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Apple Valley News Now

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Our Town: Basin City, sealed with a kiss from Kiko!

BASIN CITY, Wash. - Just north of the Tri-Cities, Basin City is a small community with deep agricultural roots. The area was developed in the 1950s to support a growing farming industry, and orchards still help define its landscape today.

Basin City, WA · 2d

Columbia Insight

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After vote, this Washington city is still open to proposal for 21 data centers

Citizen concerns about resources and public notifications won't stop consideration of Amazon project The post After vote, this Washington city is still open to proposal for 21 data centers appeared first on Columbia Insight .

West Richland, WA · 3d

tumbleweird.org

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Buried alive: The true story of Florence Ferguson

In 1951 McNary Dam was nearing completion. The Army Corp of Engineers were finishing the plans to alter the landscape of the Mid-Columbia Basin, and evacuating residents living along the shoreline. The town of Wallula was going to be relocated (for the second time), and the Army Corp of Engineers had agreed to move some of the historical buildings and to dig up all the coffins in the cemetery for reburial at the new site.

Wallula, WA · 2d
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KIRO 7 Seattle

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One person dies after being infected with Bird Flu in Yakima County

One worker died after exposure to avian flu on a Yakima County dairy farm, according to the United Farm Workers Union.

Yakima County, WA · 2d

tricitiesbusinessnews.com

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New 32-bed mental health facility to open in Kennewick

An inpatient mental health treatment facility in Kennewick that has sat dormant since being built five years ago is finally opening its doors. Aristo Healthcare confirmed to the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business that it will open its New Hopes Kennewick facility at 7319 W. Hood Place on Nov. 17. The 32-bed facility is expected to have between 30 to 35 staff members. Aristo is currently hiring to staff up the clinic.

Kennewick, WA · 2d

MyNorthwest.com

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‘We’re getting worse results than ever’: McKenna backs Ferguson’s criticism of Reykdal as WA school districts prepare to sue

Three major Washington school districts are preparing to sue the state over education funding, prompting former Attorney General Rob McKenna to ask why increased spending hasn’t resolved either district budget problems or concerns about student performance. Speaking with host Charlie Harger on “Seattle’s Morning News” on KIRO Newsradio, McKenna...

Washington · 3d

Washington State News Network

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Public Hearing Coming November 18th Over Proposed Sale of Kennewick Park

City is considering selling Yelm Park to a civic group

Kennewick, WA · 1d

tricitiesbusinessnews.com

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SMR project moves beyond big announcements into planning mode

There were no big reveals about the planned future SMR facility north of the Tri-Cities during Energy Northwest’s recent summit on public power and energy issues. The annual Public Power Forum in Kennewick has been the setting for major announcements about the project in the past two years. Two...

Kennewick, WA · 2d

Tri-City Herald

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WA governor proposes $10M investment in Tri-Cities for jobs, economic growth

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson will ask the Washington state Legislature to make a $10 million investment in the Tri-Cities in the upcoming legislative session. He made his first announcement about a request for the state’s next capital budget in the Tri-Cities Friday afternoon, an indication, he said, of the importance of the proposed investment. A decade after the Department of Energy transferred 1,641 acres of unneeded Hanford nuclear site land to the Tri-Cities community, the $10 million could help kickstart development there of the Northwest Advanced Clean Energy Park just north of Richland. The money, if approved by the Legislature, would be used by the city of Richland to provide infrastructure for industrial use of the land. Water, sewer and electrical service as well as roads are needed to develop the land. “This investment will support thousands of good-paying jobs in the trades and advanced industries, and unlock billions in private investment,” Ferguson said after the announcement at the pipefitters Local 598 union hall in Pasco . “We as a state can make big things happen with strategic investments, including building the infrastructure needed to cement the Tri-Cities’ position as a green energy hub,” he said. Former Hanford land projects

Washington · 1d

Tri-City Herald

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Still not home. Family of Tri-Cities pilot MIA in Vietnam holds onto hope

For 58 years the family of Major San D. Francisco have been waiting for a follow-up to the telegram delivered to their home in Burbank with the devastating news that his F-4 Phantom jet had been shot down over Vietnam . Despite an extensive search and rescue mission, he was not found alive, and his body has yet to be recovered and returned home. “There’s hope. There’s always hope,” said his sister Terri Francisco-Farrell of Kennewick, on the eve of Veterans Day 2026. Before Veterans Day 2025, she was told that new technology could be used to find her brother’s body. Officials had approved using a drone equipped with a magnetometer, which can detect metals at a greater distance than conventional metal detectors. It could alert to metal from a cluster bomb that hit the area. Francisco was killed by friendly fire, with his remains likely among the metal, said Francisco-Farrell. But no progress to use the technology was made in the last year. “There’s just not money available right now,” Francisco-Farrell said. She is encouraged that the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency met with her niece in March and told her that the status of Francisco’s case has been upgraded

Kennewick, WA · 3d

tricitiesbusinessnews.com

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Kennewick VA clinic aims for early 2029 opening

Before gold-painted shovels ceremoniously dug into a prepared mound of dirt at the site of the future Kennewick VA Clinic, Ryan Peta made a vow. “I have a responsibility that we build the best clinic with the best providers,” the interim director of the Jonathan M. Wainright VA Medical Center in Walla Walla told a crowd of veterans, local and state officials and community members on Nov. 5. “I promise you we will give you 100% of what you deserve.”

