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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Benton County, Washington, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 244 stories have been published about Benton County, Washington which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Benton County, Washington, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 244 stories have been published about Benton County, Washington which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Kennewick · Kennewick

Volunteers power wildfire mitigation efforts in the Tri-Cities

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Wildfire season is likely months away in the Pacific Northwest, but the work of mitigating those fires has begun. Earlier this month, dozens of volunteers were cutting down trees and removing dead branches and brush in a 68-acre park in Kennewick, one of the Tri-Cities in southeastern Washington. Karl Kaiyala, 72, a retired University of Washington researcher and instructor, was one of 37 volunteers working in Zintel Canyon with Team Rubicon, a …See the Story

Republican Party · Kennewick

GOP candidate Semi Bird vows to join WA governor race today

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

KENNEWICK — Tri-Cities Democrats are doing some political jockeying to flip a county commission seat, and a Tri-Cities candidate for Washington governor says he plans to file Friday. Read more...See the Story

Drought · Prosser

Farmers in southcentral Washington adjust to smaller water allocation as drought lingers

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On the south slope of Rattlesnake Mountain in the Yakima Valley, north of Prosser, water is measured by the puny drip. Jim Willard grows mainly grapes and a few apples.Willard wears a green with yellow writing ball cap that reads “Make Alfalfa Great Again” as he drives me about his sloped farm. He’s showing why his micro sprayers, drip-line tubing and precision watering systems won’t be enough this year.“It’s a little bit cool and breezy this mo…See the Story

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Education · Richland

Finally, some public education!

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Kennewick · Kennewick

2 PNW tribes say Tri-Cities casino plan could start an ‘Indian war’

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KENNEWICK — A proposed casino in Pasco is being criticized by rivals who say the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation have no right to the Tri-Cities and that its plans will devastate nearby casinos. Read more...See the Story

Kennewick · Kennewick

WA, feds upend plan to clean up one of nation’s most costly, dangerous radioactive sites

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KENNEWICK — The Department of Energy and its regulators have released a revised path forward for DOE’s most costly liability in the nation — the 56 million gallons of radioactive waste stored in leak-prone underground tanks in Eastern Washington. Read more...See the Story

Kennewick · Kennewick

Tri-Cities judge’s resignation won’t stop WA judicial hearing on harassment, DV claims

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Attorney accuses judicial commission of being “hell-bent on trying to undo what a fair, impartial, and independent jury concluded.”See the Story

Benton County, Washington · Benton County

New road appears on side of Candy Mountain. Why Benton County shut it down

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Curious passersby asked the Herald what’s going on there?See the Story

Kennewick · Kennewick

Woman accused of pointing gun at 2 kids, 3 adults near busy West Richland bridge

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She may face five charges of second-degree assault.See the Story

Kennewick · Kennewick

A wrong-way driver sped up to 95 mph on Highway 395 before police caught him in Pasco

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Cars were swerving to get out of his way, said officials.See the Story

Richland, Washington · Richland

Lil' Moon Diner offers free milkshakes to faculty and students after Wiley Elementary shooting

Until Sunday, April 28, Lil' Moon Diner in West Richland is offering free milkshakes to students and faculty after a shooting that happened on the William Wiley Elementary school grounds,See the Story

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