Serving Franklin County, WA
Serving Franklin County, WA
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BENTON CITY — A Pasco man was taken to a Richland hospital after an early morning crash today, Nov. 30, on state Highway 240, also known as the "Hanford Highway." Kyle A. Nation, 38, was westbound in his 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer when he lost control of his vehicle at about 6:19 a.m., the Washington State Patrol reported. Nation overcorrected on the icy roadway and his vehicle overturned near Milepost 17, the patrol said. The driver was wearing a seatbelt; neither drugs nor alcohol were factors, the patrol said. The cause o...
ELTOPIA — Out of 32,000 boat inspections here along U.S. Highway 395 and in Spokane County, only 25 vessels were found to have invasive zebra and Quagga muscles. In addition to the mussels, Fish and Wildlife employees said they found invasive aquatic plants in 632 boats and standing water in 168 boats. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife did not release any current information on how much taxpayer money was spent to man the stations for the last 11 months. In the budget plan for the 2017-19 biennium, the agency p...
CONNELL — A local man was taken to a Pasco hospital this morning, Nov. 30, following a crash on an icy highway about 7:16 a.m. Antonio Garciamix, 46, was northbound on U.S. Highway 395 when he lost control of his 2005 Chevrolet Silverado about 4 miles north of the city, the Washington State Patrol reported. The pickup left the roadway and overturned near Milepost 60, the patrol said. Garciamix was wearing a seatbelt, the patrol reported, noting neither alcohol nor drugs were factors in the crash. The driver was cited for s...
OLYMPIA — The state Fish and Wildlife Commission is expected to consider approving a land transaction and hear updates on a wide variety of topics during its Dec. 3-5 virtual commission meeting. The commission will begin with fish and wildlife committee meetings at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, discussing hatchery reform policies, spring bear hunts, grazing policies and fire response on publicly owned lands managed by the agency. The commission convenes again Friday, beginning at 10 a.m., and will consider transferring 175 a...
TOPPENISH — A Pasco driver is being blamed with the injury of a cyclist on state Highway 22 a mile north of the city this morning. Robert A. Morris, 71, was northbound at about 11:42 a.m. on the highway in a 2020 GMC Sierra pickup when his passenger-side mirror struck cyclist Alexander W. Edwards, 33, of Richland, the Washington State Patrol reported. Morris was injured and taken to an area hospital; his condition was not released. Morris and his passenger Cheryl D. Morris, 68, also of Pasco, were not injured in the i...
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee unveiled a new cellphone-based coronavirus exposure notification system Monday. During an afternoon press conference, Inslee touted the new "WaNotify" application designed in corroboration with University of Washington, Google and Apple. The cellphone application is voluntary and uses Bluetooth technology to connect to other cellphones with the application. According to the governor, users who are within 6 feet of someone for 15 minutes who has the application and is reporting the viral infection v...