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News from Kennewick: city council, Kennewick Irrigation District, schools, roads, business and neighborhoods from Southridge to downtown.

Contractor installing attic insulation in a Tri-Cities area home ahead of winter

Home & Yard

Benton, Franklin PUDs will pay Tri-Cities homeowners to insulate and air-seal before winter

Benton PUD pays up to $16 per square foot for window upgrades and $2 per square foot for wall insulation; here's how Tri-Cities homeowners can claim it before winter.

October 4, 2026

An aging outdoor municipal swimming pool similar to Kennewick's Kenneth Serier Memorial Pool, which city officials are considering replacing

Local News

Kennewick weighs folding $12M pool into $47.5M city hall rebuild bond

Kennewick officials are considering combining a new $12 million pool with a city hall rebuild into one $47.5 million bond that wouldn't raise taxes.

October 1, 2026

A closed storefront with blinds drawn and police tape, representing a shuttered Kennewick massage business

Local News

Kennewick shuts down 2 more massage spas in trafficking probe, same sites raided in March

Kennewick police shut down White Flower Spa and Blue Ocean Spa on Sept. 30, the same two addresses, under the same business names, raided for trafficking in March 2026.

September 30, 2026

Exterior of a small local cardroom casino at dusk, representing the uncertain future of Tri-City casinos

Business

Future uncertain for Pasco's Crazy Moose, Kennewick's Coyote Bob's casinos

Maverick Gaming's bankruptcy has put Pasco's Crazy Moose Casino on notice to close or find new ownership by Nov. 30, with Coyote Bob's status in Kennewick unclear.

September 30, 2026

A homeowner shovels snow from a sidewalk in front of a suburban home

Home & Yard

Who clears the sidewalk? Snow rules differ across Kennewick, Pasco, Richland, West Richland

Kennewick, Pasco, Richland and West Richland all put sidewalk snow duty on homeowners — here's each city's rule, plow priority list and parking advice before winter hits.

September 30, 2026

Exterior of a municipal city hall building representing Kennewick city government facing a budget shortfall

Local News

Kennewick faces $11.4 million budget gap; Herald reports police, fire hiring frozen

The Tri-City Herald reports Kennewick has frozen hiring for police and firefighter positions as the city works to close a projected $11.4 million shortfall in its 2027-28 budget. Here's the financial picture behind the freeze, drawn from the city's own records.

September 29, 2026

Exterior of an aging brick middle school building similar to those slated for replacement in Kennewick

Local News

Kennewick schools race Oct. 15 deadline to lock in $61M in state matching funds

Kennewick School District must notify the state by Oct. 15 to capture $61 million in matching funds for a February 2027 bond to replace two aging middle schools.

September 28, 2026

A highway on an exposed ridge obscured by a wall of blowing dust, similar to conditions on SR 397 south of Kennewick

Local News

Dust storm triggers fatal 12-vehicle pileup on SR 397, kills West Richland couple

A wind-driven dust storm caused a 12-vehicle pileup on SR 397 south of Kennewick Friday, killing a West Richland couple and shutting the highway for hours.

September 27, 2026

Frost forming on an outdoor hose bib and coiled garden hose on a suburban house exterior

Home & Yard

Freeze warning hits Kennewick, Pasco, Richland: update your pipe checklist

A National Weather Service freeze warning for Kennewick, Pasco and Richland this week means it's time to drain hoses, check pipes and have an outage plan ready.

September 27, 2026

A homeowner's lawn covered with small aeration plugs during fall lawn care season in the Tri-Cities

Home & Yard

Tri-Cities homeowners have two weeks to aerate, overseed and feed lawns before shutoff

With mild weather this week and Kennewick Irrigation District's Oct. 12 shutoff approaching, now is the window to aerate, overseed and fertilize Tri-Cities lawns.

September 26, 2026

Empty kennels inside a community animal shelter

Local News

Pasco City Council weighs hybrid animal shelter model after public comment

Pasco City Council heard hours of public comment on Tri-Cities Animal Services and asked staff to keep studying a nonprofit-run hybrid shelter model.

September 22, 2026

A pile of fall leaves being raked toward a curbside yard-waste cart outside a suburban home

Home & Yard

Kennewick leaf pickup resumes as new recycling carts roll out this month

Kennewick's fall leaf pickup weeks and new recycling cart rollout both start this November — here's what residents need to do and by when.

September 22, 2026

A residential furnace in a home utility area, illustrating fall HVAC maintenance season in the Tri-Cities

Home & Yard

Tri-Cities homeowners: line up furnace service now, before rebates and cold snap hit

Kennewick and Tri-Cities homeowners can claim Benton PUD and Cascade Natural Gas rebates on furnace and HVAC work before the season's first real cold snap arrives.

September 22, 2026

A pop-up sprinkler head spraying water across a suburban lawn in fall

Home & Yard

Irrigation shutoff nears: KID ends full deliveries Oct. 12, blowout season follows

Kennewick Irrigation District ends full water deliveries Oct. 12, 2026, giving Tri-Cities homeowners about three weeks to finish watering and book a sprinkler blowout.

September 22, 2026