1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (800+ words) The Benton Franklin Health District gave three failing grades for food safety inspections at restaurants and other establishments selling food in the Tri-Cities area from July 4-10. The health district’s food safety team gave passing marks on 29 inspections, with 13 of those…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (342+ words) Tri-City Herald The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. At 10:56 a.m. on Thursday, the NWS Spokane WA issued an…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (222+ words) Burnett Frederick Wilson, 84, of Pasco, died July 13 in Kennewick. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama and lived in the Tri-Cities since 1995. He was a retired brakeman conductor for Milwaukee Road. Jeffrey A. Buchanan, 83, of Richland, died July 12 in Richland. He was…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (263+ words) A weather alert was issued by the NWS Pendleton OR on Wednesday at 10:14 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 10:45 p.m. for Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington. The storms could bring marble-sized hail (0.5 inches) and wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (297+ words) The NWS Spokane WA issued a red flag warning at 9:10 p.m. on Wednesday valid for Thursday between 1 p.m. and 11 p.m. for Lower Palouse / Snake River. This warning is in effect until Thursday at 11 p.m. A red flag warning means that extreme fire weather conditions…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (318+ words) On Wednesday at 9:10 p.m. a red flag warning was issued by the NWS Spokane WA valid for Thursday between 3 a.m. and 11 p.m. The warning is for Okanogan Highlands & Kettle Mountains, Colville Reservation and Okanogan Valley. This warning is in effect until Thursday at…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (201+ words) The Tri-Cities community has rallied behind the Emerald of Siam in their quest to secure $100,000 to cover the cost of kitchen repairs and loss of business over the course of unexpected kitchen repairs. As of Tuesday, July 14, the local Thai…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (333+ words) On Wednesday at 12:10 p.m. a red flag warning was issued by the NWS Pendleton OR valid from 5 p.m. until Thursday 10 a.m. for Lower Columbia Basin and Yakama Alpine District. This warning is in effect until Thursday at 10 a.m. A red flag warning implies that…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (506+ words) Pasco council members agreed to consider a moratorium to better understand the environmental, energy and noise impacts of data centers before deciding whether to support their construction in the city. There are four proposed data center developments across the Tri-Cities…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (206+ words) A man spent more than five hours barricaded in a Kennewick home after allegedly threatening to kill his roommate. Devon Rex, 33, allegedly threatened to kill his roommate about 3 a.m. Tuesday at a home on the 4600 block of West Grand Ronde Avenue,…...