Law enforcement agencies from all over the region are reporting various incidents due to the high winds and are advising motorists to drive with caution.
As of around 10 AM, power was restored to most locations in Kennewick.
SEVEN KENNEWICK SCHOOLS INCLUDING ADMIN KNOCKED OUT
As of 10 AM power had been restored at all but Highlands Middle School. Kamiakin HS, Hawthorne, Sunset View, Vista and Westgate Elementaries, Keewaydin and the main Admin building were all out for about an hour starting around 9:05 AM.
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Benton County Sheriff's Deputies say a power outage Wednesday evening in the area of Rancho Reata in West Kennewick was due to an errant drunk driver.
Deputies say a man driving a large pickup reportedly plowed through a fence, hit a tree and a power box, causing a widespread power outage...
It wasn't until around 4am Wednesday morning that the road was reopened and full power restored in parts of Benton City, after a suspected drunk driver used his car to dismember a power pole.
Benton County Sheriff's say 33-year-old Ryan Bryant was headed south on River Road near Pendleton Road Tuesday night when he lost control of his car, slammed through a power pole, and ended up in a ditch. P
More than15,000 customers are without power in Walla Walla this morning with cold winter weather in the area.
The power outage was caused by a down power line according to Pacific Power, the company that covers Walla Walla, on Tuesday...