Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » Pasco http://newstalk870.am Sun, 19 May 2013 03:26:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Pasco Bank Robbery Suspect Still Not Found http://newstalk870.am/update-pasco-bank-robbery-suspect-believed-to-have-fled-search-continues/ http://newstalk870.am/update-pasco-bank-robbery-suspect-believed-to-have-fled-search-continues/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 22:15:37 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=133864 Around 10 a.m. today a white male about six feet tall and weighing an estimated 250 lbs walked into the Bank of the West branch on Clark Street in Pasco and tried to pull off a robbery. He may have been wearing a fake beard or disguise.

Authorities are still searching for the man and have released his photo seeking the community's help in identifying him.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/update-pasco-bank-robbery-suspect-believed-to-have-fled-search-continues/feed/ 0 (KNDU TV Facebook Page) Pasco Bank Situation Still "Active" – Students Released from Lockdowns http://newstalk870.am/pasco-bank-situation-still-active-students-released-from-lockdowns/ http://newstalk870.am/pasco-bank-situation-still-active-students-released-from-lockdowns/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 21:02:45 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=133815 An update on the Pasco Bank of the West robbery situation.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/pasco-bank-situation-still-active-students-released-from-lockdowns/feed/ 0 (Courtesy KNDU TV Facebook page) Possible Bank Robbery In Pasco, Police Blockade, and School Lockdown http://newstalk870.am/possible-bank-robbery-in-pasco-police-blockade-and-school-lockdown/ http://newstalk870.am/possible-bank-robbery-in-pasco-police-blockade-and-school-lockdown/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 17:50:58 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=133759 Reports indicate extreme law enforcement activity near the Bank of the West at 11th and Clark.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/possible-bank-robbery-in-pasco-police-blockade-and-school-lockdown/feed/ 0 (KNDU Facebook Page) Do You See What This Pasco Wall is Made of? http://newstalk870.am/do-you-see-what-this-pasco-wall-is-made-of/ http://newstalk870.am/do-you-see-what-this-pasco-wall-is-made-of/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:53:21 +0000 Andrew Kirk http://975koolfm.com/?p=107143 I was taking a walk around the block during lunch and I walked past a concrete retaining wall, only to realize it wasn't it wasn't what I thought! Take a close look at these photos and see if you can guess what this wall/fence is made of!

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/do-you-see-what-this-pasco-wall-is-made-of/feed/ 0 5 Alarm Fire at Pasco Trailer Park Likely Caused by Old Wiring http://newstalk870.am/5-alarm-fire-at-pasco-trailer-park-likely-caused-by-old-wiring/ http://newstalk870.am/5-alarm-fire-at-pasco-trailer-park-likely-caused-by-old-wiring/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:47:07 +0000 Andrew Kirk http://newstalk870.am/?p=130090 A trailer fire in Pasco's Flamingo Village Mobile Home Park around 3 p.m. Tuesday was likely caused by dated electrical wiring, said park manager Angela Watkins.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/5-alarm-fire-at-pasco-trailer-park-likely-caused-by-old-wiring/feed/ 0 Andrew Kirk First Responders Battling Trailer Fire in Pasco – 28th and A Street http://newstalk870.am/first-responders-battling-trailer-fire-in-pasco-28th-and-a-street/ http://newstalk870.am/first-responders-battling-trailer-fire-in-pasco-28th-and-a-street/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:17:04 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=130081 Pasco fire units are battling a structure fire that just broke out around 3 p.m.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/first-responders-battling-trailer-fire-in-pasco-28th-and-a-street/feed/ 0 (Townsquare media image) Pasco Post Office to Close By End of This Year http://newstalk870.am/the-pasco-post-office-will-close-by-the-end-of-this-year/ http://newstalk870.am/the-pasco-post-office-will-close-by-the-end-of-this-year/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:20:34 +0000 Miki Harvey http://newstalk870.am/?p=128418 The U.S. Postal Service has notified employees that the Pasco mail handling facility will close by the end of this year, resulting in the elimination of 47 jobs.

The U.S. Postal Service will save an estimated $800,000 a year by closing the facility

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/the-pasco-post-office-will-close-by-the-end-of-this-year/feed/ 0 Matt Cardy, Getty Images Public Gives Input for Tri-Ciites Water Park http://newstalk870.am/public-gives-input-for-local-water-park/ http://newstalk870.am/public-gives-input-for-local-water-park/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:24:18 +0000 Miki Harvey http://newstalk870.am/?p=126445 The public gave feedback on plans for a possible waterpark on Sandifur Parkway just west of the Broadmoor Park Outlet Mall Wednesday night. The event was hosted by the The Tri-Cities Regional Public Facilities District.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/public-gives-input-for-local-water-park/feed/ 0 Pasco Bicyclist Killed by a Taxi Finally Identified http://newstalk870.am/killed-pasco-bicyclist-identified/ http://newstalk870.am/killed-pasco-bicyclist-identified/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:16:36 +0000 Miki Harvey http://newstalk870.am/?p=124879 The bicyclist that was killed in Wednesday's collision with a Taxi has been identified as Juan Licon Padilla, 67, of Pasco. He was an agricultural worker.

The collision occurred Wednesday night on the 2200 block of West L

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/killed-pasco-bicyclist-identified/feed/ 0 Pasco City to Discuss Oregon Ave. Improvements + Proposed Powerline Rd. Expansion Tonight http://newstalk870.am/oregon-avenue-improvements-powerline-road-project-public-meetings-today/ http://newstalk870.am/oregon-avenue-improvements-powerline-road-project-public-meetings-today/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:41:09 +0000 Miki Harvey http://newstalk870.am/?p=124558 Two meetings regarding proposed road improvement projects will be open to the public tonight in Council Chambers at City Hall, 525 N. 3rd Avenue.

