West Richland News

More than 460 business leaders enthusiastically cheer progress in the area at the 11th Annual State of the Cities luncheon during the Regional Chamber of Commerce meeting in Pasco today.

The city of Pasco and the Port of Pasco used a similar method — building a process water treatment plant — to attract food processors to the Pasco Processing Center.

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SPOKANE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE: On May 6, 2013, Spokane County Sheriff's Deputy Matt Gould responded to the area near the 4000 block of West Richland Road to investigate a burglary at a home for sale.

Vic Olsen of MetalFab Inc. in West Richland welds sections of steel beams Monday for a new building on the corner of Columbia Center Boulevard and Colorado Street in Kennewick.

Aldrich, who has been involved in West Richland politics off and on for about 15 years, said in a statement that she plans to emphasize the need to revitalize the city by making it a stopping point for Red Mountain winery visitors and focusing on the Van Giesen Street corridor.

There’s no standard screening test, and the cancer often isn’t diagnosed until later stages, when the chances of survival drop.

The contest is a part of the Mid-Columbia Libraries and Richland Public Library’s annual “Go Wild for Reading” event.

He will run against former Kennewick Mayor Tom Moak, who also announced plans to seek the District 2 seat.

West Richland Mayor Donna Noski has decided against running for re-election, and at least one person has already tossed a hat into the ring.

Gerry has been a member of the West Richland council for the last four years, and is being endorsed by current mayor Donna Noski, who is not running for re-election. West Richland has a strong mayor form of government in which the mayor is elected by voters and runs the day to day operations of the city,

A fraud suspect is behind bars after West Richland police say he tried to rent out a home that was not his.

23-year-old Marc A. Trujillo allegedly posted an ad on Craigslist for a rental property that was actually owned by a Navy serviceman deployed overseas and was in the process of being sold by a local realty company, Capt.

Jenna Spracklen, 11, practices her cheerleader moves Tuesday while using a foam pit trampoline court at the recently opened Get Air Tri-Cities in Kennewick.

A project to provide better access from Interstate 82 to Benton City and West Richland picked up some state money at the end of the legislative session, but not what one state representative was hoping to get.

A contractor could begin placing a bituminous surface treatment on several Benton County roads as early as Monday, a county news release said.

West Richland and Tri-Cities residents: Wouldn’t you like access to the pretty Yakima River via a footbridge loop park off of Van Giesen? There is a property that has been on the market for years.

April 25, 2013 - Stevi Blithe, left, of West Richland and Abby Grisham of Richland spin streamers during a class Wednesday at Washington State University Tri-Cities in Richland.