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The Tri-Cities are three closely linked cities at the confluence of the Yakima,Snake,and Columbia Rivers in the Columbia Basin of Eastern Washington. The cities border one another,making the Tri-Cities seem like one uninterrupted mid-sized city. The three cities function as the center of the Tri-Cities metropolitan area,which consists of Benton and Franklin counties. The Tri-Cities urban area consists of the city of West Richland,the census-designated places (CDP) of West Pasco and Finley,as well as the CDP of Burbank,despite the latter being located in Walla Walla County.
Richland is a city in Benton County,Washington,United States. It is located in southeastern Washington at the confluence of the Yakima and the Columbia Rivers. As of the 2020 census,the city's population was 60,560. Along with the nearby cities of Pasco and Kennewick,Richland is one of the Tri-Cities,and is home to the Hanford nuclear site.
Benton County is a county in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census,its population was 206,873. The county seat is Prosser,and its largest city is Kennewick. The Columbia River demarcates the county's north,south,and east boundaries.
Kennewick is a city in Benton County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located along the southwest bank of the Columbia River,just southeast of the confluence of the Columbia and Yakima rivers and across from the confluence of the Columbia and Snake rivers. It is the most populous of the three cities collectively referred to as the Tri-Cities. The population was 83,921 at the 2020 census.
Prosser is a city in and the county seat of Benton County,Washington,United States. Situated along the Yakima River,it had a population of 6,062 at the 2020 census.
Pasco is a city in,and the county seat of,Franklin County,Washington,United States. The population was 77,108 at the 2020 census,and 79,315 as of the July 1,2022 estimate.
Kamiakin High School is a public high school in Kennewick,Washington,the second of three comprehensive high schools in the Kennewick School District. Kamiakin opened in the fall of 1970 and serves the district's northwest portion. The school colors are scarlet and gold and the mascot is the Braves.
State Route 397 (SR 397) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Washington,serving the Tri-Cities region. It primarily functions as a truck route through industrial areas in Finley,Kennewick,and Pasco,running 22 miles (35 km) between junctions with Interstate 82 (I-82) and I-182. The highway crosses the Columbia River on the Cable Bridge,built in 1978 to replace an earlier bridge.
KTNW is a PBS member television station in Richland,Washington,United States,serving the Tri-Cities area. The station is owned by Washington State University (WSU) and is part of its Northwest Public Broadcasting group of radio and television services. KTNW's studios are located on the WSU Tri-Cities campus in Richland,and its transmitter is located on Jump Off Joe Butte. Master control and most internal operations are based at the studios of sister station KWSU-TV in the Murrow Communications Center on WSU's main campus in Pullman.
The Blue Bridge is a four-lane arch-truss bridge connecting Pasco,Washington to Kennewick,Washington. U.S. Route 395 crosses the Columbia River via this bridge. The name comes from the blue paint used on the truss superstructure,with white paint on the suspension beams. The bridge was painted green at time of construction. It is one of three bridges connecting Pasco to the other members of the Tri-Cities of Washington,along with the Cable Bridge to the east and the Interstate 182 Bridge from Richland to the northwest.
State Route 240 (SR 240) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Washington. It travels diagonally from northwest to southwest within Benton County,serving the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and the Tri-Cities region. The highway begins at a junction with SR 24 and travels around Richland on a limited-access bypass. From there,it briefly overlaps Interstate 182 (I-182) and continues southeast as a freeway along the Columbia River into Kennewick,terminating at an interchange with U.S. Route 395 (US 395). SR 240 is one of the busiest highways in the Tri-Cities region,with a daily average of 76,000 vehicles on a section crossing the Yakima River Delta.
Rattlesnake Mountain is a 3,531 ft windswept treeless ridge overlooking the Hanford nuclear site. Parts of the western slope are privately owned ranchland,while the eastern slope is under the federal protection of the Arid Lands Ecology Reserve,a unit of the Hanford Reach National Monument,managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The mountain is the second highest point in Benton County,with its neighbor Lookout Summit surpassing it by only 98 ft.
The Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP),also known as 'Z Plant',was part of the Hanford Site nuclear research complex in Washington,US.
Ben Franklin Transit is the operator of public transportation in Franklin and Benton counties in the U.S. state of Washington. Eighteen routes provide local service for the three component urban areas of the Tri-Cities:Richland,Kennewick,and Pasco. Five routes connect the Tri-Cities metro area,as well as extend to the municipalities of Benton City,Prosser,and West Richland. Most routes run six days a week. Bus service runs between 6AM and 10:00PM,Monday-Friday and 7AM and 10:00PM on Saturdays and select holidays. Trans+Plus covers the Tri-Cities portion of the service area 8:30PM to 12:00AM Monday-Saturday and 7:30AM to 6:00pm on Sundays. There is also an ADA Paratransit service Dial-a-Ride for those who are physically unable to use the regular transit bus service. In 2022,the system had a ridership of 2,386,100,or about 10,400 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2023.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014 to elect the ten U.S. representatives from the state of Washington,one from each of the state's 10 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,other elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The state certified the results on December 4. The nonpartisan blanket primary election was held on August 5,with the top two candidates for each position advancing to the general election.
The 2016 Washington wildfires season were a series of wildfires in the U.S. state of Washington,notable because of brush fires near the Hanford Nuclear Reservation,and because of brush fires near Spokane,Washington.
The Kennewick–Pasco–Richland metropolitan area—colloquially referred to as the Tri-Cities metropolitan area,and officially known as the Kennewick–Richland,WA Metropolitan Statistical Area—is a metropolitan area consisting of Benton and Franklin counties in Washington state,anchored by the cities of Kennewick,Pasco,and Richland. As of July 1,2022,the U.S. Census Bureau estimates the population of the metropolitan area to be 311,469,making it the third-largest metropolitan area located entirely in Washington,after the Seattle metropolitan area and the Spokane metropolitan area. Although it is located outside of the metropolitan area,the CDP of Burbank is part of the Tri-Cities urban area.
The following is a timeline of the history of the Tri-Cities,an area of the U.S. state of Washington encompassing the cities of Kennewick,Pasco,and Richland.
The Range 12 fire was started on July 30,2016 in eastern Washington at the Yakima Training Center east of Yakima,Washington near Moxee,Washington. It quickly grew to over 176,000 acres (71,000 ha) to cover parts of Yakima County and Benton County. The fire was the third in recent years to affect the area surrounding the Hanford Reach National Monument and the Arid Lands Ecology Reserve near Rattlesnake Ridge. The fire was eventually contained through the use of controlled burns on Rattlesnake Mountain in Benton County due to concerns that the fire was getting too close to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation,which had recently been compared to the Fukushima nuclear disaster by Newsweek magazine earlier in 2016. A lawsuit was filed by ranchers in the area due to loss of property,but was dismissed due to questions of jurisdiction. Even though there were no findings from the Anderson v. United States of America case,the dismissal document from May 21,2019 does point to a cause for the fire.:
The Army training unit continued to engage in live fire training exercises through the afternoon on July 30,2016. At approximately 4:40 p.m.,one of the Army training unit's soldier's fired a machine gun at a target using tracer rounds. SJF ¶74. One of the tracer rounds ricocheted from the target area and landed on some brush,which started a brush fire. Id. The fire spread beyond the YTC and onto Plaintiffs' rangeland properties,causing property damage to Plaintiffs' cattle businesses.
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