Monday morning, a Benton County Sheriff's employee was driving Eastbound on I-82 when they saw what clearly appeared to be a Cougar running south across the Interstate. It kept going, crossing Jacobs road which borders the Interstate.
The animal was sighted around 6;40am, near Milepost 98, which is between Benton City and Prosser, but closer to Tri-Cities...
Recent strange sightings of wildlife in the area have caused lots of social media chatter in the Tri-Cities lately. A cougar was spotted crossing the street on