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HANFORD SITE - The National Weather Service is predicting the hottest temperature in the country today will be here on the former nuclear reservation. According to the agency, the high today is predicted to reach 119 degrees, at least 2 degrees hotter than nearby cities. Pasco, Kennewick and Richland are expected to top out at 117 degrees today, setting a new all-time high for the Tri-Cities area. The hottest June 29 on record was in 1904, when the temperature there hit 107...
PASCO - Police are asking for the public's help in their investigation into a suspicious house fire. At about 3:30 p.m. Monday, June 28, a home at the corner of Sylvester Street and Road 56 was reported ablaze. Fire crews responded amid temperatures that soared above 100 degrees. Officials have said the fire is "suspicious" and are investigating. Anyone with information on the blaze is asked to email detective Ron Seltun at [email protected] or call dispatch at...
OTHELLO — A Kennewick man was taken to a hospital this morning after his vehicle struck debris and flipped along state Highway 17. Anthony D. Parrella, 35, was taken an area hospital following the 6:52 a.m. crash, the Washington State Patrol reported. Parrella is facing a second-degree negligento driving charge in connection with the crash. According to a patrol report, Parrella was northbound in his 2004 Toyota on the highway when he struck debris south of Booker Road. He lost control and the vehicle overturned. Neither d...