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Kennewick
Monday, May 19th, 2025
Good morning, Kennewick. Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 19th of May.
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Kennewick Police arrested a man late Saturday night at Columbia Park East Boat Launch after he allegedly set his car on fire using gasoline and a lighter on a second-degree arson charge. NBC Tri-Cities
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife banned feeding deer, elk, and moose on May 17 to protect them from chronic wasting disease—using bird feeders that attract these animals is also now illegal. NBC Tri-Cities
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ State Labor & Industries fined Pacific Agri Services LLC $1.25 million for allegedly failing to give nearly 5,000 workers clear details on job locations, housing, and transportation when it did not provide records for a scheduled review— the fine, the largest ever given to a farm labor contractor, covers other violations like operating without a license and missing records, and the company is now appealing the decision. Tri-Cities Business News
- ➤ Richland city council has proposed a resolution to remove Bateman Island’s riparian habitat from its lease with the US Army Corps of Engineers—letting the Army resume management to support a Yakima River Delta restoration for salmon and endangered species—and will discuss the plan on Tuesday, May 20. FOX 41 Yakima
- ➤ Richland will update Thayer Drive by replacing old streetlights over a 1.5-mile stretch as the BPA removes its poles and wires in fall (this change also lets the city expand its fiber network). At a council meeting on May 20, officials will approve a contract with Allstar Construction Group for $1,148,529.16 to install 43 new lights (the project will include relocating street signs). FOX 41 Yakima
- ➤ Tri-Cities Airport has secured $7 million in federal funds (from the FAA) to pay for part of its terminal expansion that started recently; the grant was helped by U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray to support future travel demand and local jobs. Tri-Cities Business News
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Sunday Funday Music Bingo
3-6 p.m. — Sports Page Bar & Grill — Free to play — Enjoy an all-ages music bingo event filled with fun, laughter, and sing-along hits.
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Mini Golf FUNdraiser
Kick-off summer with one of our community's most spirited events and the most FUN you'll have in FUNdraising. Supporting the Children's Reading Foundation, join us for 18 holes of fun, prizes, awards, and more! (21 and over)
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Sunday Funday Music Bingo
3-6 p.m. — Sports Page Bar & Grill — Free to play — Enjoy an all-ages Music Bingo event filled with sing-along hits and good vibes.
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Sunday Funday Music Bingo
3-6 p.m. — Sports Page Bar & Grill — Free to play — Enjoy a family-friendly atmosphere with music bingo and sing-along hits to end your weekend on a high note.
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Midsommer Festival
10 AM – 9 PM — Benton Franklin Fair & Rodeo — Cost info not provided — A family-friendly celebration filled with various attractions and activities.
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TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
The beauty of a living thing is not the atoms that go into it, but the way those atoms are put together.
~ Carl Sagan
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