Serving Franklin County, WA
Serving Franklin County, WA
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PASCO – Franklin County cherry orchardist and pilot Dave MacHugh was landing his private airplane at Tri-Cities Airport after a four-hour trip to Tacoma and back Friday afternoon, May 1. Unbeknownst to him, as his plane touched down and taxied to the hangar, Gov. Jay Inslee was in the process of ordering Washington state to remain under quarantine until at least May 31. Although the weather was ideal for a general aviation flight, MacHugh wasn't on a pleasure trip. He had f...
BASIN CITY -- Local cowboys are buckin' the state's rejection of reopening Franklin County as the Fourth of July approaches. Despite the state's rejection of Phase 2 reopening in the wake of the coronavirus, residents are planning to kick up their heels for Independence Day. Two rodeo performances, a street dance, parade and fireworks are on tap as part of the Basin City Fourth of July Parade and Freedom Rodeo. The fun gets underway at 8 a.m. Friday, July 3, with rodeo slack....
PASCO — A local truck driver was charged with second-degree negligent driving after allegedly causing a crash on westbound Interstate 182 on Saturday afternoon. Jose G. Chavez, 50, was westbound in his Peterbilt truck at about 3:15 p.m. when he switched lanes and struck a second vehicle driven by Hai D. Khuong, 51, of Pasco, the Washington State Patrol said. Khuong was driving a 2005 Toyota Camry, the patrol said. He was injured in the collision and transported to a local medical center. His passenger, Krystal M. Truong, 3...
MESA - Kittens and cars don't mix. According to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, a motorist found that out Sunday, June 14, when a loose kitten distracted the driver of a vehicle northbound on U.S. Highway 395. The distracted driver, whose name has yet to be released, drifted into the median and overcorrected, the Sheriff's Office reported. As the car started sliding sideways, it overturned and rolled three times before coming to rest on its roof. The vehicle's driver...
PASCO — A Kahlotus woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash in a construction zone along U.S. Highway 395 on Tuesday afternoon. Molly A. Robitaille, 42, was transported to a Richland medical center for injuries she sustained in the crash, the Washington State Patrol reported. The crash occurred about 4 miles north of Pasco, near the intersection of Crest Loch Road, the patrol reported. Robitaille was southbound on the highway at about 1:52 p.m. when she rear-ended another vehicle that slowed down for the construction zone, t...
ELTOPIA -- The Franklin County Sheriff's Office investigated a crash about 1 p.m. June 10 that left French fries covering the front of an oil trail. According to initial reports, a tractor-trailer carrying French fries was struck by a crude oil-laden train as the truck crossed railroad tracks on Eltopia West Road. The impact left French fries on the front of the locomotive and truck debris spread across the crossing. Authorities detoured traffic onto Sagemoor Road while they...
LYONS FERRY — Columbia Basin Dive Rescue recovered the body of a man who went missing after a fishing boat capsized on the Palouse River May 31. The dive rescue team, in partnership with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, recovered the body of Rojello Saldana, 21, of Touchet, as well as the boat June 1. According to the Sheriff's Office, Saldana was fishing with another man and a woman in a boat on the Palouse River when a storm rolled in. At 7:39 p.m., deputies were dispatched to the area where two survivors had made i...
KAHLOTUS — A Dixie woman was injured Saturday in an all-terrain vehicle crash at night on state Highway 261. Jacqueline A. Duvall, 48, was transported to a Richland-area hospital for treatment of her injuries, the Washington State Patrol reported. According to the patrol, Duvall was northbound at 10:08 p.m. along the highway when she lost control of the ATV and the vehicle overturned and came to rest on the southbound lane about 3.6 miles south of town near Lower Monumental Dam on the Snake River. She was not wearing a h...
OTHELLO — A local man was airlifted to a medical center and a local woman taken to an area hospital following a crash Saturday afternoon. Felix Rodriguez Martinez, 74, was airlifted from the scene of the crash at about 4:08 p.m. at the intersection of state Highway 17 and Cunningham Road, the Washington State Patrol reported. His passenger, Rosalva Pelayo Gonzalez, 68, was transported by private vehicle to the local hospital. The couple was in a 1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass at the time of the crash, the patrol reported. The p...
MESA — Farmers and other land owners willing to provide hunting access on their land may be eligible to receive funding from the state. The state Department of Fish and wildlife has $2.7 million to help with hunting program costs and private land access. Some of the funds will be used for the Hunt by Reservation system and increasing hunting opportunities for big game, turkey, upland game, waterfowl and more. "We are honored to receive this grant funding to expand our current opportunities and private lands access statewide,"...
BURBANK -- A Volvo truck dealership has expanded its operation to serve the Tri-Cities area. Northwest Equipment Sales opened a new 30,000-square-foot facility on 10 acres. It is the company's fourth location. The Burbank location has five service bays, four of which are drive-through, company officials said. When operating at capacity, it will have 18 employees and an inventory of parts valued at $250,000. The new center will be able to accommodate up to 15 trucks simultaneously, officials said. Northwest Equipment Sales...
Educators nationwide scoff at the idea of homeschooling children. Those in unions, especially those in the Washington Education Association in our state, say parents can't provide the same educational opportunities at home as are available in public schools. A large part of their reasoning are social interactions. Indeed, those in the union have long argued social interactions are more important than allowing advanced students to move up a grade or substandard students from...