Tri-Cities event center, market fail restaurant food safety inspections last week
The Benton Franklin Health District gave two failing grades in food safety inspections of restaurants and other establishments selling food in the Tri-Cities area Feb. 8-14. The health district’s food ...
Part of human skull and burned wallet lead to 77-year-old’s arrest, Arizona officials say
A man is facing prison time after being convicted of killing a man before burning his body, Arizona officials said. The Ash ...
Man identified as winner of $328.5M Powerball jackpot in Oregon. What are his plans?
A 79-year-old Oregon man has been identified as the winner of a $328.5 million Powerball jackpot. Abbas Shafii bought the ...
Couple and dog found clinging to slippery hull of boat in Florida inlet, video shows
The couple and a dog were discovered around 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, in the St. Augustine Inlet, the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said in a Feb. 20 Facebook post. The Atlantic Coast inlet is ...
Rediscovered predators and ‘ghost’-like creatures: See the latest animal finds
On Colón Island, Panama, a new species of shrimp was discovered under dying mangrove roots. Known as Trichocallia delicatula, this “beautiful hairy ghost shrimp” is characterized by its translucent ...
Stepdad starved and tortured 16-year-old, IL prosecutors say. He’s charged with murder
Steven Griffin, 44, faces eight charges including first-degree murder in connection with the Feb. 7 death of his stepson, Daniel Garza, according to a Feb. 20 news release from the Sangamon County ...
HBCU women’s hoops coach breaks program for wins in first year
THE HILL | The Alabama A&M University HBCU women’s basketball (18-8, 11-3 SWAC) team recorded the most victories during the Division I era in the program’s history after defeating Florida A&M ...
History-making tomb and first-of-its kind fortune-telling spoon: See recent discoveries
In a Polish forest, metal detectorists discovered a Roman spatha sword, dating back over 1,700 years, near Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. The sword, broken in two, might have been used by Vandal warriors ...
‘Drenched with jet fuel.’ Delta plane crash survivor sues airline over his injuries
The passenger from Texas “was violently tossed about and ended up upside down hanging from his seatbelt inside a burning plane with aviation fuel leaking onto him.” ...
Nothing Bundt Cakes brings back fan favorite inspired by Oreo cookie. When to get it
A Nothing Bundt Cakes flavor inspired by “milk’s favorite cookie” is heading back to menus. Customers can get their first ...
Blast injures 7 at resort on popular white-sand beach in Hawaii, cops say
A grill may have malfunctioned before an explosion at a Hawaii beach resort that injured seven people, police said. The blast happened at about 6:15 p.m. Feb. 20 at a condo-style resort on Kāʻanapali ...
There’s a cruise ship docked south of Tri-Cities. Will it be a new WA tourist gateway?
American Cruise Lines and the Port of Walla Walla, which owns the dock, are forming a plan to upgrade Burbank’s high dock to ...