The Country Meadow Fire in Benton County was burning about 1,500 to 2,000 acres as of 6:35 p.m. on May 23, according to ...

It may not even be summer yet, but crews in Washington are already fighting wildfires.

They'll discuss the rapid growth happening in Northwest Arkansas and the issues that come with it, such as infrastructure, zoning and affordable housing. IT STARTS EACH WEEK-DAY MORNING AT 4-30 ON A-B ...

Gov. Jay Inslee has received a recommendation for him to approve a Benton County solar project — the first of three recommendations on solar projects in the county that will be headed to his desk. The ...

The future of the massive Horse Heaven wind and solar project outside the Tri-Cities is now in the hands of the Washington Supreme Court. Next month, the justices will decide whether to undo the state ...

THERE ABOUT HOW THEY’RE GETTING READY AND WHAT PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW. >> WELL, COUNTY LEADERS SAY STORMS ARRIVING LATE AT NIGHT CAN BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS, WHICH IS WHY THEY’RE URGING PEOPLE TO PREPARE ...

BENTONVILLE -- The first person has been accepted into Benton County's third specialty court. Benton County Circuit Judge Tom Smith on Friday accepted a 31-year-old woman as the first participant in ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County Judge Patrick Deakins supports a meeting between the Benton and Washington county quorum courts to discuss a cooperative growth strategy, he said Wednesday. Deakins ...

Washington County's turnout appears unusually high during this early voting period, while Benton County's numbers remain steady, county election officials say. Benton County tallied 8,467 votes last ...

Benton County will appeal Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s approval of a wind farm stretching 24 miles along the Horse Heaven Hills after a unanimous vote Tuesday by county commissioners. The vote ...

Benton County's election commissioners had all been through the training before, according to Kim Dennison, the county's election coordinator. That made the training day more of an opportunity to ...

BENTON COUNTY, Wash. - One person was injured in a crash on Highway 82 in Benton County Saturday morning. According to Washington State Patrol (WSP), a car was heading east on Highway 82, two miles ...