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After Uvalde, Yakima Neighborhood Health Says It Is Time For Action

By Johanna Bejarano June 3, 2022

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visit a memorial at Robb Elementary School to pay their respects to the victims of the mass shooting, Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. Evan Vucci/AP. From NPR.org Listen Members of community organizations expressed their thoughts after the shooting in Uvalde, Texas. (Runtime 3:30) Read The… Read More

All-Clear Given at Hanford Site After Report Of Active Shooter

By Geoff Roth March 1, 2022

Hanford's shuttered Plutonium Finishing Plant has not produced its titular plutoium "buttons" since it closed in 1989, but crews just finished the main demolition. CREDIT: CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Company

Reports of an active shooter in a building at the Hanford Site caused an evacuation The “all-clear” has been given at the Hanford Site after reports of an active shooter Tuesday morning caused employee evacuations and building lockdowns. A security alert was sent out to employees shortly before 10:30 a.m. that said “active assailant at… Read More

Richland Fred Meyer Shooter: A Tale Of Fraying Mental Health And Early Warnings

By Anna King February 10, 2022

At a Benton County Superior Court preliminary hearing, Aaron Kelly waived his right to a speedy trial, asking the court to delay his arraignment for 15 days.

Local police say the man who shot two people Monday at a crowded Richland Fred Meyer grocery store had been experiencing declining mental health for weeks. Continue Reading Richland Fred Meyer Shooter: A Tale Of Fraying Mental Read More

Richland Fred Meyer Shooting Suspect Apprehended

By Anna King February 8, 2022

Crime scene tape blocks off the entrance to Richland's Fred Meyer. One person died and another was injured in a shooting at the store on Feb. 7.

Richland police officials say the shooting suspect has been apprehended on his way north to Spokane from the Tri-Cities late Monday night. Police haven’t yet released the names of the victims. The injured person was last known to be in critical condition Monday. Read More

1 Dead, 1 Injured At Richland Fred Meyer Shooting

By Anna King February 8, 2022

Police are searching for a suspect who allegedly killed one person and injured another in a shooting at Richland's Fred Meyer.

One man died and another man was injured in a shooting at a Fred Meyer grocery store in Richland, Washington. Continue Reading 1 Dead, 1 Injured At Richland Fred Meyer ShootingRead More

El Paso Devastated By Mass Shooting At Walmart. Suspect In Custody

By NPR News August 3, 2019

Law enforcement agencies respond to an active shooter at a Walmart near the Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday. Joel Angel Juarez/AFP/Getty Images

Twenty people are dead and at least 24 were injured in a mass shooting at an El Paso, Texas, shopping center on Saturday morning, according to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Continue Reading El Paso Devastated By Mass Shooting At Walmart. Suspect In Read More

‘All Clear’ For Highline College After Lockdown Draws Large Emergency Response

By Zachary Garner February 16, 2018

Harsimran Bagri, 24, right, and Gurkeert Bagri, 26, left, hug their 16-year-old sister, center, who was inside the college during the lockdown on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, outside of Highline College in Des Moines. CREDIT: KUOW PHOTO/MEGAN FARMER

Highline College in Des Moines, Washington, south of Seattle, has been given the all-clear following reports of gunfire on campus Friday morning. No evidence was found of gunfire on campus. Continue Reading ‘All Clear’ For Highline Read More

Tense Moments After Active Shooter Scare At Washington Capitol Campus

By Austin Jenkins July 13, 2017

A Washington State Patrol trooper holds a gun after a lockdown at the state Capitol campus in Olympia, Wash. was lifted, Wednesday, July 12, 2017. TED S. WARREN / ASSOCIATED PRESS Listen Tense moments on Washington’s Capitol Campus as reports of a possible active shooter led to a lockdown. The incident happened Wednesday. Draevin Luke… Read More