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Tri-City Herald
April 17, 2018
Benton County Coroner John Hansens is working with police and fire investigators before deciding if an autopsy is necessary. Chapman said he met Rowlette when Zerorez moved into the commercial building five years ago. The senior was not well then and under medical care. "We kept an eye out for himÃâà...
Tri-City Herald
April 17, 2018
Richland, WA. A man died in a home fire Monday in the Richland Wye. The Benton County Coroner's Office said the elderly man was inside the small, burning home on 1300 block of Dakota Avenue in Richland. People saw flames and smoke coming from house, said Richland Fire Chief Tom Huntington.
Tri-City Herald
April 11, 2018
Kennewick High School officials said Wednesday that one of the school's students died by suicide Tuesday. The Benton County Coroner's Office confirmed Jacob Tague, 18, died from a gunshot at his home on South Edison Street. Principal Ron King said students were told of Tague's death by theirÃâà...
Tri-City Herald
April 10, 2018
While some communities in Washington are getting pounded by a late-season flu strain, it appears the Tri-Cities is being spared. That's welcome news at the end of a particularly harsh flu season that saw 20 local fatalities — far more than any other in recent memory. At this point, it appears the local fluÃâà...
NBC Right Now
April 6, 2018
Benton County, WA- Weber Canyon Road is back open after an early morning semi-truck crash. According to Washington State Patrol, the truck was traveling eastbound on I-82 when it drove through a median, over an embankment and finally stopped on SR-225. The driver was cited for negligent driving.
Tri-City Herald
April 5, 2018
He pleaded innocent Thursday in Benton County Superior Court to second-degree assault with a deadly weapon. His trial is scheduled May 21. Strother went to Montoure's place at the Heatherstone Apartments on Saturday afternoon and was going to drive Montoure's girlfriend to the store when MontoureÃâà...
KING5.com
April 4, 2018
Fast forward to July 2017: The parents never told Rowlette, now married and living in Benton County, Washington, she was conceived with the help of fertility treatments. Ancestry.com tells Rowlette her biological father is a man named Gerald Mortimer. It must be a mistake, she tells her mom — who takes aÃâà...
Tri-City Herald
April 2, 2018
A Kennewick father of four is on trial for an August attack that left his wife with 23 stab wounds. Abdul Rahman Sweidan, 47, appeared Monday morning in Benton County Superior Court before an initial pool of 100 jurors. By the end of the day, 20 people were excused by Judge Joe Burrowes for hardshipsÃâà...
KEPR 19
March 28, 2018
BENTON CITY, Wash. - Sheriff's deputies have arrested a man who tried to speed away from police. Action News has learned a deputy with the Benton County Sheriff's Office was stopped at a red light at an intersection in Benton City, Tuesday afternoon, when a green car next to the patrol car started toÃâà...
Tri-City Herald
March 27, 2018
The study said there are at least 25 syringe exchange programs operating in 18 Washington counties, typically through local health departments, tribal entities and ... The district elected to house Blue Mountain at its Pasco clinic because the Kennewick clinic is next to the Benton County Justice Center.
Tri-City Herald
March 27, 2018
Here's a running list of closures, outages and traffic hazards from the high winds today in the Tri-Cities. Sustained wind speeds of 21 to 23 mph are forecast in the Tri-Cities through 10 p.m., with gusts up to 32 mph, according to the National Weather Service. Send photos of the weather, or weather-relatedÃâà...
Tri-City Herald
March 27, 2018
A Kennewick couple are accused of insurance fraud after filing a claim the day after they bought an insurance policy. Colby Getchell, 34, and Jessica Getchell, 33, are charged in Benton County Superior Court with first-degree attempted theft, according to the Washington Office of the InsuranceÃâà...
Tri-City Herald
March 26, 2018
Individually, Benton County gained nearly 4,700 people and Franklin County gained 1,800, for growth rates of 2.4 percent and 2 percent. Statewide, Washington grew to 7.4 million, an increase of 125,000 people or 1.7 percent. According to the census bureau, the Tri-City population growth is driven byÃâà...
Tri-City Herald
March 22, 2018
... Richland, according to Roy McLean, Benton County chief deputy coroner. His girlfriend was driving according to friends posting on social media. Ruby Gomez, 18, of Kennewick, was headed east in a Cadillac Escalade at 7 p.m. Wednesday when she lost control, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Tri-City Herald
March 21, 2018
Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., has been denied the use of a Kennewick hotel for an event, according to his campaign staff. An organizer of ... of Washington. The Benton County Republican Party has “a formal but evolving process to vet and endorse candidates,” said Bill Berkman, chairman of the county party.
KEPR 19
March 20, 2018
Gary describes him as a father that puts his family first, and a man that would do without in order for his children to have more. "He loves them dearly, he would do anything for them," Gary said. Sadly, Gary knows it will take a long time for this wound to heal. The Benton County Sheriff's Office is continuing their investigation,Ãâà...