Kennewick, WA · 2d

NonStop Local Tri-Cities/Yakima

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Yakima Valley Museum Opens New World War II Exhibit

YAKIMA, Wash. - The Yakima Valley Museum is inviting the community to explore the region's role in World War II through a new exhibition opening today. "From the Valley to the Front: World War II and the Yakima Valley" uses photographs, artifacts and personal stories to examine how the war transformed the Yakima Valley and how local residents contributed both overseas and on the home front. Museum officials say the exhibition highlights the sacrifices and service of community members during one of the most significant periods in American history. To mark the opening, the museum will host a full day of special programming. Family-friendly hands-on activities will be available from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., while exhibit curator talks are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. The day's events will conclude with a performance by the Yakima Valley Community Band at 5 p.m. All opening day activities, including the band concert, are included with regular museum admission. Admission remains free for Yakima Valley Museum members. The Yakima Valley Museum is located at 2105 Tieton Drive in Yakima and is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays.

Yakima, WA · 3d

Apple Valley News Now

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Kennewick store swaps worn American flags for new ones on Veterans Day

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Kennewick, WA · 3d

fireapparatusmagazine.com

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Pasco (WA) Tax Hike Aims to Avoid Fire, Police Staff Cuts

Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, Wash.) A 39.5-cent increase to the city’s levy could raise more than $5.4 million in new revenues for the struggling city. Pasco’s 2026 general levy rate was about $1.14 per each $1,000 of assessed value. The cost increase on a home valued at $500,000 could...

Pasco, WA · 1d

Tri-City Herald

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Pasco considers property tax increase as $12M budget gap risks police and fire jobs

Pasco City Counci l showed a clear preference Monday night for a property tax increase to help stave off some of the deep budget cuts originally planned for police, firefighters, and a variety of youth and senior programs. A 39.5-cent increase to the city’s levy could raise more than $5.4 million in new revenues for the struggling city . Pasco’s 2026 general levy rate was about $1.14 per each $1,000 of assessed value. The cost increase on a home valued at $500,000 could be about $198 a year. A final decision on pursuing the levy lid lift has yet to be made, and would need to be formally adopted at a future city council meeting. A majority of the council agreed Monday to give staff direction to begin planning the 2027-28 budget with the tax increase in mind. Voters will also need to approve it first, and it wouldn’t go into effect until 2028 if passed. The city is aiming for the Feb. 9 special election ballot to pass the levy lid lift. Pasco would use a combination of program cuts, reserves and interfund loans to cover the gap in 2027. If it fails, Pasco would likely immediately cut police

Pasco, WA · 3d

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Prescribed fire and smoke pilot continues in Chelan County this season, expands into western Okanogan County

WENATCHEE — Federal, state and tribal agencies are expanding a Central Washington pilot program that aims to increase prescribed burning on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest while giving nearby communities more warning and protection from the smoke. The pilot began last fall and spring in Chelan and Kittitas counties and...

Chelan County, WA · 2d

tricitiesbusinessnews.com

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Plans underway for new apartments, subdivisions, roadwork

Documents filed under Washington’s environmental review process reveal a list of projects in the works for the Mid-Columbia. The State Environmental Policy Act, or SEPA, often provides the first look at the mixed-use projects, mini-storage facilities, apartments, industrial expansions, subdivisions and more that are working their way through the various planning departments of Benton, Franklin and Walla Walla counties.

Kennewick, WA · 2d

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Friends of Toppenish Creek paper shows Lower Yakima Valley nitrate pollution is getting worse

Pollution in Lower Yakima Valley wells is worsening, according to a new paper that examines multiple studies over the last 25 years. Federal, state and local agencies have known about elevated nitrates in the Lower Yakima Valley for years. Many studies have found nitrates, or chemicals found in items like fertilizer and agricultural runoff, in groundwater and private wells.

Yakima County, WA · 1d

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Kennewick Holiday Vibes Market to Offer Local Goods and Activities

The Holiday Vibes Pop-Up Market is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Kennewick. Atomic Alchemy’s event listing says the hotel’s full bar and lunch menu will be available. Visitors can make Christmas ornaments at the market, and...

Kennewick, WA · 1d

tricitiesbusinessnews.com

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DNR to auction land near Richland Costco

The state Department of Natural Resources is auctioning off two lots of land near the new Costco in Richland in mid-November. The two properties are both undeveloped and located in the Queensgate area of Richland. Lot 7A is a 21-acre lot just north of Costco that’s zoned for high-density residential use, while Lot 6A is just over 12 acres in an L-shape to the west of Lot 7A that’s zoned for medium-density residential uses.

Richland, WA · 2d