Daily editionSunday, February 15th, 2026
Good morning, Kennewick.
The Daily Kennewick Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 15th of February.
Community
Juice is a well-behaved adoptable pup who shows a quirky move of walking backwards while keeping eye contact and is building confidence at the Tri-Cities Animal Shelter after his surgery for double cherry eye.
Adoption visits require meet and greets with current dogs.
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Culture
RadCon returned to the Tri-Cities for its 35th year with an alien-themed celebration at the Red Lion Hotel for sci-fi and fantasy fans, featuring talks, artists, writers, and gamers with costumes encouraged.
Jeff Schreiner promoted his new Escape Monster rooms (opening next weekend in Kenwick) during the event.
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Economy
Columbia Generating Station near Richland was manually shut down Thursday, Feb. 12 at 2:49 a.m. after both recirculation pumps failed, and Energy Northwest said the facility remains safe with no set date to resume operations.
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Government
Tri-Cities Animal Control proposed new pet policy changes at a meeting held on Feb. 12 at Pasco City Hall.
The proposals include tiered licensing, mandatory spay/neuter for repeat impounds (designed to reduce pet overpopulation) and stronger seizure rules that could affect pet owners across the region.
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