WEST RICHLAND, Wash. – Benton County Fire District 4 is asking the public to stay prepared for wildfires, especially in light of recent weather. The district warned of how recent rains have led to lush vegetation in the spring, and…
RICHLAND, Wash. -- The Department of Justice identified a man it said stole more than $740,000 from Benton County. The DOJ said Ayoola Taiwo Adeoti, 41, sent fraudulent emails to Benton County posing as a contracting company that the county…
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The Washington State Department of Health is working with local health jurisdictions to respond to a multi-county outbreak of E. coli that might be linked to fresh produce. There are currently six confirmed cases across Benton, King,…
Benton County commissioners are calling for a criminal investigation into the 14,000 rounds of county-owned ammunition found last year at Sheriff Jerry Hatcher's former home.
The Benton-Franklin Health District has confirmed a case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), a rare condition associated with COVID-19, in a Franklin County child.
The Benton County Deputy Sheriff’s Guild has voted to no longer support Sheriff Jerry Hatcher and said they will not support him if he seeks a second term.
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- The wife of Benton County Sheriff Jerry Hatcher has filed for divorce, claiming her husband strangled her after she confronted him about an affair.
