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Regardless of Snowmageddon in February, it's the snowpack in Cascades and elsewhere, and reservoir levels that determine what water will look like irrigation wise this year, and every year.
Kennewick Irrigation District, and others, are now saying the water levels are dropping when it comes to p…

Benton County Sheriff's over the weekend, discovered the driver of this SUV was not impaired in any way, probably embarrassed about how he ended up in the water.
At this time, as of Monday, authorities still don't fully know, but early Monday they got this call about this Explorer in an irr…

You have have heard about this already, but a semi-truck driver and his load of cows are lucky to be alive (well, the cows for a little while longer) after a harrowing trip down a hillside, and almost into the Snake River.
Monday afternoon, this semi was headed to the Tyson Plant near Wallula, Eastbo…

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Water Found In Walla Walla Gas Station Tanks

Others, not so much. After a flurry of discussion earlier this year, the subject of removing the causeway, or land path that joins Bateman Island to the shoreline is again on the table.

The Northwest drought of 2015 has produced another rare, but fascinating history find. (Photo courtesy of North Santiam Historical Society)

It's been a season marked by water shortages, specific water days, and brown lawns. But with cooler wetter weather, you still have some time to green stuff up before the final day of water delivery.

The record heat wave in the Columbia Basin is not helping the Kennewick Irrigation District or other water suppliers, new limitations have been placed on water use.

So it's the 1st week of Kennewick Irrigation Districts mandatory water rationing and I'm hearing people with all sorts of questions.

The Kennewick Irrigation District (KID) announced Tuesday the implementation of a mandatory watering schedule effective at the end of the month, due to drought conditions.

Kennewick Irrigation's District Manager is advising all Tri-Cities residents to only water lawns twice per week for 30 minutes due to major drought conditions. In fact there may be NO water at times this summer