At 5:30 p.m. the Oregon Avenue Improvement Project will be

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/oregon-avenue-improvements-powerline-road-project-public-meetings-today/feed/ 0 Man Shot Near Star Elementary School in Pasco http://newstalk870.am/shooting-near-star-school-in-pasco/ http://newstalk870.am/shooting-near-star-school-in-pasco/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:45:28 +0000 Miki Harvey http://newstalk870.am/?p=123427 Yesterday a man was shot in his car while heading south on Pasco Kahlotus Road near Star Elementary in Pasco. The victim's family used cell tower transmission information to locate the victim early this morning

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/shooting-near-star-school-in-pasco/feed/ 0 Facebook Help Mid-Columbia Karate Champion Make It To World Championships! http://newstalk870.am/help-mid-columbia-karate-champion-make-it-to-world-championships/ http://newstalk870.am/help-mid-columbia-karate-champion-make-it-to-world-championships/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:28:12 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=122675 Coming February 20th, you can help send one of our Tri-Citians to the World Karate Championships!

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/help-mid-columbia-karate-champion-make-it-to-world-championships/feed/ 0 (Courtesy Brown Family) Pasco Residents Will Lose Water Tonight in the 20th Avenue Neighborhood http://newstalk870.am/20th-avenue-water-main-repair/ http://newstalk870.am/20th-avenue-water-main-repair/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:01:25 +0000 Miki Harvey http://newstalk870.am/?p=120994 A water main break in the 20th Avenue neighborhood is requiring the Pasco City crews to repair the main tonight from midnight to 4 a.m. This work requires the shut-off of water during that time for the following areas/businesses:

  • ·        20th Avenue from Argent Road to I-182
  • ·        East of 20th Avenue along St. Andrews Loop
  • ·        Red Lion Hotel
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]]> http://newstalk870.am/20th-avenue-water-main-repair/feed/ 0 (townsquare media image) Oregon State Police Nail Pasco Man With Load of Crystal Meth http://newstalk870.am/pasco-man-nailed-by-oregon-state-police-with-big-load-of-crystal-meth-in-car/ http://newstalk870.am/pasco-man-nailed-by-oregon-state-police-with-big-load-of-crystal-meth-in-car/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:37 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=118982 Last Thursday, OSP troopers stopped a 29-year-old Pasco man on I-84 near Hood River for a traffic violation. They found four pounds of crystal methamphetamine in his car. Omar Huerta-Garcia was taken into custody for possession of the drug, which had a street value of $65,000.

Authorities

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/pasco-man-nailed-by-oregon-state-police-with-big-load-of-crystal-meth-in-car/feed/ 0 (Photo courtesy of the Oregon State Patrol ) Does The Mid-Columbia Need a New Aquatic Center? [POLL] http://newstalk870.am/does-the-mid-columbia-need-a-new-aquatic-center-poll/ http://newstalk870.am/does-the-mid-columbia-need-a-new-aquatic-center-poll/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:53:00 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=118649 The decision will now go to voters for a regional aquatic center.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/does-the-mid-columbia-need-a-new-aquatic-center-poll/feed/ 0 (Townsquare media image) Important Pasco School Bond Information YOU Need to Know! http://newstalk870.am/important-pasco-school-levy-information-you-need-to-know-public-information-meetings-coming/ http://newstalk870.am/important-pasco-school-levy-information-you-need-to-know-public-information-meetings-coming/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:19:41 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=117051 The Pasco School District has placed a bond on the Feb. 12 ballot and they want residents to know what it is for, what it will cost and why it is needed.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/important-pasco-school-levy-information-you-need-to-know-public-information-meetings-coming/feed/ 0 (Townsquare media image) Help This 12-Year-Old Pasco Karate Champ Join Team USA in Australia! http://newstalk870.am/you-can-help-12-year-old-pasco-karate-champion-compete-in-australia-with-team-usa/ http://newstalk870.am/you-can-help-12-year-old-pasco-karate-champion-compete-in-australia-with-team-usa/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:31:59 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=115925 A Pasco boy has the opportunity of a lifetime: travel to Australia with the USA Karate Team in May.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/you-can-help-12-year-old-pasco-karate-champion-compete-in-australia-with-team-usa/feed/ 0 (Brown family photo) Green Energy Company Evicted from Port of Pasco – Owner Linked to Fraud Schemes http://newstalk870.am/green-energy-company-evicted-from-port-of-pasco-owner-linked-to-fraud-schemes/ http://newstalk870.am/green-energy-company-evicted-from-port-of-pasco-owner-linked-to-fraud-schemes/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:30:20 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=115015 A bio-mass company has been evicted from the Port of Pasco for failure to pay rent. A check of the CEO's background shows the port may have been misled.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/green-energy-company-evicted-from-port-of-pasco-owner-linked-to-fraud-schemes/feed/ 0 (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Could Potential Government Cuts Shut Down the Pasco Airport? http://newstalk870.am/could-potential-government-cuts-shut-down-pasco-airport/ http://newstalk870.am/could-potential-government-cuts-shut-down-pasco-airport/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 01:30:37 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=114638 Falling off the fiscal cliff has been avoided, but some potential budget cuts could shut down dozens of airports across the country.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/could-potential-government-cuts-shut-down-pasco-airport/feed/ 0 (Getty images) Best of 2012 May – Pasco Endorses Converting TRAC to Aquatic Center [POLL] http://newstalk870.am/pasco-appoves-idea-converting-trac-into-aquatic-center-poll/ http://newstalk870.am/pasco-appoves-idea-converting-trac-into-aquatic-center-poll/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:00:55 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=58511 While nothing is finalized, the Pasco City Council has endorsed the idea of converting the TRAC Center into an indoor aquatic center.

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