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TBI says 18 arrested on drug charges in 3 counties
San Fernando :: CA :: USA | 8 days ago
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Tenn. (AP) Authorities say 18 people have been arrested on drug-related charges in three counties. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says those arrested are charged with illegally selling marijuana, cocaine and prescription pills in Benton,
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Recently retired Benton commissioner in race for Kennewick port seat
Kennewick :: WA :: USA | 10 days ago
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Bowman, a county commissioner for 16 years, plans to run for the Port of Kennewick commission. Bowman, 74, of Richland, said he wants to be able to help drive economic development in the Tri-Cities. He will run against former Kennewick Mayor Tom Moak,
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Candidate filing starts Monday for local offices
Tacoma :: WA :: USA | 12 days ago
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Candidate filing begins Monday, May 13 with the Pierce County Auditor's Office...No, not the annual Puget Sound tradition of hoping fervently wishing that warm weather will at long last grace the area, given that we are well into spring and headed
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Benton County has nation's biggest third-quarter jobs decline
Pasco :: WA :: USA | 18 days ago
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Benton County also tied for the second largest drop in weekly wages in the nation when compared with the same quarter in 2011, according to data released by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. For the Tri-Cities, 2011 was the peak of employment
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Investigation leads to dogfight raid in Miss.
Jackson :: MS :: USA | 1 month ago
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Miss. (AP) Authorities say they've broken up a major dogfighting ring in Mississippi as part of a monthslong investigation that started in California and could involve participants from around the country. David Murphy is an investigator with the
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Suicide rate in Benton, Franklin counties slightly declines
Pasco :: WA :: USA | 1 month ago
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Numbers from the two county coroners show a slight dip in the number of suicides in 2012 compared to 2011. Benton County Coroner John Hansens said his office ruled 25 deaths suicides in 2012...Franklin County Coroner Dan Blasdel recorded three
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Benton County board OKs pact for regional emergency communication system
Kennewick :: WA :: USA | 2 months ago
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The pact also needs approval from Franklin County and the cities of Richland, Pasco and Kennewick. It's a revised version of an agreement brought forward a few months ago -- one Benton County commissioners were reluctant to sign. The county recently
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Benton Franklin Fair Association hopes lease will lead to more activities at fairgrounds
Pasco :: WA :: USA | 3 months ago
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The Benton Franklin Fair Association is leasing part of the 126-acre site from the county for six months ahead of its annual August fair and rodeo. Benton County commissioners and the fair association board approved the pact last month. The fair
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Middle Tennessee residents battle the state in a Nashville courtroom over a controversial landfill
Camden :: TN :: USA | 4 months ago
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Did state officials and a waste company ramrod through a controversial and possibly damaging landfill over the objections of citizens? That's the issue a judge will hear in Davidson County Chancery Court Thursday. A group of residents in Camden, Tenn.
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Sex offender accused of taking photos of young girls at Federal Way Costco
Tacoma :: WA :: USA | 11 months ago
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10 pm A convicted sex offender suspected of surreptitiously taking photographs of young girls at the Federal Way store where he works was arrested today, according to the U.S...Read more: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2012/06/21/sex-offender-
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