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COLTON — Whitman County Sheriff’s Office has reported a Colton man died Sept. 6 following a combine incident west of Colton and Uniontown. At 3:50 p.m., Whitman County Deputies and District 14 Fire and EMS were advised of an unconscious person who was involved in a combine accident on Bauer Road near Wolf Road, according to a media release from Undersheriff Chris Chapman. Once deputies arrived on scene it was determined the individual had succumbed to his wounds. The investigation revealed the deceased, Brian Lee Smith, 55,...
SUNNYSIDE – A Pasco man involved in a three-vehicle crash this morning was not injured. According to the Washington State Patrol, the crash occurred at 3:27 a.m. near Milepost 63 of Interstate 82. Benjamin J. Arteaga, 33, of Pasco, was westbound on the interstate and slowed his 2012 GMC Savanna due to fog, the patrol reported. When he slowed, Victor Soto, 26, of Yakima rearended Lynette C. Hopwood, 68, of Prosser, who then rear-ended Arteaga. Soto’s 2004 Toyota Camry overturned, the patrol reported, noting the driver had to...
SPOKANE -- Officials at the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency are warning residents in the region that, depending on the winds and fire activity, air quality over the next several days is expected to worse. According to a Sept. 10 news release, air quality today (Sept. 11) could possibly reach the Orange Range (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) or worse of the Air Quality Index (AQI). Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 12-13, the air quality could decline even further to the Purple...
PASCO — State fisheries officials have updated season rules for catching salmon the next three days. From Sept. 11-13, fishermen may keep one Chinook or one Coho salmon between Hood River Bridge and Pasco. The minimum size is 12 inches, officials said, noting all other salmon species and steelhead must be released....