Can you imagine having a rock thrown through your windshield at 70 miles an hour? It's a scary thought that's become all too real for at least three people in the Tri Cities after trouble-makers threw rocks off a Richland overpass. Thursday, three local groups teamed up to prevent it.

Have you ever driven out to the Columbia Basin Racquet Club in Richland and ran into traffic troubles on Terminal Drive? Action News found out a multi-million dollar project - that's been on the back-burner for years - is now underway to help alleviate some of the problems.

Chunks of concrete have been heaved from the Jadwin overpass onto I-182 three times in a few months. It inured two drivers and could have killed another. Now, three local agencies are trying to put a stop to it.

The number of stolen cars has doubled in Kennewick since January. Action News investigated and found the numbers are the highest they've been in six months.

Another tragedy at the Horn Rapids ORV Park. Eleven-year Trevor Fox, of Irrigon, crashed his motocross bike and died this week. Fox had been competing for years. Action News first met him at the track when he was just eight.

The Kennewick School District promised to look into their safety policies last March after a school bus driver struck an eight-year-old riding his bike home. A year later, we checked in to make sure they would.

The Benton County Mosquito Control District is gearing up for a big year but permit regulations by the state Department of Ecology could stop spraying.

Senate Democrats rolled out their plan to fix a $2.8 billion dollar budget deficit by proposing a sales tax hike, adding another dollar of tax on a pack of cigarettes, and closing a long list of tax exemptions.

The unusually warm weather is throwing the crop season for a loop. It's great for veggies like salad greens but could be a nightmare for farmers who grow soft fruit like cherries, apples and blueberries.

When you have a medical emergency five minutes could save your life. But West Richland doesn't have its own ambulance service and has to call someone else to come get you. Now West Richland firefighters are trying to cut the weight times with a levy.

The plan was simple enough: to revamp a Kennewick ball field in honor of a little boy who died of a rare form of cancer. But Action News has learned those plans are far from a done deal.

After more than a year, the Cooper Larson Foundation will formally present plans to fix up a field behind Canyon View Elementary. The group hopes to add a homerun fence, bigger dugouts, and a bronze statue of four-year-old Cooper.

Back in the game: West Richland police spent years as the only local law enforcement agency who wasn't part of the Tri-City Metro Drug Task Force. Now, the acting chief said he is ready to be part of the team again.

Tri-City Animal Shelter Control announced to Action News Friday that they plan to launch a low-cost spay and neuter program with the help of a new veterinarian.

Cottonwood elementary will have all the bells and whistles when it opens its doors later this year and, for months, neighboring families have been wondering if their kids make up the first class. Thursday, parents got their first clue if their kids are in or out.