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Pasco police released these photos Tuesday, from an exercise last Thursday at the Pasco Bus Barn. Members of the department along with the Tri-Cities Regional SWAT team spent the day honing their skills for bus hostage rescues. Whether it's a school or transit bus, the SWAT team prepares for all kinds of contingencies...

Two different past Chiawana employees are under investigation for sex with a minor thanks to a joint investigation by the Pasco police and Pasco School District.

Pasco citizens, your votes are about to become a reality. Wednesday August 15th, the groundbreaking will take place for Pasco School District's Elementary #16.  The school, still yet to be given a name, is the first of four new schools that will be paid for with funds from the 2017 bond passed by voters...

A 14-year-old Pasco girl could be facing charges after she allegedly took her mother's car without permission, and went on a joy ride with two other teens, ending in a crash near a Kennewick elementary school early Thursday morning. Kennewick police say the white sedan was headed down 23rd Ave...

New Jersey officials are puzzled as to what his reasoning was, but now say they have the suspect in a series of mysterious 'crappy' incidents involving a school football field. Sources say officials set up surveillance cameras and security in an effort to catch a mystery pooper, who was leaving piles on the Holmdale High School football field...

Tuesday morning, Pasco Schools released the following statement about the March 14th Walk Out marches that will take place at a number of schools across the country. From Public Affairs Director Shane Edinger: "Pasco School District would like to share the following information regarding the possibility of student walk-out protests on March 14, 2018:   Pasco schools are not sponsoring any wa

A former Kennewick High School teacher and wrestling coach is facing 14 trials that started Monday, from men who were former students. They claim between 1982 and 2007 Bill Pickerell used a variety of methods to sexually abuse them. Pickerell, whose age is listed as either 81 or 82, already plead guilty to five counts in 2008, and served 5 years of a ten year sentence...

Police did not offer a lot of specifics, but Pasco officials now say that threats made on Wednesday against the school district are connected to those in Sunnyside. Wednesday, police investigated an alleged social media post around 11:20am that was circulating, allegedly making a threat against an unidentified school...

The Kennewick School District issues this statement Friday just before noon: 'Social media posts are circulating around the country regarding a possible threat to a school with the initials "SHS." This is a generic threat reported to law enforcement in our state and around the nation over the past 48 hours...

Of course there's no way to know how this would have played out. But it's safe to say the actions of the other student could very well have saved lives.