick Ron Swanby will move Swampy’s BBQ Sauce and Catering into a new home at 215 E. […]
Tri-Cities area police are concerned after two wrong-way crashes during Christmas weekend and 11 people booked for drunk driving. The Washington State Patrol reported being slammed with DUI collisions and calls during the last long weekend, Trooper Sarah Clasen told the Tri-City Herald. And officials were worried that there might be another spike during this […]
A Washington state agency has dismissed a complaint filed against a Tri-City political action committee over some controversial campaign signs. The complaint centered on allegations that false and intentionally misleading signs were placed next to a Kennewick School Board candidate’s signs. The We Want Accountability PAC posted signs pointed at school board President Michael Connors’ […]
A Pasco teen who was riding in a Chevrolet pickup with two family members died early Saturday when the truck veered off Highway 395, said the Washington State Patrol. Neizer G. Quijada Barragan, 18, of Pasco, was driving the 1996 pickup about 12 miles north of Pasco about 30 minutes after midnight, when the pickup […]