Richland News

The Bureau of Reclamation says irrigators in central Washington's Yakima Valley should expect a near normal water supply this summer.

Atomic bowl in Richland hopes to help parents keep kids occupied and having fun this summer.

With the abundance of cherries this season, a local group is taking full advantage and giving the produce to those in need.

Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft stores, the nation's largest fabric and craft retailer, has spiffed up its Kennewick location while closing down its Richland store.

The warmer weather is making more Tri-City residents look for a place to cool down.

Kimberly Camp snatched moments from her busy schedule on Tuesday to listen to thousands of fans paying their last respects to pop icon Michael Jackson.

Richland and ConAgra Foods have signed a $1.4 million agreement for the city to sell land at Columbia Point to the company to build an administrative campus.

The Tri-Cities could have a north Richland-Pasco bridge over the Columbia River paid for by fuel savings from the central heating system of the Hanford Vitrification Plant.

Matt McKeirnan of Richland watches as a fire suspected to have been caused by fireworks scorches roughly 20 acres Saturday night above Meadow Springs in Richland.

Sockeye salmon haven't been seen in central Washington's Cle Elum Lake north of Interstate 90 for more than 100 years.

Update 12:00 PM 07/05/2009: Richland Fire Department Battalion Chief Curtis Walsh said 15-20 acres burned in a Saturday night fire in the Meadow Springs area of Richland.

The National Weather Service is warning of hot weather on both sides of the Columbia River from the Tri-Cities westward.

A record 240 participants took part in the Righteous Richland Sprint Triathlon on Saturday at Howard Amon Park in Richland.

Fireworks are likely to blame for a 20 acre fire that lit the sky in south Richland, officials said.

The city of Richland isn't just celebrating the fourth annual farmer's market. On Friday, Richland mayor John Fox, among others, welcomed the newest addition to the Carol Woodruff Plaza: a new fence.

A 23-year-old man who said he just wanted to destroy some personal documents is accused of starting a fire last September that burned property owned by the city of Richland and a resident and threatened horse stables.

A Richland couple probably didn't think about what they had in their house when they called police Monday afternoon to report an attempted burglary.

In the first of likely many meetings, state and federal officials met Tuesday with tribal and local elected officials, conservation groups and irrigation districts on how best to improve the water supply in central Washington's arid Yakima Valley.

On the corner of Jadwin Avenue and George Washington Way behind Jackson's Sports Bar sits a huge hole in the ground.

The Richland farmers market has just gotten a little more pedestrian friendly. A decorative yet functional fence recently was installed to keep young people from wandering into George Washington Way traffic.