Local & Regional

Local & Regional DEA arrests 4 Pasco men suspected of meth trafficking

By KEPRTV.com Staff Published: Jun 14, 2013 at 2:47 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 14, 2013 at 2:47 PM PDT

Four people suspected of meth trafficking were arrested Friday in Pasco.

Local & Regional Man shot by officers in Kennewick has been cited 169 times

By KEPRTV.com Staff Published: Jun 14, 2013 at 10:32 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 14, 2013 at 4:44 PM PDT

A quiet neighborhood became a crime scene when officers opened fire on an ex-con who's been in and out of prison for years.

Local & Regional Should teachers be armed? School district is considering the idea

By Associated Press Published: Jun 14, 2013 at 12:27 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 14, 2013 at 12:27 PM PDT

A school district in southern Oregon is considering arming some of its staff members to protect students from school violence.

Local & Regional Mom won't go to jail for daughter's death (Video)

By KEPRTV.com Staff Published: Jun 14, 2013 at 10:53 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 14, 2013 at 5:41 PM PDT

A mother will not serve any jail time after a tragic accident that killed a Benton City baby last year. Wendi Finkbeiner was sentenced to a year of community service.

Local & Regional Tornado strikes McMinnville, destroys three buildings (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By KATU.com Staff Published: Jun 14, 2013 at 9:56 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 14, 2013 at 9:56 AM PDT

Several witnesses report that it was tornado that caused the damage. The National Weather Service sent a team to investigate and determined late Thursday night it was indeed a tornado.

Local & Regional Seattle woman has become a superhero seamstress for sick kids (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Elisa Jaffe Published: Jun 14, 2013 at 9:54 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 14, 2013 at 9:54 AM PDT

Families can feel forgotten and isolated when their seriously ill children are stuck in the hospital or at home, but one Seattle woman is armed with capes and is coming to the rescue.

Local & Regional Man survives close call with tornado that swept through near Portland (Photo Gallery)

By KATU-TV Staff & Associated Press Published: Jun 14, 2013 at 9:54 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 14, 2013 at 2:59 PM PDT

Several witnesses report that it was tornado that caused the damage. The National Weather Service sent a team to investigate and determined late Thursday night it was indeed a tornado.

Local & Regional Chelan County search continues for Seattle mushroom hunter

By Associated Press Published: Jun 14, 2013 at 9:53 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 14, 2013 at 9:53 AM PDT

Another daylong search has failed to find a 79-year-old Seattle woman who has been missing since Saturday when she went mushroom hunting alone off a Forest Service road about 10 miles north of Lake Wenatchee.

Local & Regional Former Hanford High teacher back in court (Video)

By Frances Watson Published: Jun 13, 2013 at 5:57 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 13, 2013 at 5:57 PM PDT

The former Hanford High teacher who pled guilty to 3rd degree rape was also back in front of a judge.

Local & Regional Neighbors speak on I-182 Fatality (Video)

By Vince Sapienza Published: Jun 13, 2013 at 6:06 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 13, 2013 at 6:06 PM PDT

After going more than five months without a deadly car accident. The Tri-Cities saw two in a matter of 48 hours. One on Van Giesen late Tuesday night. The other on I-182 when a couple's car flew off the highway and killed Cynthia Bynum.

Local & Regional Accused rapist back in court (Video)

By Frances Watson Published: Jun 13, 2013 at 5:55 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 13, 2013 at 5:55 PM PDT

The case of a man charged in the attempted rape of a Kennewick city worker went in front of a judge today.

Local & Regional New Pasco school breaks ground (Video)

By Vince Sapienza Published: Jun 13, 2013 at 5:07 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 13, 2013 at 5:13 PM PDT

Let's call it the light at the end of the tunnel for the Pasco School District. The first fruits of their nearly 47 million dollar bond. The district came up short in recent ballots, but the voters stepped up back in February.

Local & Regional Northwest a refuge for a sweltering nation this summer?

By Scott Sistek Published: Jun 13, 2013 at 2:09 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 13, 2013 at 2:12 PM PDT

While it's been fairly pleasant around here this spring, summer-like weather has already been well under way in many other parts of the nation.

Local & Regional Yakima man sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug trafficking

By KIMATV.com Staff Published: Jun 13, 2013 at 5:09 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 13, 2013 at 5:09 PM PDT

Ruben Ornelas, 33, of Yakima, was sentenced Thursday after being convicted of distribution of methamphetamine.

Local & Regional Spike in firearm thefts putting guns in hands of criminals (Video)

By Michael Harthorne Published: Jun 13, 2013 at 1:23 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 14, 2013 at 7:26 PM PDT

While state legislators focus on expanding background checks on people purchasing firearms, more guns than ever are being stolen from homes, business and vehicles, putting firearms directly in the hands of criminals. And, law-enforcement officials say it's up to gun owners to stop that.