Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » Benton County http://newstalk870.am Thu, 23 May 2013 20:30:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Alert! Transient Sex Offender Now Residing in Benton County http://newstalk870.am/alert-transient-level-3-sex-offender-now-residing-in-benton-county/ http://newstalk870.am/alert-transient-level-3-sex-offender-now-residing-in-benton-county/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 22:07:54 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=134953 The Benton County Sheriff's Office and local police are alerting the public about a sex offender who is apparently homeless.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/alert-transient-level-3-sex-offender-now-residing-in-benton-county/feed/ 0 (Benton County Sheriffs Office) 'Death List' Found at Finley Middle School – Authorities Investigating http://newstalk870.am/death-list-found-at-finley-middle-school-authorities-investigating/ http://newstalk870.am/death-list-found-at-finley-middle-school-authorities-investigating/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:59:58 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=125659 A Finley Middle School student is in the Benton County Juvenile Justice Center after allegedly authoring a "death list" with student and staff names on it.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/death-list-found-at-finley-middle-school-authorities-investigating/feed/ 0 (Finley School District website) Hear What Your Benton County Sheriff Thinks About Gun Control [INTERVIEW] http://newstalk870.am/benton-county-sheriff-gun-control-interview-hear-the-highlights-audio/ http://newstalk870.am/benton-county-sheriff-gun-control-interview-hear-the-highlights-audio/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:28:29 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=125107 This weekend Newstalk 870 shared an exclusive interview with Benton County Sheriff Steve Keane.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/benton-county-sheriff-gun-control-interview-hear-the-highlights-audio/feed/ 0 (Benton County Sheriff's Office Website) What Does Benton County Sheriff Think of Gun Control Issues? Find Out on Newstalk This Weekend! http://newstalk870.am/what-does-benton-county-sheriff-think-of-gun-control-issues-find-out-on-newstalk-this-weekend/ http://newstalk870.am/what-does-benton-county-sheriff-think-of-gun-control-issues-find-out-on-newstalk-this-weekend/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:00:47 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=124591 Be listening to Newstalk 870 KFLD for an in-depth interview with Benton County Sheriff Steve Keane.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/what-does-benton-county-sheriff-think-of-gun-control-issues-find-out-on-newstalk-this-weekend/feed/ 0 (Courtesy Benton County Sheriff's Office) Best of 2012 April – Toilet Flushing Ban To Take Effect In Tri Cities Soon (One of Our Favorites!) http://newstalk870.am/toilet-flushing-ban-to-take-effect-in-tri-cities-soon/ http://newstalk870.am/toilet-flushing-ban-to-take-effect-in-tri-cities-soon/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:00:36 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=48741 The Benton-Franklin Enviornmental Oversight Committee has pushed through a controversial new toilet flushing ban, that will affect everyone in both counties.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/toilet-flushing-ban-to-take-effect-in-tri-cities-soon/feed/ 0 (Photo by Nadine Hutton /Getty Images) Who's Behind the 28 Bomb Threats at Oregon Courthouses? http://newstalk870.am/whos-behind-the-28-bomb-threats-at-oregon-courthouses/ http://newstalk870.am/whos-behind-the-28-bomb-threats-at-oregon-courthouses/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:58:46 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=108206 Authorities are searching for clues after a rash of bomb threats were called into courthouses in 28 Oregon locations Monday.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/whos-behind-the-28-bomb-threats-at-oregon-courthouses/feed/ 0 (Townsquare Media photo) EPA Regulations Making Mid Columbia Mosquito Control Difficult http://newstalk870.am/epa-regulations-making-mid-columbia-mosquito-control-difficult/ http://newstalk870.am/epa-regulations-making-mid-columbia-mosquito-control-difficult/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:30:18 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=86777 The Benton County Mosquito Control District is asking for public help in their battle vs. mosquitos and West Nile virus.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/epa-regulations-making-mid-columbia-mosquito-control-difficult/feed/ 0 (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Noted State Senator Running For Benton County Commissioner http://newstalk870.am/noted-state-senator-running-for-benton-county-commissioner/ http://newstalk870.am/noted-state-senator-running-for-benton-county-commissioner/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:22:27 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=46396 State Senator Jerome Delvin (R-Richland) has announced he will be running for Benton County Commisioner.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/noted-state-senator-running-for-benton-county-commissioner/feed/ 0 (courtesy State Republican website) Benton County Considers Suing Deceased Persons' Relatives http://newstalk870.am/benton-county-considers-suing-deceased-persons-relatives/ http://newstalk870.am/benton-county-considers-suing-deceased-persons-relatives/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:00:35 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=25686 County being stuck with cremation costs for bodies never claimed by families

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/benton-county-considers-suing-deceased-persons-relatives/feed/ 0 (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images) Yakima River Expected To Reach Flood Stage! http://newstalk870.am/yakima-river-expected-to-reach-flood-stage/ http://newstalk870.am/yakima-river-expected-to-reach-flood-stage/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:50:41 +0000 Paul Drake http://newstalk870.am/?p=1047

Benton County Emergency Management is advising residents that a Flood Warning has been issued for the Yakima River.

For more information, click here.
For Flood Preparedness information, click here.

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