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Woman's family searching for answers after she was found dead in Columbia River
A 49-year-old Richland grandmother was missing for about a week before her body turned up in the Columbia River last week. Debra Tilley’s family was at the center of her life, her daughter Nicole Butler told the Tri-City Herald. Now they are left raising money for her funeral while hoping for answers about how she died. “There are a lot of things that don’t make sense,” her sister Kandi Asucion told the Tri-City Herald. “She was loving, and caring. .... She would do anything she could for anybody. She had a really kind heart.” Tilley, a Circle K manager, stopped responding to calls and text messages from her family on Oct. 28. It was a sudden departure from how she normally interacted with her family, Butler said. When they asked about where she was, her boyfriend told them that he didn’t know. They are hoping the public might be able to share information with the police about when she disappeared. “Regardless if we called or texted, she would respond,” Butler said. “(Getting) no response is what threw us.” A passerby spotted Tilley’s body in the water near the shore of the Columbia River along the Hains Levee Trail at the
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Badge Behavior: Internal records reveal RPD policy violations in fatal WSP trooper crash
RICHLAND, Wash. – Concerns have been raised about the conduct of troopers involved with the investigation into a fatal DUI crash involving former Washington State Patrol trooper Sarah Clasen. Now new documents from the Richland Police Department show two of their officers are also believed to have violated police policy in connection to the investigation.
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Richland PD looks into Clasen case conduct
🚨 The Richland Police Department is also looking into its own officers’ conduct while responding to and investigating the fatal crash involving former WSP Trooper Sarah Clasen. This is Badge Behavior, Part 5. November 10, 2026. COPYRIGHT 2026 BY APPLE VALLEY NEWS NOW. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL...
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From crash victims to pregnant women, new Richland EMS program boosts survival odds
Richland Fire and Emergency Services has become one of fewer than 1% of emergency medical response agencies nationwide that offer a service shown to increase the chance of survival of a patient in shock because of blood loss. “For decades EMS has been very good at getting bleeding patients to blood,” said Dr. Kevin Hodges, the medical program director for emergency medical services in Benton and Franklin counties and an emergency medicine doctor at Kadlec Regional Medical Center. “Today represents a fundamental change,” he said. “We’re now bringing blood to the bleeding patients.” About two and a half weeks ago the Richland on duty battalion chief’s command vehicle started carrying two units of whole blood in a cooler with constant electronic monitoring for temperature control. When emergency medical responders are called to help a patient with major bleeding, the battalion chief arrives with blood to be administered, if needed, before the patient reaches the hospital. Richland is the first community east of the Cascade Mountains to offer that potentially life-saving service, dubbed “Blood on Board,” according to Richland Fire and Emergency Services. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Emergency Medical Services estimates that 37% of trauma patients with
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Richland School District's $94M Infrastructure Bond
Explore the details of the Richland School District's proposed $94 million infrastructure bond, set for a February vote in Benden County. This bond aims to fund crucial upgrades at multiple schools, including boiler and roof replacements at Richland High, renovations at Chief Joseph Middle School, and a new permanent building for Rivers Edge High School. Assistant Superintendent Ken Gosley highlights the overdue nature of these improvements and the bond's potential to unlock $22 million in state funding. Learn about the projects and the estimated taxpayer impact of $4.17 per month for a $500,000 property.
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Former city manager to take over Hohenberg's Port of Kennewick seat
A longtime Kennewick leader has found a new way to serve the community. The Port of Kennewick Board of Commissioners decided Tuesday who would succeed Ken Hohenberg, who retired in September. There is about a year left of his six-year term. Former Kennewick City Manager Marie Mosley was chosen to serve out the remainder of the term for District 1 — a position that is up for election in 2027. Current commissioners Skip Novakovich and Raul Contreras Gonzalez made the final selection from a pool of four applicants during the board’s regular meeting. The other three candidates were former Richland Mayor Rob Welch, former Kennewick Mayor Don Britain and Washington State Sen. Matt Boehnke. In her position as a port commissioner , Mosley will prioritize Vista Field, developing a sustainable budget and long-range planning, according to her application. Before being a Commissioner Before retiring in 2023, Mosley had worked in municipal government for 40 years. The last 16 years of her career were spent as Kennewick’s city manager. As the top administrator she oversaw the budget, managed day-to-day operations and was accountable to the elected city council. She earned a bachelor’s in accounting from Gonzaga University and is a CPA.
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‘Targeted, unwelcomed and afraid.' Fuerza teachers, parents voice leadership concerns
Elida Alvarez poured her heart into her job teaching at Fuerza Elementary School , and even helped build the school’s 4th grade dual language program. The school was “never just a workplace,” she told the Kennewick School Board during a Nov. 4 public meeting . “It was a community. I believed in the program, and I was proud of it,” she said. But things changed after Alvarez experienced “one of the most difficult experiences” of her teaching career last school year. “I experienced what I believe was a pattern of intimidation, unfair treatment, excessive micromanagement and unprofessional conduct by the head administrator,” she alleged. The emotional toll became “impossible to hide,” and she began to feel “targeted, unwelcomed and afraid.” “Every day, I tried to walk into my classroom with a positive attitude and give my students the teacher they deserved,” Alvarez said, fighting through tears. “But behind that smile, I was struggling.” “My students saw me crying, noticed my anxiety and would even warn me when the administrator was approaching. Think about that for a moment — children came to school to learn, yet they were worried about protecting their own teacher. No child should ever feel the responsibility