Tri-City Herald
March 16, 2018
The woman is one of 10 people in Washington who've became ill in the outbreak — and one of at least 87 people nationwide. A Walla Walla County woman in her 30s also was among those who became ill. Unlike the Benton County woman, she had to spend time in the hospital, state health officials said.
Police News
March 10, 2018
The Benton County Sheriff's Office Law Enforcement Bureau is made of the Patrol Division, the Detective Division, and the Records Division. There are 63 commissioned deputy positions within the Law Enforcement Bureau. All new deputies will begin their career in the Patrol Division assigned to one of four patrol squads.
NBC Right Now
March 2, 2018
... WA - A man and a woman are dead after an apparent murder-suicide that took place in a Prosser orchard. The shooting happened around 6:45 last night at a vineyard near North Hinzerling Road between McCreadie and Huard Roads. After getting a call from the victims' 21-year-old son, Benton CountyÃâà...
Tri-City Herald
February 28, 2018
Law enforcement officers swarmed Kiona-Benton City High School on Wednesday, taking a 15-year-old away at gunpoint, after rumors that a gun was brought on campus. No gun was found and the boy was later released and is not expected to be charged, said Benton County Sheriff Jerry Hatcher. Ki-BeÃâà...
NBC Right Now
February 27, 2018
BENTON COUNTY, WA - The CDC reports that every 12 seconds, an adult over the age of 65 gets admitted to the ER due to a fall...and every day, 74 of those admitted will die. To fight those statistics, one fire district is doing what it can to prevent these injuries from happening. With response times reachingÃâà...
KEPR 19
February 19, 2018
WEST RICHLAND, Wash. Fire Captain Ed Dunbar from Benton County District 4 said his team is the first line of defense for almost 20,000 of their neighbors, with another 9,000 expected over the next few years. He said more neighbors means more calls for help. These days he said it takes 17 minutes just to get to callers atÃâà...
Q13 FOX
February 17, 2018
Most recently, Solorio was convicted for 1 felony count of Possession of Methamphetamine out of Benton County that occurred in 2015. His last ... He has more than 50 convictions in the State of Washington with multiple trips to jail in Benton and Franklin Counties along with several State Prison sentences.
Yakima Herald-Republic
February 15, 2018
Amy S. Brown, 36, of Prosser is wheeled into her first appearance Monday in Benton County Superior Court on suspicion of second-degree murder of Amanda Hill. The fatal shooting happened early Saturday morning during a dispute at a birthday party in Prosser. Brown is apparently in a wheelchairÃâà...
NBC Right Now
February 12, 2018
PROSSER, WA - Benton County Sheriff's deputies say the fatal shooting happened at a house near the Prosser Airport on North River Road. 36-year-old Amy Brown is accused of shooting and killing 35-year-old Amanda Hill, after the two women were arguing outside the house. When police got there theyÃâà...
Yakima Herald-Republic
February 12, 2018
PROSSER, Wash. -- Authorities have released the name of a 35-year-old woman who died early Saturday morning in Prosser. Amanda L. Hill, of Buckley, was found with an injury to her chest around 12:45 a.m. Saturday, according to a news release from the Benton County Sheiriff's Office. A deputy and aÃâà...
KEPR 19
February 4, 2018
According to Pasco Police, Kerry Brooks, 24, broke into the Washington Army National Guard armory near downtown Pasco and got inside a military Humvee. Police say he managed to start the vehicle and crashed it through the gate. Brooks then allegedly drove the Humvee to the Yakima Training Center. Police say heÃâà...
Tri-City Herald
January 31, 2018
17 lying next to a barbed-wire fence near Sales Yard Road. He'd been dead for four to five days, said Benton County sheriff's investigators. The man appeared to have died from natural causes. After almost a week of investigating, deputies didn't know who he was. They contacted a Washington State PatrolÃâà...
KEPR 19
August 1, 2017
BENTON COUNTY, Wash. – Marijuana is a heavily taxed industry in the state of Washington. Business is booming, state-wide and in Benton County too. Action News dug deeper to find out how much money our county receives from this lucrative business. "It doesn't stay here," said Benton County Commissioner JimÃâà...
Tri-City Herald
December 31, 1999
That's why a new criminal complaint was filed March 8 by the Benton County Prosecutor's Office. Moody is scheduled to appear in court later this month to enter a plea to the new charge. Thompson, 62, told police that he and Moody were dating and had lived together for two years. The two allegedly startedÃâà...
Yakima Herald-Republic
December 31, 1999
BENTON CITY, Wash. -- A 2-year-old child died Monday after he wandered ... Benton County Sheriff Jerry Hatcher said the incident started when the child's father reportedly wanted to take a nap inside the family's trailer off Demoss Road near Benton City. Investigators said the father appeared to barricadeÃâà...
NBC Right Now
December 31, 1999
KENNEWICK, WA - Small. Dangerous. Weak. These are all things some might say to describe why women shouldn't be firefighters. But the women of Benton County Fire District #1 are here to bust those stereotypes. Meet Lt. Tracy Baker, Yvette Sanders, Masha Sells, and Kayte Salter. Each one of themÃâà...
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