Jake Dorsey
TriCityHerald
Kennewick, WA, United States
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I-90 will be a nightmare this weekend. Avoid it or be prepared to wait, state says
The Washington Department of Transportation is asking westbound drivers to avoid Interstate 90 during Columbus Day weekend. There’s a suggested detour on Highway 970. → Read More
UPDATE: Woot! Spectrum service restored
The workweek got off to a bad start. Spectrum’s internet service crashed across the Tri-Cities, with residents lighting up the company on social media. It’s the second downtime in four days. → Read More
Richland police looking for man exposing himself to girls
Richland police are searching for a man who exposed himself to two young girls near Chief Joseph Middle School. → Read More
UPDATE: Ki-Be student arrested after threats to shoot up school
Kiona-Benton City School District and Benton County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that a student made a threat against the high school on social media. Deputies arrested the boy Friday afternoon. → Read More
The father who found a coyote in his home could’ve died Friday. Narcan saved him
The Kennewick man who found a coyote pup in his home earlier this summer almost died from a suspected opioid overdose Friday. Police revived him with Narcan and later arrested him for DUI. → Read More
Tri-City flagger killed by accused drunk driver
A drunk driver slammed into traffic flagger Tyresa Monaghan, 49, of Kennewick, on Tuesday night outside Athena, Oregon. The driver tried to flee before police arrived, hitting another car. → Read More
Richland man dies after motorcycle crash on GW Way
Kevin Bladow, 57, died Thursday after crashing July 29 near the intersection of Jadwin Avenue and George Washington Way in Richland. He was riding a motorcycle. → Read More
Franklin Graham went to Porter’s. The business got a bit roasted
Franklin Graham went to Porter’s Real Barbecue for lunch Tuesday before his event at Columbia Point Park in Richland. The barbecue place bragged about it, and the division online went from there. → Read More
Alert: Highway to Walla Walla closed by fast-growing wildfire
The Wallula Junction that merges highways 12 and 730 has been closed because of wildfire. Highway 12 is the primary route connecting the Tri-Cities to Walla Walla. → Read More
Tri-Cities wildfires whip up fire ‘tornadoes’
Recent wildfires around the Tri-Cities have spawned what experts call “fire devils,” tornadoes that shoot fire and hot smoke into the air. → Read More
Rattlesnake vs. Pomeranian. This Badger Canyon tale ends better than you think
A Badger Canyon woman says her Pomeranian puppy saved her from being bitten by a rattlesnake that she nearly stepped on. → Read More
Fire ravages West Richland home, spreads to grass
A West Richland mobile home caught on fire around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. The fire then apparently spread into a small grass fire, according to initial reports. → Read More
A lawyer looked into racism claims at a Tri-Cities school basketball game. Here's the results
A Seattle law firm hired to investigate the events of a February 2018 basketball game between Ellen Ochoa and Libby Leona middle schools has turned in its final report. → Read More
Trapper defends killing coyote pup. 'Drowning is the cleanest way of doing it'
The Kennewick trapper who captured a coyote pup in a Kennewick home Monday and then killed it says he did what the state allows him to do. State and local officials disagree. → Read More
20-year-old Columbia Center movie theater to close
A Columbia Center mall spokeswoman said the 20-year-old Regal Cinemas movie theater at the mall will close. → Read More
That coyote pup and its happy ending? The trapper lied. Now he's under investigation
A Kennewick trapper lied to a homeowner and a police officer about releasing a coyote pup after removing it from a Kennewick house. He drowned it instead. → Read More
Cats worth $12,000 are stolen as the Pasco breeder slept
Six cats worth thousands of dollars were stolen from a Pasco breeder as she slept. Police say they've assigned a detective to the case. → Read More
He found this curled up in his Kennewick kitchen. Then he saw the teeth
A Kennewick homeowner found a young coyote in their home Monday. A police officer and a trapper managed to capture the animal unharmed and release it into the wild. → Read More
Hanford High School honors classmate who drowned
Hanford High School held a moment of silence during commencement Friday night to honor Dmetri Kennedy-Woody. The 18-year-old drowned in the Yakima River on Memorial Day. → Read More
This Pasco teen hadn't seen her sister for years. The airman gave her a graduation surprise
Chiawana High School senior Cailin Villa hadn't seen her older sister in the Air Force for two years. At Chiawana's graduation practice run Friday, Cailin got a surprise. → Read More