Molly Kelleher news

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.

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.

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.

Nearly $2 billion in funding at Hanford. On Thursday, Senator Murray defended the work done here with stimulus dollars.

A controversial project is now under construction. State workers were out in Basin City on Wednesday to break ground on a new farm worker housing unit.

A big construction project got put on hold. This time last year, Action News told you about a data center linked to amazon.com going up in Boardman. A year later, the building is empty and unfinished.

An officer involved shooting death in Kennewick is headed for a legal battle. The family is suing for $10 million in damages.

Benton PUD customers are getting a rate hike. It's the first in seven years.

Payday lending has grown into a billion dollar industry in Washington state. Lending is up 90 percent in recent years. The idea behind a payday loan, use your paycheck and get an advance. But an Action News investigation found you don't even need a paycheck to get cash.