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A gigantic landslide that buried a highway, uprooted homes and rerouted a river in Washington state's Cascade Range left hundreds of smaller victims: fish.

Things are changing for local fire departments starting next month. More firefighters will now respond to structure fires. But it's not more firefighters hired. It's more units called out.

KENNEWICK - In the movie industry - the saying is lights, camera, action. For two Kamiakin students - its lights, camera, college.

The Armand Larive student newscast begins in three, two, one!

A local family looking for a miracle and you can help. On Friday, there's a benefit concert for a Mailia Goforth. The local girl was born with a rare condition that effects her heart and lungs. Her parents are going to travel out of the country for stem cell therapy, that's not approved by the FDA.

Sounds like Sci-Fi, but hyperbaric chambers are actually becoming more mainstream medicine. KADLEC now has a hyperbaric chamber.

A local boy is making his television debut Wednesday night. Nine year old Joseph Marsh will be on "Criminal Minds" on CBS.

You may want the shot, but you can't get it. But Action News may have found one loop hole. A viewer called us upset that she can't get the season flu shot.

Talk about a real work of art. The folks at the Boys & Girls Club got to see their newly renovated art room for the first time Monday.

Sarah Palin is coming to the Tri-Cities. She's not making a stop here on her book tour. Action News has confirmed that the former vice presidential candidate is spending her Thanksgiving here.

The goal of a meeting today at the Walla Walla School District was to find a “super” superintendent.

Washington's unemployment rate increased slightly to 9.3 percent in October from the revised September rate of 9.1 percent, state officials said Tuesday.

As 2009 winds down a big deadline is coming up for the Hanford Reach Interpretive Center. There needs to be a new site for the Reach.

Premature birth rates in the Pacific Northwest are among the lowest in the nation, but the March of Dimes says that only earns Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska C's on the organization's premature birth report card.