Richland News

Homophobia. Turns out it's just not good for business. Simply ask Aaron and Melissa Klein , the disgraced Oregon bakers who refused to make two lesbians a wedding cake, calling them an "abomination unto the Lord" and, as a result of all the bad PR they received, were forced to close up shop.

Then, while in the midst of chemotherapy, she developed a fungal infection that ravaged her little body.

Two power outages Thursday in Richland left about 140 customers without electricity for up to four and a half hours.

Richland will combine two of its annual summer events into one -- City Fair and National Night Out -- and that happens from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 5 at John Dam Plaza.

Local families who bring their children to the store during giveaway hours will receive a backpack filled with pencils, paper, a pencil box, folders, glue and more.

An abandoned hotel in Richland has been collecting dust since last fall. Wednesday code enforcement opened a case, hoping to get the property cleaned up.

Participants in the Autism Spectrum on Stage camp will perform The Wizard of Oz at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 1 at the Academy of Children's Theatre, 213 Wellsian Way in Richland.

Milon Meyer, 72, was flying an experimental plane he built from a kit when it crashed in the Clearwater National Forest near the Idaho-Montana border, said Clif Dyer, owner of Sundance Aviation at Richland Airport.

Michael Peterson has made his mark in the music industry -- several Grammy and Country Music Association nominations including a No.

An overnight fatal officer involved shooting stirred a Pasco neighborhood. The people who live there say this isn't the way things used to be in the Tri-Cities.

A Kennewick family said Monday that they're moving because they don't feel safe living across the street from the man who burglarized their home.

West Richland police are investigating a rash of vehicles prowls late Sunday and early Monday.

Slurry seal is a mixture of fine aggregate and emulsified asphalt, and it's being applied to the residential roads to extend the life of the existing asphalt, a news release said.

A Richland man is accused of driving intoxicated when his car left Highway 240 and crossed over a concrete island before hitting two vehicles on Stevens Drive.

July 26, 2014 - Friends Zackery Meed, right, 15, of Kennewick, and Chris Figgins, 14, of Richland, play video simulators Friday in the Air Force trailer during the 2014 HAPO Columbia Cup.

A rule change for pop-up canopies used on the Pasco side during Water Follies earned mixed reviews Sunday from spectators.

Company: SSC North America ; 16 employees in a 40,000-square-foot facility in West Richland, Washington.

Jose Aguilar pleaded guilty last week for raping and murdering 9-month-old Serenity Reedy of Richland.

Tasting rooms are a great way to interact with wine drinkers and get feedback, said Keith Pilgrim, Terra Blanca Winery & Estate Vineyard's winemaker and co-owner.

Lowell Nichols and his brother-in-law Donald Whitman studied a placard in the main gallery of the Reach center at the west end of Columbia Park in Richland.