Gov. Inslee's office announced Friday the Trump Administration has granted a disaster declaration for 13 Washington state counties, due to the damage caused by the harsh winter, excessive snow, followed by rain, melting runoff and other other factors that caused hundreds of millions in damages.
The Farm Services Office in Prosser is urging Benton County farmers to get in their damage reports, as there is disaster assistance and emergency loans available.
Now that most of the snow has melted from our roadways I've noticed an awful lot of potholes... why does this happen? Why this year in particular?
We had a large of snow dumped on us, when it starts to melt off the water seeps into weaknesses and gaps...
We've finally gotten a break from the snow storms, but we're not out of the woods yet. There may be more snow and ice headed our way, so I've made a list of things you should definitely have in case of getting snowed in. Some are obvious, but there may be some things you wouldn't have thought of on the list...
I know you don't want to think about it, but Winter is Coming. Not that's not just a catchy Game of Thrones quote! If you were living in the Tri-Cities last year you know how CRAZY hot it was this time of year. Then winter was pretty mild...
I know it's tempting to ice skate or run across that frozen lake in your neighborhood but it probably is not be safe!
With the temperature dropping Columbia Basin Dive Rescue Team wants to remind everyone to keep off of frozen bodies of water at all costs...
State troopers had many calls reporting accidents due to the icy road conditions on Tuesday. Here are some reminders they have to help get you to your destination safely!