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Democrat Regina Clay, 61, pastor at LifeChange African Methodist Episcopal Church in Columbia, announces run for Howard ...

In May, a group of people in their 20s were enjoying the early summerlike weather by jumping from the Everett Street footbridge between Lacamas and Round lakes.

The Richland 1 school board unanimously chose Todd Anthony Walker to lead the Columbia school district in May, after deciding ...

Under terms read by Columbia County Circuit District Judge Denise E. Keppinger, the accused adolescent will be released to ...

The southbound lanes of Highway 63 temporarily closed on Friday after a vehicle caught fire in an area near Deer Park Road, ...

MOSES LAKE - Grant County Fire District 5 personnel are mopping up the scene of a brush fire just east of the Grant County ...

State police have charged the husband of a missing woman with murder following a search on a property in Columbia County ...

A Columbia County judge on Monday ordered the release of a 14-year-old Clatskanie boy accused of plotting a mass shooting at ...

Another federal district judge has attempted to halt President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts, ruling this week that the president's Jan. 20 executive order declaring an invasion at the southern ...

From Medicaid and food stamps to cutting edge scientific research, this is what the tax cuts will cost the Tri-Cities.

From large mortar fireworks to sparklers, the Boone County Fire Protection District is reminding people to stay aware of ...