Silenced by Morgan Greene Listen (Runtime :46) Read A Yakima A.C. Davis High School senior has won a Congressional Art Competition with her depiction of a woman and the symbol of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women movement. Morgan Greene’s painting, called Silenced, shows a woman with a red hand-print covering her face. Greene’s selection… Read More
Foster Families Needed - May Is Foster Care Awareness Month Continue Reading Foster Families Needed – May Is Foster Care Awareness MonthRead More
Getting All Kids Involved, The Richland School District Annual Field Day Returns Continue Reading Getting All Kids Involved, The Richland School District Annual Field Day ReturnsRead More
Riding Horseback To Bring Awareness Of Wild Mustang Adoption Continue Reading Riding Horseback To Bring Awareness Of Wild Mustang AdoptionRead More
Free School Meals To End This Summer Continue Reading Expanded Free School Meals To End This SummerRead More
What to do in Richland, WA if you find an inert bomb? Continue Reading It’s Not Unusual To Own A Bomb In RichlandRead More
A Richland, Wa resident rethinks owning bomb memorabilia. Continue Reading Richland Resident Rethinks Bomb MementoRead More
More than four million people have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion. Most of them have gone to other European countries, some are trying to get to the US.
Lana Sinyuk is in the Tri Cities trying to help those Ukranians, while also helping her own family in the middle of a war.
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Reports of 1000 Ukranians coming to the Tri Cities are not accurate according to the head of an organization that aids refugees in the area. Continue Reading Reports Of A Thousand Ukrainian Refugees Coming To Tri Cities Is FalseRead More
Emails Reveal Potential Violations By Richland School Board Director Continue Reading Emails Reveal Potential Violations By Richland School Board DirectorRead More
A proposal before the Ben Franklin Transit Board could cut millions from the public transportation budget Listen NWPB’s Dori Luzzo Gilmour reports on a transportation advocacy group concerned about proposed cuts to public transit in the Tri-Cities / Runtime – 1:32 Read A transportation advocacy group is sounding the alarm regarding potential cuts to the… Read More
Emails involving the mask mandate and other issues show possible ethics violations by some Richland School Board members Listen NWPB’s Dori Luzzo Gilmour reports on emails that reveal possible ethics violations by some Richland Public School Board members / Runtime – 3:47 Read Some Richland School Board members may have violated the district’s ethics Read More
A proposal before the Ben Franklin Transit Board could cut millions from the public transportation budget Listen Dori Luzzo Gilmour reports about concerns from advocates for people with disabilities over proposed public transit cuts in the Tri-Cities / Runtime – 1:28 Read The Ben Franklin Transit Board is putting forward a resolution to cut BFT… Read More
A proposal before the Ben Franklin Transit Board could cut millions from the public transportation budget Listen NWPB’s Dori Luzzo Gilmour reports on reaction to planned cuts to the public transit system that serves the Tri-Cities / Runtime – 1:58 Read The Board of Commissioners for Ben Franklin Transit, which serves the Tri-Cities area, is… Read More
A proposal before the Ben Franklin Transit Board could cut millions from the public transportation budget Listen NWPB’s Dori Luzzo Gilmour reports on a proposal to cut millions from public transportation in the Tri-Cities / Runtime – 1:39 Read The Ben Franklin Transit Board met earlier this month and began discussions about cutting taxpayer approved funding. Read More
Concerns are being raised about the number of ballots from Latino voters being rejected during elections in Washington State / CREDIT: Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut Listen NWPB’s Dori Luzzo Gilmour reports on concerns about the number of ballots from Latino voters being rejected / Runtime – 1:07 Read Benton County is one of three counties in Washington… Read More
State Rep. Brad Klippert says he will reveal evidence of voter fraud in April Listen NWPB’s Dori Luzzo Gilmour talks to State Rep. Brad Klippert about his claims of massive voter fraud in the 2020 election / Runtime – 3:30 Read Washington State’s Eighth District Representative Brad Klippert is running for Congress against Dan Newhouse.… Read More
Election officials continue to battle false accusations of voting fraud / AP Listen NWPB’s Dori Luzzo Gilmour reports on one election official who continues to battle false accusations of voter fraud in the 2020 elections / Runtime – 58 seconds Read For 12 years Brenda Chilton has served as the elected county auditor in charge… Read More
A lawsuit over a school board meeting that led to Richland Public Schools being shut down is progressing Listen NWPB’s Dori Luzzo Gilmour reports on a lawsuit against the Richland Public School Board / Runtime – 1:14 Read The Open Public Meetings Act Lawsuit filed against Richland Washington School Board, the district, and three individual… Read More
