Franklin County News

A Pasco man who was beaten by a cellmate has lost his left eye and remained in a coma Thursday after about seven hours of surgery at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

A limping economy has cooled Clark County's once-sizzling population growth, knocking it down to almost a 25-year low.

One thousand feet of new rail added to an exiting rail line near the Port of Pasco may not sound like a lot.

Two Pasco men pleaded innocent Tuesday to allegations they fired upon a rolled car because the occupants had earlier taken their money and marijuana.

A group of farmers and environmentalists have filed suit protesting the state's decision last month to transfer a water right to a Franklin County feedlot that will house 30,000 head of cattle.

Washington's latest census report names Franklin County one of the fastest growing counties in the state.

MATTAWA, Wash. -- Three apple pickers have filed a class-action lawsuit against a Connell-based pilot for allegedly spraying dozens of workers in Mattawa last year with a toxic herbicide.

A family torn apart by a crash that left a 20-year-old Pasco man dead and his 25-year-old cousin charged with vehicular homicide came together again briefly Tuesday.

A suspect in a fatal Pasco shooting is scheduled to meet next week with a state psychiatrist, three weeks after he was ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation.

Fireworks sales begin Sunday in some areas of the Mid-Columbia, and firefighters in the region will be on alert because of high danger of wildfires and inconsistent laws in area cities and counties.

The trial for a Pasco teen charged in an April slaying has been delayed two weeks.

The hearing of a Pasco man accused of murder is postponed while attorney's wait for results of a mental exam.

A family torn apart by a crash that left a 20-year-old Pasco man dead and his 25-year-old cousin charged with vehicular homicide came together again briefly Tuesday.

A Pasco woman struck a deal with prosecutors and avoided more jail time for lying to police about a badly damaged van parked in her yard that was involved in the fatal shooting of Tiairra Jo Garcia.

Washington State Patrol investigators are working to identify a man who died last night after crashing his van about six miles south of Othello.

A fire apparently started by a train Saturday night burned 250 acres along the tracks running parallel to Canal Drive and Highway 240 in Kennewick, said Chris Hutsell, acting captain for Kennewick Fire Station 2. The fire started about 8:30 p.m. as a result of sparks from a passing train, officials said.

Franklin County Sheriff's Deputies bust a hidden marijuana growing operation. According to a press release, deputies received a tip to check out 161 pilgrim road, about 10 miles east of Pasco.

CONNELL, Franklin County - A State Patrol bomb squad destroyed two suspicious packages delivered to the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center.

West Nile virus hasn't been detected in Benton County this year, though it's likely present there, the Benton County Mosquito Control District manager said Wednesday.

Since he was booked into the Franklin County jail almost two years ago, Vicente Ruiz has been anxious to face jurors and deny any involvement in the killing of five men in a Pasco auto body shop.