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PASCO — A local man was arrested about 10:10 after being found in a person's bedroom. Eric Flores Jr., 20, was booked into the Benton Franklin County Jail for burglary; he's sisnce been released. According to a police report, an Iris Court resident awoke to find a man, later identified as Flores, in his bedroom. Flores allegedly told the victim to stop his dogs from barking and fled, a police report said. The victim also fled to call police. Flores was arrested a short time later, police said. Anyone with information on t...
PASCO — For the second time in one day, Franklin County Sheriff's Office deputies have recovered a stolen vehicle and arrested a driver. According to a Sheriff's Office report, Deputy Mona Bolanos spotted a suspicious pickup at a gas station Aug. 30 at the intersection of North Fourth and Steamran avenues. Bolanos checked the vehicle's license plate and learned the pickup was reported stolen from Grant County, the report said. She approaced the vehicle and arrested a man s...
RITZVILLE – After wrapping up railroad track maintenance in Franklin County last week, the world's largest undercutter has moved to adjacent Adams County. The train will remain in Adams County through the remainder of the week, according to Burlington Northern Santa Fe's Dwayne Streeter. "It's the world's biggest, fastest undercutter," Streeter said of the train that moved from Pasco to Ritzville last Wednesday. "The RM802 UC01." The undercutter cleans the ballast u...