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KENNEWICK – Professional Bull Riders will buck into town for the Sept. 9-10 Tri-Cities Classic. The Toyota Center event will include some of the best bull riders in the world and the sport's rankest bovine athletes in the ultimate showdown of man versus. beast in a new series . In last year's Kennewick debut, Washington's own Cody Casper captured the victory courtesy of a flawless 3-for-3 performance at the inaugural performance. The newly launched PBR Challenger Series w...
ST. JOHN – Here are the results of the final sprint boat race of the season Saturday, Aug. 27, at Webb's Slough: Modified Class – Pour Decisions, driver Jason Perkins of Cheney and navigator Kyle Belles of Spangle, 1st; Purcell Racing, driver James Goldberg of Edmonds and navigator Jeff Purcell of Grapeview, 2nd; and Way She Goes, driver Jeremy Souza and navigator Jessy Law, both of Oak Harbor, 3rd. 400 Class – Punisher, driver Phil Miller of Castlegar, B.C. and navig...
My husband and I recently got into a discussion about the differences in the labeling of chicken. He saw a post on social media outlining the supposed differences between “pasture raised,” “cage raised,” “cage free,” and “free range.” It is easy to get caught up in the virtuous marketing of “pasture raised,” “cage free,” and “free range” versus “cage raised.” It is easy to imagine flocks of chickens strutting through pristine green fields and foraging for their food, but to...
Who has more mental problems – perpetrators of gun violence or congressional Republicans, including our own Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who lack normal compassion and regard for human life, even of young children? Congressional Republicans have once again copped out of their responsibility to do anything significant to stop mass killings by effectively acting only on mental illness measures. At the least, their social-emotional development has been severely stunted. Using the Second Amendment of the Constitution as their c...
In a recent op-ed, state Sen. Mark Schoesler, alluded to a new “bad law” that prevents law enforcement from pursuing criminal suspects in most situations. He cherry-picks a paragraph from an op-ed in a Seattle newspaper written by one of his senate colleagues, Marka Dhingra, who happens to be the first Sikh elected to a public office anywhere in the U.S.. (The Sikhs are a persecuted religious sect in India.) Also, she has been a deputy prosecuting attorney for King County for 20 years. I looked up her guest editorial and it...
BURBANK — Two Pasco boys were injured early Monday morning, Aug. 22, after the car in which they were passengers crashed while being pursued by the Washington State Patrol. The 16-year-old driver, also from Pasco, was not injured, the patrol reported. But his 15-year-old and 16-year-old passengers were transported to a Richland hospital. The cause of the crash remains under investigation and charges are pending against the driver. The patrol has yet to release the identities of the boys or say what charges are pending a...
ELTOPIA — A Connell man sustained injuries in a one-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 395 early Sunday morning, Aug. 21. Efrain Medina Ruelas, 44, is also facing a driving while under the influence charge after the 2:18 a.m. crash near the Eltopia exit, the Washington State Patrol said. Ruelas was northbound on the highway when he veered onto the shoulder and his 1998 Ford Ranger pickup overturned, the patrol said. Despite wearing a seatbelt, Ruelas was injured and transported to a Richland hospital, the patrol said. The cause o...
PASCO — A West Richland man is facing charges in an Aug. 15 crash on U.S. Highway 395 about 9 miles north of the Pasco. Ismael Neponuceno-Sanchez, 24, of West Richland, is facing charges of second-degree negligent driving and operating a motor vehicle without ignition interlock, according to the Washington State Patrol. Neponuceno-Sanchez was northbound at about 11:45 p.m. when he lost control of his 2011 Cadillac and struck a northbound 2001 Peterbilt truck driven by Guadalupe Enriquez Camacho, 41, of Richland, the patrol r...
GOLDENDALE — The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking public input on its draft status review for the Columbian white-tailed deer. The agency is recommending re-classifying Columbian white-tailed deer from endangered to threatened. Columbian white-tailed deer were listed under the federal Environmental Species Act in 1973, and by the state in 1980. Since then, the white-tailed deer population has fluctuated. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conducted estimated a low of only 545 deer in 2002 and an estimated p...
GRAHAM — A state senator plans to introduce a parents' "bill of rights" package when the Legislature convenes in January for its 2023 session. Sen. Jim McCune, R-Graham, said Wednesday, Aug. 24, that its time schools address parental concerns about controversial sexual education, Critical Race Theory and other questionable topics being taught in school. “Parents know what is best for their children, and the state needs to recognize the parent’s right to play the primary role in determining education policy and school curri...