Franklin County, WA

Franklin County Commissioner Clint Didier will face a familiar foe.

Most incumbents remain unchallenged as filing week comes to an end.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced this week the Tri-Cities Airport and Walla Walla Regional Airport have been awarded more than $7.8 million in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration. The airport improvement program grants will help fund renovations for the airports in Franklin and Walla Walla counties.

TRI-CITIES, Wash. — According to health leaders, COVID cases are on the rise once again. The Benton-Franklin Health District released data showing a case rate of 55.88 between May 6th and May 12th. They also reported nine new hospitalizations during that week. "We have seen our case counts about...

RICHLAND, Wash. — The Mid-Columbia Meals on Wheels is opening its Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program — an initiative that provides eligible low-income seniors with vouchers to use at local certified farmers markets, according to a news release. In the past, seniors in both Benton and Franklin counties...

WASHINGTON -- AAA reporting anther increase in gas prices in Washington state as the average has now hit $5.18 a gallon. You can follow the latest report on gasprices.aaa.com. In Benton and Franklin Counties, AAA reports that gas prices are actually below the state average. The average price for a gallon of gas in Benton County is approximately $4.94 a gallon. In Franklin County, the average price is $4.99.

The U.S. reported over 620,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending May 17, bringing the total count to more than 81.6 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 992,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a faster rate. In […]

He was crossing the tracks when he was hit.

Too many local health officers were bullied for following the WA state mask mandate. | Editorial

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Wash. - The 14-year-old former Delta High School student was back in juvenile court on May 19 for an omnibus hearing in connection to a hit list. Police say she wrote the 20-person list of her classmates. The hit list was found in her journal at school on March 31, 2022.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Wash. - Franklin County Fire 3 is responding to a semi truck on fire on Juniper Dunes Road, north of Smith Canyon. The truck was carrying chopped triticale, a hybrid of wheat and rye, when it caught fire, according to FCFD3. No injuries were reported, but the truck...

PASCO, WA - A train hit a 40-year-old man Sunday morning in Pasco. According to the Pasco Police Department (PPD), the man was on the train tracks located near S 4th Ave and W Ainsworth Street in front of the train when the train passed by. It's unclear if the man ran in front of the train. PPD is still investigating what happened.

CENTRAL Wash. - The Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded local airports grants totaling $10.4 million to help fund renovations for airports in Franklin, Okanagan, Chelan, Grant, Walla Walla and Yakima counties. The FAA awarded more than $608 million in Airport Improvement Program grants to...

Washington’s new legislative maps are going to have a major impact on Pasco voters as they find themselves in several new districts. Filing for the Aug. 2 primaries opened this week, giving voters a peek at who to expect on the ballot later this summer. Virtually every Pasco voter...

RICHLAND, Wash. — The community will once again have the opportunity to tour the B Reactor National Historic Landmark at the Hanford site. This comes after a two-year closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visitors will get the opportunity to see the world's first full-scale nuclear production reactor. The...

The U.S. reported over 562,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending May 15, bringing the total count to more than 81.4 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 991,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In […]

Outbreaks in Tri-Cities schools and in nursing homes reported.