Should You Be Able to Break Car Window if a Baby’s Locked In?
As temperatures warm up, we see stories of animals and children being left in hot cars - many of them dying.
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Fire Nearly Takes Out Kennewick Home, Fire Crews Save It
Kennewick fire crews were able to keep a fast moving fire from spreading to a home, but the blaze consumed a pergola and structure not attached to the home Monday.
Crews responded to the 200 block of South Harrison, and found this structure in flames. T...
Extreme Heat Forecast AGAIN This Week in Tri-Cities…107 Degrees
Get ready for the heat because this week could be the hottest one yet this year. The forecast for Wednesday is around 107 degrees. Today will be in the higher
How Dry Is It? Big Brush Fire Started by Hot Combine Ball Bearing
From Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning, a number of fire crews from Benton County, even Walla Walla and College Place, battled a 500 acre brush fire that torched ground near Locust Grove Road south of Kennewick.
Now, according to Benton County Fire District 1 officials, they found the cause. It ...
Extreme Heat & Fire Danger Warnings for the Next Week
The heat is here Tri-Cities! Today we are expecting a high near 105 with temps staying around 100 for at least the next week!
Evacuations Lifted, But Wildfire Near Selah Still a Threat
Evacuations resulting from a brush fire burning between Selah and Naches have been lifted, but the mop up and containment still continues.
Around 2:30pm Sunday afternoon, the fire began in Box Canyon, but quickly spread because of gusty winds...
So, Which Counties Have Complete Burn Bans, Who Doesn’t?
With the tinder dry hot conditions and weather we've had, not to mention the lack of precipitation, we've got a lot that could go up in smoke this month. So which counties have complete burn bans, and which ones don't?
Summer Record for Electricity Use Broken 3 Days in a Row!
It's. Been. HOT! But you knew that. But you may not have know that the Bonneville Power Administration's record for peak summertime electricity consumption three days in a row! Due to temperatures in Portland and the surrounding areas being over 100, the air conditioner use has skyrocketed, hence, a LOT of power being used...
We’re Likely to Break The Record for Consecutive 100 Degree Days, Say Experts
With the incessant heat dragging on, people are starting to wonder. Ok, living in the Tri-Cities we're used to dry hot weather. But will we break the record for consecutive days at or over 100 degrees?
Will We Get Hot Enough to Melt Asphalt? Inquiring Minds Want to Know!
As a child, and even some of us adults, we shoved sharp objects into asphalt, just to see if it will go in during very hot weather.