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Katy Perry Wins Spotlight Award at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards

Katy Perry was bestowed the Spotlight Award at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday in Las Vegas. The pop siren was recognized for her chart-topping achievement of five No. 1 hits within the past year, which ties the record set by the late Michael Jackson.

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What Music Was Played at Mark Zuckerberg’s Wedding?

Mark Zuckerberg took a break from finding ways to invade people’s privacy this weekend to marry his longtime love, Priscilla Chan. We already know what music the Facebook founder likes — so what tunes did he play at his wedding?

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Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees Dies From Cancer at 62

Robin Gibb, co-founder and one third of the Bee Gees, has died Sunday at 62 years old after a long battle with cancer.


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Tri-Cities Orphan Kitty of the Week: Cornelius

Meet "Cornelius"! He is a three-year-old neutered male Domestic Longhaired Orange Tabby.  He is good around other cats and dogs, but is a little temperamental and may do best away from small children

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Ryan Reynolds To Star in ‘Highlander’ Reboot?

Ryan Reynolds has not had an easy time with franchises. He’s the kind of handsome, charismatic and blandly likeable actor you’d think would be leading his own action franchise by now but despite a few attempts – his ‘Blade’ spinoff went nowhere, ‘Deadpool’ continues to go nowhere and the less said about ‘The Green Lantern’ the better – has come up empty.

But if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Enter: ‘Highlander.’

Richland Super Inviting Public on Facilities Tour


Richland School District Superintendent Jim Busey is inviting community members to tour Richland School District’s facilities on Thursday, May 24, from 8:30 to 11:00 am. To learn about the current state of the facilities and what improvement options may be c

Shocking Safety Report Closes Hermiston High’s Stadium

Hermiston High School’s bleachers have been closed indefinitely after a safety inspector failed to find anything in compliance with modern safety standards.

According to a press release from the Hermiston School District, a report by a landscape architect investigating cracks in the high school’s track concluded, “The bleachers surprised us the most.”

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Is When You Eat More Important Than What You Eat?

Attention, dieters: stop counting calories and start watching the clock.


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Sat. & Sun. Last Days to See ‘Sold’ – an Exhibit on the Human Trafficking Experience

May 20 is the last day to see ‘Sold’ – an exhibit created by local women to educate their peers on the horrors of human slavery. Motivated to fight the problem somehow, they came up with the idea for the exhibit and received support from Bethel Church at 600 Shockley Road

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14 Signs You Aren’t Going to Graduate

Graduation is just around the corner, and now is the time for high schoolers to start deciding what college they want to attend next semester and college grads to choose a career with the least potential for unemployment benefits in two years.

Some, however, won’t get a diploma that they can hang on their wall (assuming that they make enough to afford a frame for it). Here some ways to tell if you’ll be one of them.

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New PNNL Finding: Pollution Makes Clouds Bigger, Storms Stronger & Air Warmer

Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have discovered pollution makes storm clouds larger. Because storm clouds trap heat in the atmosphere, bigger ones could be helping warm the Earth, a recent study concluded in the journal Geophysical Research Letters on May 10

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Tri-Cities Orphan Puppy of the Week: Indie

Indie is a young Border Collie his adoption fee is $90

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