Richland News

A jury of nine women and five men was seated Tuesday afternoon to hear evidence in the case of a motorist charged with causing a fatal crash.

John C.I. Young, 19, of Richland walks into Benton County Superior Court Wednesday morning for the beginning of his first-degree murder trial for the July 4 death of Joshua Snapp of Richland.

The board awarded a $16.8 million contract to Tri-City builder Fowler General Construction Inc. to construct a new Lewis & Clark Elementary School.

The Arc of Tri-Cities and Parent to Parent will present a class on trust funds to parents and families who have children with developmental disabilities.

Arnold Porter of Kennewick wasn't thinking about ticks when he took his miniature schnauzer, Roxy, for an Easter walk on Bateman Island.

The Ben Franklin Transit board is expected to vote on a proposed contract with Dennis Solensky at a special meeting today.

April 7, 2014 - The Pasco City Council awarded a bid for demolition of buildings in the area of East Lewis Street and South Tacoma Avenue.

Today is day #3 of the murder trial of John Young, the Richland teen accused of shooting and killing Joshua Snapp last summer.

Neil Aiello, center, speaks to residents at a UNHCR, UN Refugee Agency, truck during a recent trip to Africa.

Kiwanis Club of the Horse Heaven Hills meets at noon Monday in the fourth-floor conference room at Clover Island Inn, Kennewick.

Richland residents are invited to review instructional materials being proposed to teach about HIV/AIDS and personal growth and development in Richland schools.

Pet Over Population Prevention will hold a microchip clinic from 1-4 p.m. April 27 at 524B Warehouse St. in Richland.

Local Pastors, from left, Wes Lindseth of Life Church 7, Jon Brandstetter of Columbia FourSquare Church, Steve Watson of The Bridge Church and Dan Keller of Island View Worship Center, pose for a photo at The Bridge Church in Richland.

Thien V. Le was cited for speeding in the 9:10 a.m. incident on Highway 240 at Aaron Drive, according to the Washington State Patrol.

The two men weren't necessarily best friends, but they went from hanging out every once in a while to "more and more," often at the Richland skate park, said the witnesses, friends of Young and Hunt.

See a video at tricityherald.com. A Richland mountaineering guide who takes climbers up Mount Everest wasn’t hurt in this morning’s deadly avalanche on the peak.

An imaging technique used in medicine could help detect hidden nuclear material, according to the results of a computer simulation reported this week in the Journal of Applied Physics 1 .

Theater students from Richland and Hanford high schools took home several honors and scholarships at the recent Washington State Thespian Festival.

Seventeen small Tri-City businesses are in the running for the 2014 Mid-Columbia Small Business of the Year awards.

Katie Ziegler has been named 2013 Dispatcher of the Year for Southeast Communications, a division of Benton County Emergency Management.