A Ukrainian refugee center in Przemysl, Poland Listen: Dori Luzzo Gilmour reports on the former mayor of Pasco who has been helping Ukrainian refugees in Poland / Runtime: 3 minutes READ The longest serving Mayor of Pasco Washington took a sabbatical from his Hanford job and left public office to do a world tour two… Read More
Benton County Sheriff Tom Croskrey (left) and Justice Department contractor Rudy Almeida (right) Listen Read Ukrainian law enforcement officers are being called into active duty as reserve officers with the Ukrainian military. The officers are calling for help. Benton County Washington law officers are answering that call. Benton County Sheriff Tom Croskrey says when Read More
Sheriff Raymond denies that he has stopped employees from speaking to their union representatives and plans to fight the arbitration in Franklin County Superior Court. Listen Read Franklin County, WA Sheriff Jim Raymond is in a dispute with the representatives of the Teamsters Union. The allegations are that the Sheriff violated the rights of his… Read More
Benton County Prosecutor Andy Miller announces he will not run for re-election. Listen Read Benton County Prosecutor Andy Miller announced his retirement today in a press conference at the Justice Center complex. Many families of victims, elected representatives, sheriff deputies, and former law enforcement and court officials were in attendance. Miller is the longest Read More
The Sixteen year State Transportation package has passed through the Senate Transportation Committee and held a public hearing recently. An Eastern Washington Commissioner is raising alarming concerns regarding the bill. Are Gas powered vehicles going to be allowed? Read More
A lawsuit was filed in Benton County Superior court this week against the Richland WA school district, school board and three individual members of the school board, alleging violations of the Open Public Meetings Act. Continue Read More
Will A New State Transportation Plan Eliminate Gas Powered Cars In WA? Continue Reading Will A New State Transportation Plan Eliminate Gas Powered Cars In WA?Read More
The Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Department of Humans Services are coordinating to do the Annual Point in Time count this Thursday. Point-In-Time counts inform the agencies on how many individual homeless people are living in our community. Continue Read More
The Tri-Cities prepare to hit the streets to count the homeless population Listen Read The Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Department of Humans Services are coordinating to do the Annual Point in Time count this Thursday. Point-In-Time counts inform the agencies on how many individual homeless people are living in the community. Once a… Read More
Listen Read Two different school districts in the Columbia Basin are reviewing books in their libraries. Both Kennewick and Walla Walla school districts have had community complaints regarding several books. The Walla Walla School district’s board met to discuss and vote on the decision made by the library review committee on four books. The books… Read More
Read The Richland School Board Thursday evening voted to allow children to go back in-person and to follow the Governor’s Mask Mandate on a vote of 4 to 1. This after the board called another emergency special executive meeting on Thursday evening to meet with their legal counsel to discuss the mask mandate and a… Read More
Richland Washington public schools were in an emergency closure Wednesday, and will be closed again Thursday. Continue Reading Richland Public Schools Are In Emergency Closure AgainRead More
The Pasco manufacturing and business sector is growing fast but the housing sector is lagging. According to the organization Local Housing Solutions, Pasco’s comprehensive plan for 2018 thru 2038 found the city will fall thirty-four percent short of projected growth with new home construction. Read More
Franklin County Commissioner Clint Didier said in a public meeting that a state trooper north of Pasco told him homeless people were being bussed in from Seattle. Didier claims he was by the 395 overpass. Continue Reading Are Homeless Being Bused Into The Tri Read More
Education District 123 covers Benton and Franklin county and has the highest Covid case rates in Washington state. Mitigation efforts at local schools from masking and distancing continue, but some school board members are pushing back against those measures Continue Read More
According to the Washington State Department of Health, covid case rates in Eastern Washington are top ten for the entire country. DOH is emphasizing the importance of masks and vaccines, and warn of hospitals becoming increasingly filled in the next two weeks with Covid cases. Read More
Political signs are everywhere during campaign season, but in some cases they stick around long past their advertised races. Continue Reading Political Billboards Seem To Be Here To StayRead More
The Washington Wine Commission has a new program for growers called Sustainable WA. It’s a three-pronged approach enabling Washington Wines to be a leader in the industry. It focuses on sustainability in growing grapes, being stewards to the land, and having a healthy workforce. Read More
A Covid outbreak in the Benton County jail is affecting forty-five percent of inmates along with 24 staff members and is the first major outbreak in 18 months. Continue Reading COVID Outbreak in Benton County JailRead More