Daily editionWednesday, November 26th, 2025
Good morning, Kennewick.
The Daily Kennewick Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 26th of November.
Business
Rad Power, a financially troubled e-bike maker, is disputing a Consumer Product Safety Commission warning about lithium-ion batteries that can catch fire since it says battery incidents affect less than one percent of its sales.
The company faces financial challenges with recent layoffs and falling sales while the CPSC advised customers to remove batteries from several models—raising concerns about a future recall.
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Health
Federal officials approved a new female crash dummy—THOR-05F—on November 25 to better mimic women’s responses in car crashes.
Lawmakers are pushing for its use in government testing to reduce the injury gap while the industry could face added costs between $50 million and $60 million.
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