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KENNEWICK, Wash., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tri-Cities Community Health (www.myTCCH.org) is introducing its seventh location by hosting a community grand opening and ribbon cutting event at the new Kennewick facility at noon on March 7 at 3180 West Clearwater, Suite A. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130221/SF64598LOGO) The non-profit health agency has been expanding its facilities to better serve the Tri-Cities community and now has seven locations in Pasco,...

Premium Verizon retailer opens new store, boosts local economy with new sales jobs Kennewick, Wash. (PRWEB) June 11, 2012 Cellular Sales, the nation’s largest Verizon premium wireless retailer, recently announced the opening of its newest store located at 311 West Clearwater Ave, building A in Kennewick. “We are dedicated to providing the best customer experience,” said Jeremy Passamonte, regional director of Cellular Sales. “Our expansion into the Kennewick area is a testament of...

KENNEWICK, Wash., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- A new book, "Annual Growth For All Students, Catch-up Growth for Those Who Are Behind," chronicles the strategies of the Kennewick School District in ensuring annual academic growth in K-12 for all students, including the use of research-based, explicit curriculum such as SRA/McGraw-Hill's Open Court Reading program. Each elementary school in Kennewick School District is able to choose its own reading curriculum. In the fall of 2002, nine of its 13...

By Kristin M. Kraemer, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash. Jul. 31--The sentencing for a chiropractor convicted of having inappropriate relations with a preteen girl has been delayed two weeks. Jeffery A. Sullivan, 46, faces a two-month jail term when he returns to Benton County Superior Court on Aug. 13. The West Richland man admitted in May to a reduced charge of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes. The charge was amended from second-degree rape of a child because Sullivan...

By Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash. Jul. 31--Sunnyside Guerra Farms' annual Chile Pepper Festival, originally scheduled for Aug. 7-8, has been postponed due to a family emergency. A new date has yet to be determined. ----- To see more of the Tri-City Herald, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.tri-cityherald.com. Copyright (c) 2008, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For reprints, email...

By Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash. Jul. 29--A controlled field burn in Franklin County this morning sent a plume of dark gray smoke into the air for several hours. Franklin County Fire Dist. 3 checked on the agricultural burn about 11:30 a.m., officials said. The agricultural burn occurred at Powerline and Lentz Roads, officials said. ----- To see more of the Tri-City Herald, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.tri-cityherald.com. Copyright (c) 2008, Tri-City Herald,...

By Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash. Jul. 27--Richland firefighters were at the scene Sunday afternoon of a small brush fire west of Holiday Inn Express in the Taptiel area. No structures are threatened. The fire may have been sparked by a passing train. No injuries were reported. ----- To see more of the Tri-City Herald, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.tri-cityherald.com. Copyright (c) 2008, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune...

By Pratik Joshi, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash. Jul. 22--Dino Rossi wants to help the Tri-Cities develop a post-Hanford economy. "There is talent and knowledge base here. We need to keep it here," said the gubernatorial candidate during a visit to Infinia Corp. headquarters in Kennewick. Infinia provides innovative solar energy technology solutions. Its 3-kilowatt solar energy generating system attracted more than $50 million in private investment funding this year. Rossi was...

By Sara Schilling, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash. Jul. 21--WALLA WALLA -- Walla Walla schools are joining a growing number in the Mid-Columbia offering more students the chance to take classes online. The district is starting a virtual program in the fall aimed at home schoolers. An information meeting for families is planned at the end of the month. "We think there's a lot of opportunity for expansion in the future," said Mark Higgins, district spokesman. "This is a great way for us...

By Mary Hopkin, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash. Jul. 19--The Columbia River was the backdrop Friday as Gov. Chris Gregoire announced state funding for two new water supply projects in the Tri-Cities and a landmark agreement that could lead to new state water permits for the first time in 30 years. "Nowhere is water more essential to the environmental and economic welfare of a region than here," Gregoire told a group of Tri-City leaders gathered poolside at the Clover Island Inn for the...