Benton County

A disease that's rewriting the record books in California has been detected in Washington State, more specifically, the Central and Eastern areas.

According to the state Department of Ecology, drought conditions continue in central Washington and may be developing in the northern and even western parts of the state.  And the recent Water Supply Availability Committee meeting indicated existing drought conditions are likely to persist through the summer, and in some areas, conditions may worsen. T...

One person is dead and two others have injuries following a two-vehicle collision near the Grant/Benton County Line last Friday (May 9). The Washington State Patrol says it happened at around 11 a.m. on State Route 24 near the south side of the Vernita Bridge when a sports car driven by 68-year-old James Sandall of Yakima made a left turn onto the highway and was struck by an oncoming pickup truck

This year, as in year’s past, the Washington State Department of Agriculture will deploy thousands of traps to monitor for Japanese beetle adults.  While the program traps around nurseries and farms throughout the state, most traps are placed at pathways like airports, railways, or transfer stations.  The Departmen...

Many of the cooling center locations include libraries and the Columbia Center Mall